Jennifer Barnhart Has Been a Puppeteer on Sesame Street for 13 Seasons, Playing Such Diverse Characters As Grandma Snuffleupagus, Mama Bear, and Gladys the Cow
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Jennifer Barnhart has been a puppeteer on Sesame Street for 13 seasons, playing such diverse characters as Grandma Snuffleupagus, Mama Bear, and Gladys the Cow. She is thrilled to be the new performer (as of Season 46) for Zoe, created by the legendary Fran Brill. Jennifer is also honored to be one of the puppeteers for Raya, a Sesame International character. In addition to Sesame Street, Jennifer has worked on a host of other children's television programs, including Johnny and the Sprites, Bear in the Big Blue House, Oobi, The Book of Pooh, and Lomax: The Hound of Music. Jennifer created the role of Cleo on the multiple Emmy Award- winning PBS show Between the Lions. Jennifer was part of the Original Broadway Company (Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble) of the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q. She is a puppet consultant/coach for many regional and university productions of Avenue Q, and she directed a production of it for the Adirondack Theatre Festival. Foavorite theatrical roles include Lady Macbeth, General in King Lear, Mistress Quickly in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, Veronica in God of Carnage, and Officer Randy in Superior Donuts. In NYC, Jennifer has performed at The Vineyard Theatre, the Union Square Theatre, HERE, Gallery Players, and LaMAMA, ETC. Regionally, she has played at Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Arden Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, and CT Repertory Theatre. She has been on As the World Turns as well as a few turns on Law & Order: SVU (playing a puppeteer in one appearance). Jennifer holds a BFA in Acting with a Concentration in Puppet Arts from the University of Connecticut. She was named one of UCONN's Outstanding 40 Under 40 Alumni, and she is on the board of the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry. .