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Shadow Quest
Henson GrantAn Interactive Shadow Puppet Adventure
Join Captain Damon on a handmade adventure in which the audience helps shape the journey!
Shadow Theater · Live Performance · Craft
Where Shadows Come to Life
Handcrafted puppetry, original music, and live storytelling from a Jim Henson Foundation grant recipient — staged for theaters, museums, libraries, schools, and festivals.
The Work
Every puppet is cut by hand. Every score is written for the room. What audiences remember is not a trick of light — it is a story they helped tell.
Damon Young, Artistic Director
Repertoire
Three productions, built for very different rooms
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Traveling the Silk Road with Puppetry of Asia
A cultural journey with Mr. Damon and Fidget the Squirrel
Adventure along the Silk Road with Mr. Damon and Fidget the Squirrel while exploring fascinating puppetry traditions from across Asia.
Best for
School assemblies, cultural programs, libraries, museums, and family audiences.
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The Light of Leonardo
Art, Invention, and Discovery
Explore the imagination of Leonardo da Vinci through a creative STEAM program connecting art, theater, science, and invention.
Best for
Schools, libraries, museums, STEAM programs, workshops, and educational events.
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The Artist
Damon Young
Damon Young is a puppeteer, designer, and performer whose work moves between the theater, the classroom, and the screen. His shadow sequences appear in Marvel's Hawkeye on Disney+, and his stage work is supported by a Jim Henson Foundation grant for the development of contemporary puppet theater.
As Lead Teaching Artist at the Center for Puppetry Arts and a STEAM-Ready artist on the Georgia Council for the Arts registry, he builds programs that hold artistry and inquiry in the same hand — light, mechanism, music, and story.
Recognition
Awarded, commissioned, and invited back
Jim Henson Foundation
Grant for contemporary puppet theater
Marvel's Hawkeye
Shadow puppet sequences, Disney+
Center for Puppetry Arts
Lead Teaching Artist
Dragon Con
Returning guest performer
Great Wolf Lodge
Shadow puppetry, national commercial
Georgia Council for the Arts
STEAM-Ready Teaching Artist registry
Presenter testimonials will appear here.
From the Stage
Booking
Bring the work to your stage
Programs are scaled to the audience, the venue, and the educational goals of the presenter. For all inquiries and booking, please reach out to Damon directly.
- Libraries
- Schools and school assemblies
- Theaters
- Museums
- Festivals
- Community events
- Camps and workshops
- Special events