Franziska Glen (she/her) is an actor, puppeteer and theatremaker living in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. She is a co-founder of Gale Force Theatre and is interested in theatre for young audiences, puppetry, and creating new work. Most recently, she performed in Bouée with Satellite Théâtre (Moncton, NB) and Crypthand with Gale Force Theatre (Halifax, NS), which won the 2022 Theatre Nova Scotia Outstanding Emerging Production Award. She has worked and collaborated with Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, North Barn Theatre Collective and Bagel and Ballon. Franziska has trained in puppetry with Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, Bread and Puppet and in 2022, completed an apprenticeship with the River Clyde Pageant. Franziska is currently working on two new projects with Gale Force Theatre, Honey Harbour, a serialized audio drama for middle grades and While We Wait, a puppet show for children. She is the winner of the 2021 Theatre Nova Scotia Emerging Artist Award.