Ghost River Theatre

About

Daring performance creation for Calgary, for Canada, and for the world.

Story

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.

Mission

Ghost River Theatre's mission is to approach performance creation in the spirit of collaboration – creating and presenting original Canadian theatre experiences that are innovative, accessible and highly theatrical. Our productions engage our audiences by addressing challenging contemporary and topical themes, while emphasizing the personal, human experience.

Products

Ghost River Theatre productions include:
Tomorrow's Child
TASTE
TOUCH
Little Red
The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst
Reverie
ONE
The Highest Step in the World
Something to Do with Death
The Alan Parkinson's Project
Eye For An Eye
Mesa