Carousel Players

Founded in 1972, Carousel Players is a charity based in St Catharines, Canada working on arts & culture, education, children & youth.

Carousel Players is a registered charity and professional theatre company for young audiences based in St. Catharines, Niagara, Ontario. Founded in 1972 by Desmond Davis, a drama professor at Brock University, it creates and tours plays for children, youth and families to schools, theatres and community venues. It has presented more than 200 productions to over 2.8 million people, mainly in Canada, and has toured to other parts of Canada and internationally. Its work includes touring school shows with classroom resources, public performances, community events, and theatre school programs offering drama classes, camps and workshops for children and youth aged 5 to 14. The organisation also runs a Caravan Fund to help schools with limited resources access its shows. It is funded through donations, grants and corporate and community partnerships.