q: Where do your ideas come from?

(A favourite question of our young audience members.)

ANSWER:

Well, on special certain days it rains ideas and what you have to do is walk with your head tilted so they drip in your ear!

OUR HISTORY

WP Puppet Theatre Society’s (WPTS) origins can be traced back to the childhood games of two little girls named Wendy and Pam. Inspired by those early memories, Founding and Artistic Director, Wendy Passmore-Godfrey, BFA, established WPTS as a charitable, not-for-profit society based in Calgary, Alberta in 1991.

Since then, WPTS, has created over twenty productions, covering a variety of themes for school and community audiences. Additionally, the company has developed projects with other organizations that engage puppetry to teach and connect with children in all sorts of situations—from learning about animals at the Calgary Zoo, to learning about hospital procedures or court system protocols.

WPTS has also produced “Puppet Power” a series of five international conferences historically occurring every two years, looking at the power of puppetry beyond performance. Past themes have included: “Puppets as Agents for Social Change” (2007), “Embracing Multiculturalism” (2003), “Puppets as a Therapeutic Medium” (2002).

Current programming includes school and community workshops and residencies, professional development for teachers and other community leaders, and our Puppets on the Go create program. Our newest production for family audiences, FINDING MY SONG is available for bookings by festivals and theatres.