Wendy put her entertainment background to work again in the 1960s, creating three musical plays for children. She wrote and directed “Princess with a Problem,” which was performed in 1966 and 1968 and won the Canadian Women’s Press Award; wrote and directed a sequel “Kings Have Problems, Too” in 1969; and wrote and played in “Neptune and the Pirates”, 1970.

In the 70s, Wendy was an avid writer and actor in the annual “Charisma” show of the University Women’s Club.

She was a charter member of the professional Gryphon Theatre, a board member for 20 years, and Chair of the Gryphon Theatre Foundation, 1987-89. She also performed with the Company, playing: Mrs. Boyle in “The Mousetrap”, 1970; Madame Dubonnet in “The Boyfriend”, 1971; Sheila in “Relatively Speaking”, 1974; Miss Prism in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 1975; Lily in “Ah, Wilderness”, 1976; and Marion in “Absurd Person Singular”, 1978.

Georgian College: Wendy was a charter Board member and Publicity Chairman (1972-75) for the Georgian Foundation for the Performing Arts. She joined the College staff in 1972, and was its Theatre Coordinator from 1973 to 1977.  For eleven years she produced and directed musicals for the Georgian College Music Theatre, including: “Little Women” 1974; “The Merry Widow” 1975; “White Horse Inn” 1976-77; “Viva Mexico” 1977-78; “The Pajama Game” 1978-79; “The Wizard of Oz” 1979-80; “Li’l Abner” 1980-81; “Bye, Bye, Birdie” 1981-82; “Hello, Dolly!” 1982-83; “Calamity Jane” 1983-84; and “Oklahoma!” 1984-85.

In her late 70s, Wendy was still wowing audiences with her multi-character multi-accented part in the reading of CBC’s “A Christmas Carol” for the Children’s Aid Society.