Vertigo Theatre has entertained audiences for 48 years with high quality programming, evolving into a truly unique organization.
Vertigo Theatre is located at the base of the Calgary Tower in the heart of downtown Calgary, and is home to the organization, its two performance venues and the BD&P Theatre Series.
Our artistic mandate allows exposure to a broad demographic and our diverse audience includes all walks of life.
Our work hasn’t gone unnoticed. The 2022/2023 production of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS saw our highest grossing audience in Vertigo’s history. We took home 4 Betty Mitchell Awards at the 2023 award ceremony. Our profile has also grown and changed within Calgary’s artistic community. Since the inception of the Betty Mitchell Awards in 1998, Pleiades Theatre and Vertigo Theatre productions have been nominated for 140 awards in design, directing, acting, production, choreography, fight direction and musical direction.
Vertigo Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (P.A.C.T.) and engages artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
STAFF LIST
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kristen Dion (403) 260 4763
Artistic Director
JACK GRINHAUS (403) 221 3715
Marketing AND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE/PUBLICIST
For media/press inquiries please email:
(403) 260-4765
HEad Of Wardrobe
Wardrobe ASsistant
*Staff photos taken by Mike Tan
Board of Directors
CHAIR
LORRAINE MOORE
Accelerate Success Group
PAST CHAIR
GARRY HOLBROOK
Brookhill Corp
VIce CHair
EVAN HOLLOHAN
Kantar
TREASURER
JESSICA HULSMAN
Keyera
DEAN BRAWN
Suderam Communications
DOUG CINNAMON
Dialog
LAWNA HURL
Mundoro Capital Inc
LANE MILLER
DHR Global
STEVEN ZACHARY
Alberta Health Services
ALYSSA KISSICK
Crescent Point Energy
MISHECK MWABA
Bow Valley College
JOANNE LUU
Burnett, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
EMILY SABO
City of Calgary
About Vertigo Theatre
We are the only professional theatre committed to producing a full season of plays in the mystery genre. Vertigo Theatre was built in 2003. We house The Playhouse and The Studio, two different performance venues which are used for a variety of arts organizations. Each season, over 80,000 people pass through our doors.
BD&P Mystery Theatre
BD&P Mystery Theatre produces and presents five shows based in the mystery genre. Since our very first production in 1978 – Agatha Christie’s THE MOUSETRAP – we have continued to expand our boundaries, including presenting World Premieres like HEIST, THE EXTRACTIONIST, and CIPHER.
Our seasons feature a mix of murder mystery and mayhem. We have classics such as SHERLOCK HOLMES and new Canadian works such as WHISPERS IN THE DARK. Our loyal audience is growing! Currently we welcome over 5000 subscribers to Vertigo Theatre.
Vertigo Theatre Society
Vertigo Theatre Society is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and managed by a full time professional staff led by our Artistic Director and Executive Director. We have personnel in artistic/production, marketing, fund development, administration and customer service.
History of Vertigo Theatre
Vertigo Theatre was founded in 1976 as Pleiades Theatre. You might remember some of our productions in the old Science Centre. In 1997, we were incorporated as a charitable society. (Charitable Number: 88394 1825 RT0001). In 2003, we expanded our mandate to include programming for theatre for young audiences and opened up our home with other arts organizations. 2003 was also the year that we moved to the Calgary Tower Centre and changed our name to Vertigo Theatre. The move has encouraged meteoric growth. Our revenues have doubled and audiences have grown by 33%.
Today we continue to produce plays in the mystery genre and work in partnership with The Shakespeare Company, The High Performance Rodeo and Lunchbox Theatre.