Peter Schumann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Peter Schumann

American theatre director and puppeteer

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1934

Place of Birth: Lubin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Profession: sculptor, puppeteer, theater director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Peter Schumann (born 1934) is the founder and director of the Bread & Puppet Theater.
Born in Silesia, he was a sculptor and dancer in Germany before moving to the United States in 1961.
In 1963 he founded Bread & Puppet in New York City, and in 1970 moved to the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, eventually settling in Glover, Vermont where the company still performs.
Schumann's best known work is the Domestic Resurrection Circus, performed annually by the Bread and Puppet Theater until 1998.