GREGORY PEMBER

DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER

“BEAUTY AND THE BEAST” at Storybook Theatre

Choreographer: GREGORY PEMBER

“ELF: THE MUSICAL” at Storybook Theatre

Choreographer: GREGORY PEMBER

“A CHRISTMAS CAROL” at Theatre Calgary

Associate Choreographer: GREGORY PEMBER

RESUME

BIO:

Greg is originally from Vancouver, BC, where he started performing on stage at the age of nine. He spent four years training at The Boston Conservatory, graduating with a B.F.A in Musical Theatre. Since then, Greg has had an extensive career as an actor/singer/dancer throughout the U.S. and Canada, performing Off-Broadway in NYC as well as on stages such as The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, Theatre Aquarius, Theatre Calgary, The
Citadel, Stage West and Drayton Entertainment. With over 25 years of
experience on stage, Greg is thrilled to now be diving deeper into the world of choreography and direction.

Greg was the Assistant Director of the International Premier and Pre-Broadway run of Beaches the Musical (Currently running on Broadway) at Theatre Calgary, under the direction of Tony-nominated Lonny Price. He recently choreographed Something Rotten! for Storybook Theatre and The Shakespeare Company, earning him three nominations for Best Choreography (Betty Mitchell Awards, Critics Choice Awards and Broadway World Awards).

Other choreography credits include Austentatious (Forte Theatre - Betty Mitchell Award nomination for Best Choreography), Beauty & the Beast (Storybook Theatre - Awarded Best Choreography of a Musical from Broadway World Awards), Shrek the Musical, Elf: The Musical and Honk! (Storybook Theatre).

Greg was the Swing Dance Choreographer for Forgiveness at Theatre Calgary as well as the Assistant Director for the farce: Too Many Cooks at Stage West Calgary.

Greg remains the Associate Choreographer of A Christmas Carol at Theatre Calgary, coming into its fourth season at Theatre Calgary this year, under the choreography of Tony-nominated choreographer Jesse Robb.