Kestrel Puppet Players

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In 2012, our story began as a way to honor the memory of our dear friend Ken Frew, who left us way too early. Ken, a storyteller and sailor, had written a delightful little poem for a young friend about the captain of a boat made entirely of vegetables. From this, it launched our creative juices and we stepped into the world of puppets, hired the talented playwright, Kira Hall, and set sail on a learning adventure of this stagecraft. The play was for all ages full of bad puns Ken would have laughed at, larger then life characters, and lots of references to this place he called home by the shores of Great Slave Lake. On January 2012, we launched The Vegetable Ship as newly minted puppeteers, all volunteers of passionate spirit and various skill sets in community theatre and the local arts scene.

Who knew that something we did out of love would turn into something we love to do.

And, as they say… the rest is history.

Today, the troupe continues on consisting of northern puppeteers, actors, visual artists, playwrights and backstage crew. Our objective is to explore and advance the theatrical storytelling possibilities of puppetry in the North.

Kestrel Puppet Player Founders:

Rosalie Scott, Terry Pamplin, Jennifer Stranart, Kerry Egan, Erin Suliaak, Marianne Wasylycia and Rosanna Strong.

The group performs in memory of Ken Frew raconteur and friend.