Luman Coad has served puppetry as a performer, editor, author, and Puppeteers of America festival director (1986). He became director of Storybook Puppet Theater at Oakland Fairyland (1963-1966), then in 1966 co-founded the award-winning company Coad Canada Puppets with Arlyn Hill Coad. He has toured innumerable schools and presented at festivals and other venues throughout North America, and beyond—performing in Australia, Asia, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. He received eight citations of excellence from UNIMA-USA (1975 [2 shows], 1979, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2004, and 2008). He has written extensively on puppetry, including Marionette Sourcebook: Theory and Technique (1993) and Theatre Art of Coad Canada Puppets (2023). As founder of Charlemagne Press he publishes important works illuminating the history and practice of puppetry in North America. His film credits include Ninja Turtles: the Next Mutation (1997), Being John Malkovitch (1999) and others. His work has been commended by the Puppeteers of America—President’s Award (1980) and Trustees’ Awards (1997) (both with Arlyn Coad), and the George Latshaw Award (1997). The Coads were inducted into British Colombia Hall of Fame in 2006.