ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER
Jonathan Brower
Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from the University of Calgary. He works full time in professional theatre as the Youth Engagement Manager at Alberta Theatre Projects. Jonathan has worked in communications, broadcasting, journalism, marketing, arts administration and human resources. A born and raised bilingual Calgarian, Jonathan is passionate about theatre as a vehicle for discussion, education and activism. He is a publicist, producer, actor, writer and musician.
Select production/presentation credits include: This is How I Left, I Am My Own Wife, Club Carousel: A Cabaret Celebration of Calgary’s Gay History, Late: A Cowboy Song, The Passion of Sergius and Bacchus, X, Transgender Seeking and Ludwig & Lohengrin. Select assistant direction credits include I Am My Own Wife, Late: A Cowboy Song. Acting credits include: The Goodbye Day (Theatre Transit), Suburban Motel Series: Problem Child & Risk Everything; Mating Season the Musical (University of Calgary). Jonathan’s most recent play oblivion is in development and was first workshopped by Calgary’s ND Theatre. In 2015 it received a workshop and staged reading by the frank theatre co. in Vancouver and a workshop and staged reading during Calgary Pride 2015 with Hillhurst United.
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Leon Schwesinger
Leon is a Calgary based Theatre Artist who holds a BFA in Drama and an MFA in Design/Technical Theatre from the University of Calgary. Dabbling in both the technical and design fields has given Leon the opportunity to work as a designer, properties master, scenic carpenter, technical director and production manager. Select design credits include: Avenue Q (Stage West Calgary), Late: A Cowboy Song (Third Street Theatre), Fugly (The Janes), Karl Nimeni is Not Dead I Killed Karl Nimeni (Dancing Monkey Laboratories), n00b (Sage Theatre: Ignite!) and Comrades (University of Calgary).
