Old Trout Puppet Workshop

Introducing the cast of THE END - Kit Benz and Ali DeRegt will knock your socks off in this new work by The Old Trout Puppet Workshop and Mike Rinaldi. Spoilers abound in these photos, but you won't know which ones I'm talking about unless you see the show. Photos by the amazing Jason Stang of Stang Photography @stanger68 Ticket link in bio

THE END is coming in the first week of June, at @cspace.mardaloop A new work co-created by The Old Trouts and Mike Rinaldi. Watch Pete, Judd, Pityu and Mike talk about The End now! Tickets availability is best for Preview night June 2 and Saturday Matinee June 6. Looking for a way to support us beyond seeing the show? You can volunteer for our biggest fundraiser of the year - a Casino which is.... 2 weeks after this world premiere. Sign up link (and ticket link) in bio

The Trouts are smiling at the end of the first week of rehearsals for The End and we expect you’ll be smiling at the show, too. Even through it’s called The End and is about 2 characters named Death, we swear it’s a comedy. Can’t you tell by the Trouts laughing? Tix and volunteer opportunity links in bio

THE END is coming in just a few weeks. We've started rehearsing, we're building set pieces, we're figuring out costumes. Tickets are selling fast, if you haven't booked yet, it's probably time. And if you're looking a different way to support The Old Trouts - consider volunteering at our upcoming Casino. Our biggest fundraiser of the year will be June 20 and 21 at Deerfoot Casino. Links for tickets and for signing up to volunteer are in our bio.

THE END It’s about the day that Death met Death – a puppet show with puppets so tiny that we can’t even see them, like an existential flea circus – but you can hear them, and imagine what’s happening to them, as if you were using audio binoculars. We’re calling it micro-puppetry™. Or maybe sound puppetry™. Haven’t decided yet. Whatever. You decide. Just don't miss it. Link to tix in the bio

Friends, we're making something new, and if you're in Calgary, we'd love it if you bought tickets to see it. THE END will premiere in June at C-Space. Tickets are on sale now. We're only doing 6 performances. We've got three different price points, so you get to choose your own. More details will follow, but in the meantime head over to the link in our bio if you want to scoop up some tix

Happy World Puppetry Day! We've got a few things cooking* that we'll be announcing details** about very soon but in the meantime, here in Calgary it's currently @puppetfestivalyyc time so if you haven't gone to see one of the amazing shows*** at Calgary's Festival of Animated Objects...well, why not? If you aren't in Calgary, we encourage you to look up what's happening in your area - go see a puppet show this weekend. #WPD2026 #WorldPuppetryDay2026 #unima *spoiler alert, we're taking Famous Puppet Death Scenes to a whole new country this summer, AND Calgary audiences are going to get a chance to buy tickets to our new show The End very soon **also spoiler alert - June is going to be a busy month for us! ***this weekend you could go to the Dolly Wiggler Cabaret (or the Dolly Wiggler Brunch if you're not a night owl!), or Radio Silence, or La Storia, or Body Objects, or you can still sign up for some workshops...truly the FAO is such a gift to have here in Calgary, don't miss it.

Curious about what it takes to build a hauntingly good theatre production? This edition of Banff Centre Presents transports us back to the fall, when the @oldtroutpuppetworkshop , @abtheatreprjcts , and a dedicated cast were deep in rehearsals for their atmospheric production of Sleepy Hollow. Founded in 1999, the Calgary-based company has a rich connection to Banff Centre. Yet this project offered a new creative challenge. Rather than centering puppets as the main storytellers, co-artistic directors Pete Balkwill, Judd Palmer, and Pityu Kenderes wove elements of puppetry—especially shadow work—into a chilling retelling of the classic story. Set a decade after the American Revolutionary War, the tale follows Ichabod Crane as he encounters a village where old fears simmer and the Headless Horseman rides once more. With a philosophy rooted in reinvention, the company embraced experimentation and the thrill of trying something new. With support from The Slaight Family Foundation, Banff Centre helped bring this world premiere to life before it travelled on to Calgary to play for Alberta Theatre Projects audiences. It was a spine-tingling journey from studio to stage—and we can’t wait to see where their imagination leads next. #BanffCentre #Theatre #SleepyHollow #AlbertaTheatreProjects#TheOldTroutPuppetWorkshop #TheSlaightFamilyFoundation #Events #Theatre #BanffCentrePresents

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Mask Making Laboratory :: INSIDE THE MASK :: The playfulness of abstraction (Towards New Artistic Expressions) WITH Carlos García Estévez & Manifesto Poetico This hands-on mask making laboratory invites participants into a dynamic exploration of abstraction in mask performance, blending visual creation with embodied theatrical expression. INSIDE THE MASK is both a creative laboratory and a performative search into new potential theatre forms, where abstract form becomes a living, expressive force. Through guided movement explorations, participants will analyze and embody the principles of motion, using the body as a tool to inform and inspire the construction of their own abstract masks. With simple yet versatile materials—primarily cardboard—they will experiment with the dynamics of form, structure, and color, learning techniques to design and build masks that resonate in dramatic space and evoke strong audience engagement. By merging movement, design, and performance, INSIDE THE MASK opens a doorway to bold, imaginative storytelling and offers participants a glimpse into the evolving language of tomorrow’s theatre. Dates: Monday June 15th - Friday June 19th 10am - 5pm Daily (45 min for lunch)   LOCATION: OLD TROUT PUPPET WORKSHOP (3640 15a St SE, Calgary, AB)   EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION $525+ GST Ends March 29th FULL REGISTRATION $600+ GST To register contact Elaine at: [email protected]   Cancellation Policy There are no refunds on tickets, but a spot can be transferable to another participant if organised by the buyer. THE LABORATORY FOCUSES ON:     •    Understanding abstraction     •    Creating 3D forms     •    Exploring how movement informs visual design     •    Discovering potential between performer and object     •    Mask construction     •    Study of the inner mask     •    Improvisation     •    Movement technique Daily sessions will combine the constructive aspects of mask-making with movement techniques and explorations that serve as a source of creation. More info on Manifesto Poetico 📷: Carlos García Estévez & Manifesto Poetico #yyctheatre #yegtheatre #yycart #yycworkshop

Our Associate Producer Meg Farhall is in France and met up with the touring team on the road! She sent home some photos from today's time at Théâtre des 2 Rives Can't believe it but our last show of the tour is coming up on Thursday in Belgium's Centre Culturel de Mouscron