Meet Kailah Cabanas - our new Puppetry Director
We’re thrilled to welcome Kailah Cabanas as our new Puppetry Director.
Kailah is a multi-talented artist whose work spans puppetry, performance, and design — all driven by a deep passion for storytelling that connects with young people.
She brings a fresh, playful perspective to the artform, creating imaginative worlds that spark curiosity and wonder. We’re so excited to have her shaping the way we bring stories to life on stage (and beyond)!
Monkey Baa Theatre Company has been such a wonderful collaboration. Their passion and creativity for bringing quality theatre to young people inspires me. -- Kailah Cabanas
Kailah Cabanas is a passionate storyteller and accomplished performing artist known for her dynamic work in puppetry and physical theatre. With a career spanning theatre, film, and television, Kailah has toured internationally with Cirque du Soleil’s Toruk – The First Flight, played the lead in Martha the Monster (See Pictures), and performed in the National Theatre’s War Horse. She was Puppetry Director and Lead Puppeteer on the feature film Blaze (Causeway Films) and worked with Weta Workshop on the horror film Sting.
Most recently, Kailah was Puppetry Director and Assistant Director for Monkey Baa Theatre Company’s newest production of Where’s the Green Sheep?, directed by Eva Di Cesare. Her background in dance and physical performance allows her to bring characters to life with emotional depth and precision.
