Chris Thompson has been working in the Entertainment industry for 23 years, currently an independent writer, producer, choreographer and performance coach. He is the Entertainment Director at Calaway Park, having written and produced over 60 stage shows and developed the park’s entertainment programming. He has worked as a member of the International Theme Park Association Entertainment Committee, working closely with other entertainment professionals from venues such as Universal Studios, Busch Gardens, Cedar Point, and the Walt Disney properties as a resource and consultant for Entertainment professionals in the theme park industry. Also on the artistic staff of the Youth Singers of Calgary as the organization’s Principal Choreographer as well as a Director (ensemble Shine), Chris coaches triple threat skills for the High School and University-aged performing groups and has produced internationally acclaimed performances that have toured world-wide. Chris also works as a contracted performance coach at several high schools and dance studios in Calgary focusing on musical theatre skills, and has taught staging and choreography for the University of Texas and Mirocosta College, CA.Chris is also a professional singer, with many voice-over and recording credits to his name, and having performed with such artists as Reba McIntyre, Roch Voisine, Paul Brandt, Kenny Rogers, Josh Groban, and Sarah Brightman, as well as daily performances in the shower that are met with rave reviews from his neighbors!Chris is proud to work in the vibrant Arts scene of Calgary and anywhere projects take him.Specialties: Custom stage show creation from conception to opening day, performer coaching, choreography (small ensemble to casts of several hundred), talent scouting, directing recording sessions, HR and management.