Meet The Actors

Recipients of St. Albert Mayor’s Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award 2013.   http://youtu.be/HYCXk6Lm53s

Rooney and Punyi Productions is a REPERTOIRE theatre company that tours over 20 shows and programs throughout Alberta schools and communities. 

Rooney and Punyi are a husband/wife team.  professional actors who have been delighting audiences with educational theatre since 1980.  They have raised a family in Alberta and have created and toured their shows that bring history to life; “Interview History” and “Hats and Gloves, Hard Work and Dreams“, as well as hilarious interactive shows that promote a love of reading; “Rooney Punyi Reading Shows“, and teach about ways to help the planet “Power Up!”.  This couple use theatre to build children’s self esteem with 3 fantastic performing arts residencies where the whole school creates their own performances that is showcased in a school-wide festival.  Rooney and Punyi entertain seniors with a ukulele Sing-along. The two have been commissioned to create many exciting theatre pieces from the City of Edmonton, The Grey Nuns, The FCJ Sisters, St. Albert Parish, OMI, Catholic Youth Commission, University of Edmonton, City of Edmonton, City of St. Ablert and Most NOTABLY, the royal alberta museum opening for queen elizabeth ii . 

For information on shows and performing arts residencies visit http://rooneyandpunyi.ca/

The Actors

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Maureen Rooney Paul Punyi
Actor/Artistic Director/Writer Actor/Artistic Director/Writer
   
   
   

For over 25 years these highly skilled professionals have acted with some of the finest Theatre companies in the country including:

Stratford Chinook Alberta Theatre Projects
Globe Workshop West Mime Unltd.
Theatre Direct   Fringe Theatre Adventures
Citadel Theatre Calgary Nexus
Northern Light Stage West One Yellow Rabbit
Lunch Box Mayfield Dinner Theatre Shadow Theatre
Free Will Players Pleiades Theatre Catalyst Theatre
Theatre Network Stage Polaris  
Kam Theatre Lab    
Phoenix Theatre Graphic Mime  
YK Actors Studio Prime Stock Theatre  
     

They have also done TV, Radio and Film performances with:

CBC YTV National Film Board
ACCESS ITV CFRN
Turner Network   Family Channel
TV Ontario Illusions Entertainment National Screen Institute
Vicom Videotron Shaw
Image Works Sweetwater Prod. Minds Eye
Media 8 Tom Stone Prod. Christmas Tree Films