Arlene Thomas
General Manager
Arlene is the General Manager and Artistic Producer of Puppet Festival Mississauga at Crane Creations Theatre Company. Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Windsor, she has spent many years performing and working as a puppeteer throughout Ontario and beyond. Through her work with both Puppet Festival Mississauga and Puppets & Shadows Theatre, she has brought original productions to Museums and Galleries across the province and has even had her shadow puppetry featured on YTV’s This is Scarlett and Isaiah. Outside of the stage, Arlene is an avid sewer and knitter who calls Kitchener home, where she lives with her husband Borys and their three cats.