Frontier - World Premiere

FRONTIER is a new, physically-driven theatre performance set against the raw, untamed backdrop of the foothills of 1800s Alberta, Canada.

Nameless and faceless, a woman races through shadows of the merciless woods, dragging her funeral skirts up river to erase her scent, pursued, haunted and driven by the dogs that hunt her. As Jane navigates the harsh, unforgiving landscape of the Canadian wilderness, she confronts not only the physical dangers of the prairie frontier but also the hauntings of her past.

Co-conceived by Jamie Konchak and Eric Rose and devised by a team of Calgary’s top theatre-makers, FRONTIER is a powerful, physically-driven epic exploring of the tension between vulnerability and strength, truth and myth.

2026 - World Premiere Credits:

Co-conceived and co-created by Jamie Konchak and Eric Rose in collaboration with Tania Alvarado.

Jamie Konchak - Performer and Co-Creator

Eric Rose - Director, Co-Creator, Set Design, Co-Lighting Design

Tania Alvarado - Movement Director

NUM Duo - Sound Design and Composition

Allison Lynch - Additional Composition

Aaman Merali - Co-Lighting Design

Abby Weeks - Co-Lighting Design

Heather Moore - Costume Design

Heather Patengale - Performer

Daniela Vlaskalic - Performer

Thanks to:

Jennie Esdale - Devisor (Phase 2 and 3 Workshops)

Emily Howard - Devisor (Phase 2 and 3 Workshops)

Hanne Loosen - Devisor (Phase 1 Workshop)

Co-Produced by Ghost River Theatre and Jamie Konchak in collaboration with Tania Alvarado and Handsome Alice Theatre.

Frontier is made possible by the support of Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development, and the City of Calgary.