Lena Menefee-Cook (she/her) is a theatre and visual artist based in Ames, Iowa. She recently graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Performing Arts, Art & Design, and International Studies. Her most recent credits include Beyond Hope, On the Horizon (She), Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea (Midi), The Wolves (#00), and Climate Change Theatre Action, along with puppetry contributions to The Art of Climate Planning and Of the Deep: Meditations Upon the Death of a Blue Whale. She also teaches theatre and puppetry workshops and regularly collaborates with The EcoTheatre Lab and Focal Theatre Lab in Ames.