. Megan Piphus Peace was 10 when she was first introduced to the art of puppetry and ventriloquism while attending a puppetry conference in Illinois with her vacation Bible school teacher. Having grown up watching childhood TV programs like "Sesame Street" and "Lamb Chop's Play-Along," she instantly fell in love with the art forms and wanted to try her own hand at them. Recognizing her daughter's passion for the same, Peace's mom did everything in her power to nurture it. She arranged VHS tapes of ventriloquists and a doll from famous entertainer Edgar Bergen for her practice. It all paid off soon enough as Peace began performing by the time she was in elementary school. . . . . . . . . . . . View this post on Instagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A post shared by Megan Piphus Peace (@meganpiphus) "What I consider the magic of ventriloquism is getting to share that experience with someone else and have them believe that our conversations are real. ...