Annaliese Pfeiffer is an undergraduate director at Carnegie Mellon with a focus in live entertainment in the areas of areas of puppet shows, theme parks, cruise ships, and concert venues. She utilizes eye-catching spectacle to tell stories that focus on bringing joy, amusement, and wonder to audiences of all ages. In April 2026, she is directing a production of The Little Prince by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar, which will be the first puppet forward Carnegie Mellon Capstone production in recent history. In December 2025 and December 2024, she designed 10 puppets for two productions which were produced for Carnegie Mellon University’s annual festival for student work. From February 2022-August 2025 she had worked as an Actor/Vocalist & Character Performer for United Parks and Entertainment at their Sesame Place Philadelphia location. Regardless of whether she is directing, performing, or building Her goal is to be able to make the impossible possible, and bring these feats of performance and showmanship audiences of all ages.