Heather J. Kent

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Heather is a designer, prop and puppet builder and educator. She has worked for theatres and schools across Canada; Douglas College and Bard on the Beach in Vancouver; Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects, Quest Theatre and the Banff Centre in Alberta; Sheridan College, Humber College in Ontario, and Memorial University in Newfoundland. Her recent projects include set design for Jekyll, Douglas College 2020, set and puppet design for Cinderella Waltz, Douglas College 2019, set and costume design for The Day of the Locusts, Humber College, 2018.

Her interest in Puppetry Arts has led her to study and work with artists from the Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Puppetmongers and Ronnie Burkett. The puppetry curriculum she developed has resulted in many students creating their own puppetry companies and productions for festivals and tours across Canada and internationally. She is very passionate about the joy and wonder puppetry can bring to the classroom, the theatre and our lives! She has recently returned to British Columbia from Ontario and is looking forward to doing more theatre design work and puppetry on the west coast.