Jenny Wake is the founder and artistic director of Calico Young People’s Theatre, specialising in professional theatre for young audiences and in theatre with young performers. She is a writer, director, producer and educator, with an MA in Children’s Theatre and a career encompassing theatre, television and museum education. She directed and produced best-loved children’s TV series Play School and has created and toured professional theatre productions to schools throughout New Zealand. Currently Napier-based, she works with primary schools around the North Island, providing resources and support for whole-school productions.