Michelle Warkentin - Professional Speaker & Puppeteer

Michelle Warkentin is a professional puppeteer, playwright, conference speaker, workshop leader, actor and voice-over artist with credits in stage and film.

Michelle has written and performed diverse projects, most recent her one woman puppet musical, “Mii Other Woman”, and the play, “Family Tear”, which toured January 2018. Michelle is the playwright along with producing and performing. Michelle has written and performed puppet musicals for children with disabilities. She has inspired children at Renfrew Education Services and has co-produced, written and performed new programs for the Block Parent Program and Vivo Recreation Center performing for thousands of children.

The Rumble Follies at the Calgary Fringe

July 30 to August 7, 2021

Michelle was recently featured on the Playful Humans Podcast with Mike Montague

Michelle along with Life Stages Theatre is excited to announce a new play for the Calgary Fringe July 30 to August 7, 2021, “The Rumble Follies,” a new puppet musical, by Michelle Warkentin see more on the Life Stages Theatre page!!!

Michelle was recently featured on Global TV

Hometown Hero: Bringing joy through puppetry

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

Michelle is an engaging professional speaker, laughing yoga leader and certified Spiritual Director.

Michelle’s personal mission is for her inner child to hold hands with the humanity of your inner child and together create a life empowered to be all we have ever dreamed to be!

Michelle is happy to work with other disciplines and is open to new creativity and imagination.

Click here to view Michelle’s bio and listen to a voice sampling.

Testimonials

I so applaud Michelle on her latest one woman show. It was not only superbly acted, written and performed but gave us insight into dementia. She engaged the audience and yes even with some humor. we gave her a standing ovation! thank you Michelle for helping us understand a… Read More

Susan Endersby

We invited Michelle to be part of our Wellness Week this year. while a one-woman show is not the typical learning session that we have for our employees, Michelle and her puppet friends captured the hearts of our group. The gentle delivery of her message around dementia, and her… Read More

Repsol O&G Wellness Committee

“Laughter is certainly the best medicine and Michelle knows how to play doctor. Michelle and her puppet friends had our Roaring Women Calgary members laughing so hard that our stomachs and jaws ached, a good ache! She had us remembering our playful childhood days and brought us all back… Read More

Diane Dumont – Director of Roaring Women Calgary

Last week while attending the Fringe Festival I went to see a play called Mii Other Woman-it was a monologue beautifully written and performed by Michelle Warkentin along side with her charming comrades. The lifelike puppets took over the show as Michelle magically connected with their characters. The theme… Read More

Peggy Crowe

“Attending, “Family Tear”, was heart opening. Michelle’s writing and the ability of the puppet to capture the mystery of Alzheimer’s was remarkable. The capacity with which the play introduced and connected me to grief, family struggle and the mysterious experience of how one might actually experience being trapped in… Read More

Karen Daniels – Expressive Arts Workshop Leader – Life Skills Consultant, Group Therapist

Michelle took the lead on helping design puppets, bring the characters to life and create curriculum in alignment with Vivo’s values and educational objectives. Michelle is masterful at connecting kids and families with healthy messages of self esteem, positive body image, physical vitality and healthy eating. Co-creating with Michelle… Read More

Cynthia Watson, Chief Evolution Officer for Vivo for Healthier Generations