Cosmic Leopard Productions was founded in 1991 by Kim McIntyre, Emma Palzere and lorraine wochna. They wanted to provide solo female theater artists with exposure, recognition, marketing possibilities and the opportunity to create new work or present established work. Through the festival, they developed a group of artists who offer the general theatre-going public entertaining, educational and thought-provoking work of a specific genre. The festival has grown incredibly over these seven years primarily because all the artists involved collaborate with each other and create a supportive environment for each other.