About Jenny Wake
Jenny Wake was a New Zealand director, writer, teacher and producer.
Jennifer Mary Wake is a New Zealand actor and theatre director. In 1991, she founded Calico Young People's Theatre.
Biography Wake completed a master's degree in children’s theatre at Humboldt State University in California. Wake has adapted stories for the stage, including Maurice Gee's The Halfmen of O and Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen.
In the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours, Wake was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to theatre and television.
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