Ghost River Theatre

Artistic Director: Eric Rose
General Manager: Jenna Marie Schwartz
Artistic Associate: Louise Casemore

Ghost River Theatre is an innovator. Led by Artistic Director Eric Rose, GRT is a devised theatre company that creates, develops and mounts original productions through a significant investment in imaginative research and development. We make our work in a rigorous, supportive collaborative-creation environment that recognizes and utilizes the unique abilities of all participants, premiering our work in Calgary and then touring it nationally and internationally. Our work embraces a hybrid of high tech visual spectacle with low-fi theatrical magic. As Jessica Goldman of CBC Radio stated “…no one is better at mounting a totally unique and exquisitely creative piece of work than Ghost River Theatre.”

Over our twenty-five year history, GRT has created and toured some of the most thoughtful, daring, imaginative, and seemingly impossible work that this country has produced. With a keen desire to create, to engage and to push the boundaries of live performance GRT has establish itself firmly as a leader in both the Calgary, Alberta, and national cultural ecologies.

For a great taste of our work click:
https://vimeo.com/62367304

For an independent company Ghost River Theatre has consistently punched above its weight:
• 21 Betty Mitchell awards, 64 nominations;
• 37 original productions since 1992;
• Appearances at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, High Performance Rodeo, Canada’s National Arts Centre, the Pride of Place Festival (UK), Summerworks National Series and Montreal’s Les 20 jours du theatre a risqué;
• Winning 3 Betty Mitchell Awards for Outstanding Production of a Play for The Highest Step in the World (2010), ONE (2011) and The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (2015).
• Receiving the Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology’s Award of Merit for The Highest Step in the World (2012).
• Receiving the Calgary Critics Award for Best Technical Design for Tomorrow’s Child (2014)
• Snezana Pesic’s design work for ONE (2011) was selected to represent Canada at the 2015 Prague Quadrennial.
• Chosen as the first ever Company-in-Residence at the University of Calgary’s School for the Creative and Performing Arts (2015-16)

These kinds of accomplishments and accolades received by Ghost River Theatre are recognition of a deep ongoing commitment for achieving the highest in artistic excellence.