Eric Rose
Artistic Director, Director, and Playwright in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Eric Rose is an award winning director, deviser, playwright, educator and the Artistic Director of Calgary’s acclaimed Ghost River Theatre. His work embraces a hybrid of high tech visual spectacle with low-fi theatrical magic and is developed through a significant investment in imaginative research and development.
Selected GRT credits: concept/direction SCENT BAR, TOUCH, TASTE and Tomorrow’s Child for blindfolded audiences as part of GRT’s Six Senses Series; directing/co-writing The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst, (Betty Award for Outstanding Production, Direction, New Play and shortlisted for the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Prize); directing/co-writing Highest Step in the World (Outstanding Production, CITT Award for Technical Achievement).
Additional credits: directing a lab workshop of Troilus & Cressida for Stratford Festival; directing/dramaturging Forbidden Sacrifice for the Kathy Knowles Theatre Company in Ghana.
Eric is honoured to have been the Playwright in Residence at Alberta Theatre Projects, the recipient of the Canstage Award for Direction, and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Artist Award for his body of work as a live-performance innovator.
As an educator, Eric has taught for: University of Toronto, Theatre Calgary, Globe Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, Mount Royal University, Sheridan College, University of Calgary, and many others.
Eric is directing/co-writing GRT’s next production GIANT about wrestler Andre the Giant, a recipient of Canada Councils New Chapter Grant.