Jessie Poole is a recent graduate from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) with a BFA in Acting. She has performed at the Kennedy Center, Rep Stage, Centerstage, and is an Equity Membership Candidate. As a puppeteer, along with Dan Friedman, she has performed in their devised puppetry piece entitled “Red” at Black Cherry Puppet Theatre’s Apocalypse Puppet Slams. This August, she will present an excerpt from Fabulous Presto, conceived and directed by Colette Searls, at Puppets Take Strathmore! in Bethesda, Maryland.