Carol Farrell (she/her) comes from an eclectic background in costume design, puppetry arts, and the creation of devised theater. In 1982, Carol co-founded Figures of Speech Theatre, an award-winning actor/puppet/movement theater with an international touring radius. As FST Co-Artistic Director for 30 years, Carol created and produced numerous original theater works and performed extensively worldwide. Besides a BA in Dance and an MA in Costume Design, Carol has studied Japanese theater and traditional clothing on fellowships from the Japan/U.S. Friendship Commission, and Objectheatre at the Institut Internationale de la Marionnette in France.  She has served on the faculties of several colleges, and is currently the costume manager for Bates College’s Department of Theater and Dance.