Over the Moon Puppet Theatre!
About Us
Welcome! Over the Moon Puppets is the brainchild of Sophie Underwood and Kiley Verbowski, two theatre-makers and puppeteers. The collaboration began back in 2017, when Sophie and Kiley met through the Islandlink Travelling Puppet Show on Vancouver Island, BC. In the following years we created our own mobile puppet company and performed original puppet shows all over the island at libraries, schools, camps, private functions, markets, and festivals. We have also run a wide array of puppetry and writing workshops for all ages, from babies to adults. Since 2022, the company has bases in both London, England and Victoria, Canada. We do not currently offer one-off shows and workshops, but would love to discuss potential collaborations, puppet consultations, and commissions.
Co-Founders
Kiley is a writer, reader, and puppeteer, playing on the unceded territories of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations. Her training includes a Writing BA from UVic, puppetry workshops with local talents Tim Gosley and Ingrid Hansen, and employment with Embrace Arts Foundation. She loves that Over the Moon Puppets has expanded in recent years to include short puppet films, solo shows, full-length productions, and so much more (that you can read about on our “Other Projects” page!). She is excited about ongoing cross-continental projects with Sophie, and new collaborations on Vancouver Island.
Sophie is a writer, puppeteer, and maker from the unceded territory of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations. She has written for both stage and screen, with works produced by the Belfry Sparkfest, the Victoria Fringe Festival, the Student Alternative Theatre Company, Less Bland Productions, Matchstick Theatre, and Director’s Cut. She was part of the writing team for The Great Salish Heist, an award-winning feature film produced by Less Bland Productions.
Sophie has trained with Kaleidoscope Theatre, the University of Victoria (BFA 2018), the Banff Puppet Theatre Intensive, and the Walk Productions. She is currently part of The Herds Emerging Company of puppeteers after touring from Spain to Norway with the company, and lives in London, England working as a freelance puppeteer, workshop facilitator, and support worker.