The Team:
Jim Morrow, Mermaid's Artistic
Director, has just celebrated his 25th year with Mermaid. Jim has
directed, designed or performed in all of Mermaid's most acclaimed
productions. He has subsequently worked as director, designer and
performer, as well as production manager, instructor and coordinator
of the apprentice program.
Sara Lee Lewis, Managing Director she co-founded the Theatre in 1972 (with the late Evelyn Garbary and Tom Miller) and served in various capacities before assuming the senior management position in 1991.
Christopher Heide, Director for Youtheatre masterminds Mermaid's active outreach program for adolescents.
Cathy White joined the Mermaid team as Administrator in 1992, and oversees the management of the Theatre's financial operations.
Karen Gasser, Office/Tour Manager and the Atlantic Region Tour Coordinator, has been part of Mermaid's team since 1996.
Steven Naylor, Artistic Consultant for Music and Sound Design, has been associated with Mermaid Theatre since 1982.
Deborah MacLean, Production Manager, started working part time in Production in 1994 and joined the team full time in 2001.
Sarah Jane Hart, Head Seamstress, started working part time in 1996 and joined the team full time in 2002.
Jonathan Ford, Shop Manager, has been a part of the Mermaid team since 1995.
Peter F. Smith is Mermaid's Logistics Coordinator as well as International Tour Coordinator. He joined the company in 2004.
Lisa M. Gleave is a graduate of Acadia University's Theatre Studies program. She has toured with The Very Hungry Caterpillar since 2005. Lisa now resides at Mermaid's HQ as the assistant to the Managing Director.
Jesse MacLean, Director of Mermaid Theatre's Puppetry Institute.
Board of Directors Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia is governed by a community-based Board of Directors, and has an active corps of volunteers who participate in all aspects of the Theatre's operations:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 2009/2010
Chair: Ed Macdonald
Treasurer: Gary Johnson
Secretary: Alex Jurgens
Directors:
Jennifer Bolt
Linda MacDonald
Jon Oulton
Judy Rockwell
Beverley Smith
Lay Yong Tan
Andrew G.M. Kirk