Missouri State University

Jennifer (Jenny) Stoessner

Jennifer Stoessner

Instructor
Theatre

Academic Interests

  • Contemporary theatre practice
  • Puppetry design;
  • Construction
  • Performance
  • Play writing and dramaturgy

Top Scholarly Accomplishments

  • Kermit Culture: Critical Perspectives on Jim Henson's Muppets (chapter contribution)
  • From Fraggle Rock to Farscape (chapter contribution)
  • Performance at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (2008)

Previous Experience

  • University of Redlands, Palomar College (San Marcos, CA)
  • Mesa College (San Diego, CA)
  • The Ohio State University

Hometown

Cleveland, OH

Hobbies

  • Puppetry
  • Jazzercise
  • Fabric crafts

Future Goals and Aspirations

  • I would like to direct a major puppet production
  • Learn to speak German

Life Outside the University

I have two gorgeous nephews who keep me running and laughing.