People

MARY ELLIS / Artistic Director

Mary has worked extensively as an actor, director and teacher, and has been a very active member of the Ottawa theatre community for many years. Her acting and directing work has encompassed everything from brand new work to Shakespeare. As an actor, she has worked at GCTC, undercurrents, A Company of Fools, Plosive Productions, Third Wall, and New Theatre of Ottawa, among others. Her directing work has been seen with Parry Riposte Productions (in the UK and Canada), A Company of Fools, Theatre Wakefield, Three Sisters and Third Wall. She has received numerous awards and nominations for her work, as both an actor and a director. Mary has also inspired countless students over the years, teaching at St. Lawrence College in Brockville, at Carleton University, and at The Acting Company. She is an alumna of the University of Ottawa.

KYLE AHLUWALIA / Artistic Producer

Kyle is a bilingual technical director and jack of most backstage trades in Ottawa. After completing a degree in international relations, Kyle did an MA in Theatre Theory at UOttawa (2013) and has been working in live performance for the last decade. Kyle was with Théâtre Catapulte from 2014-2019 and is currently the Technical Director at GCTC. Kyle is also a freelancer, a part-time instructor in technical theatre at UOttawa, an active member of Means of Production. Some favourite past freelance designs include Trust (10 Gates Dancing) (2016), Building the Wall (HHG) (2017) Les Protagonists (Théâtre Tremplin) (2018), Love and Other Things: a drama for flower, clay and bone (10 Gates Dancing) (2018), Empty Time Empty Space (Ottawa Dance Directive) (2022). Kyle has also done freelance Technical Direction, Tour Direction or Production Management for Horsehoes & Hand Grenades, Théâtre Français de Toronto, Théâtre Catapulte, Théâtre de la Vieille 17, le Fâcheux Théâtre, 9th Hour Theatre, 10 Gates Dancing and others.

When not in a performance venue, Kyle can be found at home with his partner Danielle or at the park trying (in vain) to tire out his Australian shepherd Beau.


Founding Artistic Directors

  • Sean Devine (2004 – 2019)
  • Alexa Devine (2004 – 2014)
  • Mindy Parfitt (2004 – 2014)

Past Artistic Directors

  • Brad Long (2019-2021)

Board Of Directors

  • Janne Cleveland
  • Teri Loretto
  • Kristina Watt
  • Griffin McInnes
  • Chelsey Fawsett