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Jill Thatcher Bio

Jill Thatcher is a ventriloquist, puppeteer and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. Her performances include puppet characters which Jill has developed. Each puppet is a custom-made animal puppet, which Jill has found to be successful in communicating with children. Original songs are incorporated into the scripts Jill creates. Each script is carefully developed with extensive research and then scrutinized by education and entertainment professionals.
Jill, who has been performing for audiences for over 15 years, reaches thousands of children and adults with her programs and puppets. She has performed for organizations such as the American Dental Association, WIC Program (Women, Infant, Children), Friends of the Library, Opryland Hotel, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Project Help, as well as schools, libraries, day cares and malls throughout the Mid-South.

Jill’s resumé includes performing with the puppet troop, Kids On The Block Of Middle Tennessee which travels to hundreds of schools throughout Middle Tennessee presenting programs to children about disabilities, organ donation and child abuse. She also travelled extensively with The Puppet Mobile. Jill has taught puppetry workshops for Nashville Children’s Theatre, Chaffin’s Barn and Green Hills School Of Dance. Jill has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre with an emphasis on Children’s Theatre and Puppetry from West Virginia University. While in college, Jill became a National Champion Public Speaker with an informative speech on puppetry.

Jill’s interest in puppetry and ventriloquism began at a small church in Tyler, Texas when a friend introduced her to the art form. Ever since, Jill has spent her time preparing and performing for children bringing them messages of encouragement and teaching life skills.
Jill lives in the Nashville, Tennessee area with her husband and two children.