Torri Lynn Ashford

Torri Lynn Ashford is a puppeteer, actor, activist, and teaching artist who describes herself as an Auntie and works through community collaboration. She has performed with several Detroit-area theater ensembles and taught at Living Arts, Detroit Wolf Trap, and PuppetART Theatre. In January and February 2025 she was a resident at Popps Packing, where she ran a hand puppet workshop. She is also a long-time company member with Bread & Puppet Theater in Vermont.