Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Famous People Players
Internationally recognized theatre company founded by Diane Lynn Dupuy in 1974 in Toronto, Ontario.
The company is dedicated to the integration of the developmentally handicapped; to this end, the performance ensemble is made up of handicapped actors.
The troupe uses life-size puppets, props, fluorescent paint and ultraviolet light to bedazzle audiences. It has travelled around the world - the US, Bermuda, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, Japan and the People's Republic of China (among others). They now own and operate the Dinner Theatre in Toronto.
Recent work includes Leave the Porch Light On (1999) recounting the story of the company and some of the people in it and Forever Young (2000), a retelling of the Alice in Wonderland story.
The company was featured in the CBC television special Famous People Players: The Impossible Dream and the 1984 CBS made-for-television film Special People with Brooke Adams.
Last updated 2009-04-01
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