Eric is an award-winning director, deviser, playwright, educator, and the Artistic Director of Calgary’s acclaimed Ghost River Theatre (GRT). Eric’s work is fueled by his dyslexic brain and is characterized by a striking audio-visual aesthetic that embraces the impossible, constantly reframing and rediscovering what theatre is and what it is capable of. Eric’s passion for the creative process has inspired the diversity of his performance experience, spanning sensory, experiential, site-specific, immersive, and devised performance, as well as large-scale contemporary, classical, and design-driven theatre and dance.

As a sought-after teacher, Eric has shared his unique approach to theatrical creation with students and professionals worldwide. For GRT, Eric has taught its 4-Day and National 3-Week Devised Theatre Intensives for the last 15 years. He has taught for the Young Vic in London UK, Prague Quadrennial of Performance and Design, Kathy Knowles Theatre Company in Accra, Revolutions International Festival in Albuquerque, and across Canada at various post-secondary institutions and festivals. Eric has been honoured to be the Playwright in Residence at Alberta Theatre Projects, be named to Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40, and receive the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Artist Award for his body of work as a theatrical innovator.

Recent GRT credits include: Concept/Co-Creator, Echoes of the Land (Betty Award Best Musical Direction); playwright /director STRUCK (Betty Nomination Best New Play); director/co-playwright SensoryBox; director/co-playwright GIANT (Betty Mitchell Nomination Outstanding Director & New Play – Award for Outstanding Ensemble); concept/direction/co-creation of Intuition Project; co-adaptor, sound designer and director Tomorrow’s Child (Edinburgh Fringe), director/co-playwright TheLast Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (Betty Mitchell Awards for Outstanding Production, Direction, NewPlay and shortlisted for the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Prize in Playwriting).

Additional credits include directing a lab workshop of Troilus & Cressida for Stratford Festival; concept/co-creator I am Canada, Canadian Museum for Human Rights; concept/co-creator TropiCalgary, GLOW Festival; director/co-creator A Date With The Night for The Globe Theatre; director/dramaturg a new version of Hannah Moscovitch’s The Huron Bride for Vertigo Theatre; director the Canadian premiere of The Kite Runner for Theatre Calgary/Citadel Theatre; director/co-playwright Once Upon an Atom Bomb with Jennie Esdale and David Rhymer for the Green Fools Physical Theatre; director/co-playwright Peril in Paris with Ethan Cole (Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding New Play) a new musical for Lunchbox Theatre; director/dramaturg The Forbidden Sacrifice for the Kathy Knowles Theatre Company in Ghana.

For Film and TV, Mr. Rose recently co-wrote the feature documentary Close the Divide (AMPIA Award Best Documentary Screenwriter). He co-wrote / co-directed a new 5-part streaming series, So Dark the Sky (TOWebFest Award for Best Sci-fi Series), which has been screened at over 15 international festivals. He is currently co-writing a feature film with Kyle Thomas, which is in development for North Country Cinema.

Tania Alvarado is a contemporary dance artist whose career spans diverse performance mediums and somatic practices. She has performed across Canada, interpreting choreography by notable Canadian dance artists. Her choreographic work has been featured at major festivals and contemporary dance venues nationwide, and she has brought her solo performances to international stages in Europe through Bancs d’Essai Internationaux.

In recent theatre engagements, Tania has performed with Chromatic Theatre, and in two productions at Vertigo Theatre, Cipher, and Murder in the Studio, which she also choreographed. Her choreography has also contributed to various productions, including Calgary Opera's La Traviata, Caravan Farm Theatre's Blackhorse, ATP's Teenage Dick, and Cowgirl Up. At GRT, Tania has been involved as a Movement Director and performer in the first phase of Frontier (2024), and as a guide for the Room Sculpture Experience.

Allison Lynch is an actor, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, sound-designer, MD and voice artist. Allison has performed on stages across Canada and internationally, from the Stratford Festival, to Theatre Calgary to the NAC, to the Arts Club, and as a soloist with the Calgary, Winnipeg and Victoria Philharmonic orchestras and The Malaysian Symphony Orchestra. She also scores for film, TV and documentaries and recently composed 7 documentary shorts for an installation in Calgary’s new SAM Centre. In 2024 she was named one of Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40. You can stream her album Skin & Flame on all streaming platforms.

Heather is an award-winning actor, director, theatre maker, film dabbler, music warbler, book devourer and all around lover of story. She is absolutely chuffed to be working with this amazing team of creators. Thanks to Jamie for inviting her along on a beautiful adventure. Other beloved credits include: Selma Burke (ATP & Theatre Calgary); The Scarlet Letter, A Christmas Carol (2015-18) (Theatre Calgary); Whispers in the Dark, Vertigo Theatre; The Green House, The Foreigner, The Fever, Christmas on the Air, The Trip to Bountiful, (Rosebud); Talley’s Folly (Chemainus); Gracie, Outside Mullingar, Badger (Fire Exit); Hamlet (Shakespeare Company), and way waaaaay back in the day when she first met Eric and got to participate in devising Ghost River’s The Donald Crowhurst Project. Much love to Paul and Amelia for filling her world with joy.

Aaman has worked in theatre, production, and film for 10 years. Initially working as a stage crew, he quickly moved on to specialize in sound, working as a sound designer and head of audio for various shows in the past 5 years. Though he specialises in sound he is also well-versed in lighting, video broadcast and production management. His most notable role was as Technical Director for the world premiere of “STRUCK” presented by Ghost River Theatre Company. In 2024 he started Afterlife Productions, a calgary based company specializing in corporate and  theatrical events.

Faith Conner trained at the University of Alberta’s BFA Stage Management program and is an emerging Calgary based theatre artist. She is passionate about all things theatre & live performance, and loves to support productions from behind the scenes. Previous credits include - Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty (FeverUp), Miss Pemberschmit’s Grade Twos Proudly Present: A Christmas Carol (CYPT), Die Fledermaus - 2026 (Alberta Vocal Arts).