Stafford Arima is the Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary (theatrecalgary.com). He was nominated for an Olivier Award for his direction of the West End premiere of Ragtime; and in 2015 he became the first Asian Canadian to direct a musical (Allegiance) on Broadway. Additional credits include Bhangin’ It (La Jolla Playhouse), Altar Boyz (Off-Broadway), Carrie (MCC Theater), Forgiveness (The Arts Club, Vancouver), bare (Off-Broadway revival), Dial M For Murder (The Old Globe), Two Class Acts: Ajax & Squash (The Flea Theater), The New World (Bucks County Playhouse), Poster Boy (WTF), The Secret Garden – In Concert (Lincoln Center), The Tin Pan Alley Rag (Roundabout Theatre Company), Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living In Paris (Stratford Festival), and Mary and Max, A Christmas Carol and Billy Elliot (Theatre Calgary). Arima is a founding Board member of the Canadian Guild of Stage Directors and Choreographers, and a proud member of SDC. staffordarima.com