Shelby Adams

Puppetry and Properties Artisan

Shelby Adams is a puppetry and properties artisan from Waco, Tx. She is a senior Theatre Technology & Design, BFA major at Baylor University. Recently, she has been involved in Baylor’s Main Stage productions, working as a student leader. She served as the Properties Supervisor for both Airness and A Monster Calls, as well as Puppetry Supervisor for Amelie and She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms. She loves creating art through tangible mediums, and feels called to create art that not only inspires but speaks truth. After graduation, she plans to move to Stratford-Upon-Avon in the United Kingdom, where she will be working as a properties artisan at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Graduation - Fall 2022

Selected Work

Amélie

Amélie was Baylor University’s musical production for the 2022-2023 season, and Cassie Nordgren’s MFA Directing thesis production. This show was my senior capstone, making it extra special!

Director/Choreographer: Cassie Nordgren

Stage Manager: Emma E. Smith

Scenic Design: Lauren Wheat, assisted by David Poynter

Puppetry Supervisor: Shelby Adams

Costume Design: Hannah Prochaska, assisted by Lauren Brown

Lighting Design: Lindsey Hartgroves

Sound Effects/Projection Design: Ryan Swift Joyner

Baylor University Production Fall 2022

Leonardo and the Flying Machine

Puppet Artisan: Shelby Adams

Grant funded performance Summer 2022

She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms

By Qui Nguyen

 Directed by  David Jortner

Art Director-Izzy Poehlmann

Costume design by Becca Janney

Lighting design by Aaron Santos 

Sound design by Brian Do

Properties Supervisor- Henry Beard   

Puppetry Supervisor- Shelby Adams

Stage Manager- Amanda Lassetter

Baylor University Theatre Mainstage Fall 2020