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Artistic Director

Stafford Arima

Artistic Director

"Our theatre will forever be a home that reflects the communities, the country, and the world we live in – a diverse, complex, stimulating world."


Born and raised in Toronto, Arima thrived in the New York theatre scene for over 20 years. In 2015, he became the first Asian Canadian to direct a musical on Broadway when Allegiance opened at the Longacre Theatre, starring George Takei and Lea Salonga. Arima was also nominated for a 2004 Olivier Award for his direction of the West End premiere of the musical, Ragtime. Some additional directing credits include productions of Altar Boyz (Off-Broadway) Carrie (MCC Theater, Off-Broadway), The Tin Pan Alley Rag (Roundabout Theatre Company), Red Velvet (The Old Globe Theatre), Poster Boy (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Forgiveness (Stratford Festival, Winner
- Tyrone Guthrie Derek F. Mitchell Artistic Director’s Award - Best Director), Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living In Paris (Stratford Festival), Abyssinia (Goodspeed Musicals), A Tribute to Sondheim (Boston Pops), and Forgiveness, Billy Elliot: The Musical, The Secret Garden, Mary and Max - A New Musical, Ragtime: A Concert Performance, A Christmas Carol (2019, 2021, 2023-25), and the online filmed version of A Christmas Carol (2020) (Theatre Calgary). Arima has shepherded new musical development at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Toronto Fringe Festival, New York Stage and Film, and the SPF Festival. He is a graduate of York University, where he was the recipient of the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Creative Work. He also serves as Artistic Advisor for Broadway Dreams, and is an Adjunct Professor at UC Davis. staffordarima.com

Executive Director

Steve Schroeder

Executive Director

Steve Schroeder has worked professionally in arts and culture for over three decades.

From 2012 to 2023 he was Executive Director of the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF). During his tenure CIFF achieved record audiences, became an Oscar-qualifying festival for short film, and was named multiple times as one of the world’s "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee" by MovieMaker Magazine.

From 1998 to 2010 Steve was Managing Producer at One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre (OYR), where he produced over a dozen new works, managed the company’s national and international touring, helped establish the Summer Lab Intensive school of performance creation, worked to build The High Performance Rodeo, Calgary’s International Festival of the Arts, into the largest annual event of its kind in Western Canada, and established the company’s endowment fund.

In 2006 Steve was honoured with the Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management.

He is a proud father and cultural omnivore, with a love of, and wide taste in, the arts, travel, and learning.

Read media release about Steve's appointment

Theatre Calgary Staff

Administration Office:  403.294.7440
Audience Services:  403.294.7447

  • Administration & Finance

    Administration & Finance

  • Artistic
      • Stafford Arima
      • Artistic Director
      • Anna Cummer
      • Associate Artistic Director
      • Jennie Esdale
      • Education & Outreach Associate
      • Jane MacFarlane
      • Resident Voice Coach
      • Ellen Sullivan
      • Wrap-Around Programming Facilitator
  • Box Office
      • Jay McGregor
      • Box Office Associate & Group Sales
      • Maddie McKee
      • Box Office Associate
      • Elizabeth Houghton
      • Box Office Associate
      • Cara Lancaster
      • Box Office Associate
      • Kyla Meipoom-Jones
      • Box Office Associate
      • Luke McKeown
      • Box Office Associate
      • Emma Rooney
      • Box Office Associate
  • Development
      • Sarah Parker
      • Director of Development
      • Anne Long
      • Manager, Individual Giving
      • Ashley Menzies
      • Grant Writer
  • Marketing and Communications
  • Front of House
      • Natasha Brocks
      • Front of House Manager
  • Production
      • Emma Brager
      • Production Manager
      • Graham Kingsley
      • Technical Director
      • Thomas Geddes
      • Assistant Technical Director
      • Trisha Herbert
      • Production Assistant
      • Jackson Buchanan
      • Assistant Head of Lighting
      • Tess Cowie
      • Head Stage Carpenter
      • Erin Hayes
      • Head Dresser
      • Chelsea Brewer
      • Assistant Head Dresser
      • Chip Off The Block Scenic Construction Inc. & Andrew Rafuse
      • Co-Head Scenic Carpentry
      • 403-294-7412
      • Juli Elkiw
      • Assistant Head of Wardrobe
      • Thea Killen-Smith
      • Assistant Head of Props
      • Christa Hoefling
      • Head of Wigs
      • Ventura Jones
      • Head Scenic Painter
      • Theatre Calgary Stage Managers
      • Stage Management Office (during season only)

Board of Directors

Theatre Calgary is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors who are passionate about the arts and bring unique knowledge, skill sets and valuable networks to Theatre Calgary. The Board is elected each October at the Annual General Meeting.

  • Theatre Calgary Board Members 2025-26
      • Nairn Nerland
      • Chair
      • Kimiko Comeau,
      • Vice-Chair, Audit & Finance Committee Chair
      • Director, Business Advisory & Transition Wealth, BMO Private Wealth
      • Chadwick Newcombe,
      • Corporate Secretary
      • Counsel, Kahane Law Office
      • Joy Alford,
      • Past Co-Chair
      • Matthew Ball,
      • Human Resource Committee Chair
      • Senior Vice President, Global IT Operations, Long View Systems
      • Shalini Bhatty
      • Partner, Leaders International
      • Stephen Curran,
      • Facility Committee Co-Chair
      • Chief Financial Officer, Tilt.ai
      • Brad Crilly
      • Principal and Founder, Norquay Capital Partners Inc.
      • Nannette Ho-Covernton
      • Executive Director, ETC Foundation
      • Jim Laurendeau,
      • Facility Committee Co-Chair
      • Executive Vice-President, Calgary Stampede
      • Matt Luik
      • Senior Director, Alberta, WSP Canada
      • Cherry Ma
      • Principal & Manager of Investor Reporting, Azimuth Capital Management
      • Jill MacKenzie,
      • Fund Development Committee Chair
      • Renee Reichelt
      • Senior Partner & Litigation Leader, Blakes
      • Catherine Samuel,
      • Past Co-Chair
      • Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
      • Mathew Stone,
      • Governance & Nominating Committee Chair
      • Co-Founder, Stone-Olafson
      • Charissa Wangsawidjaya
      • VP Finance, Professional Services - Quanta Canada
  • Theatre Calgary Endowment Foundation Board Members 2025-26
      • Tricia Leadbeater,
      • Chair
      • Portfolio Manager, Investment Advisor, Wealth Management, Richardson Wealth
      • Margo Randles,
      • Vice Chair
      • Kelly Bernakevitch,
      • Secretary / Treasurer
      • Joy Alford
      • Andrew Bateman
      • Partner, Miller Thomson LLP
      • Paul Beitel
      • Cherry Ma
      • Principal & Manager of Investor Reporting, Azimuth Capital Management