Eric Mongerson worked in and studied theatre in the United States for ten years before coming to Concordia University in 1980.
At Concordia he has served as Technical Director, Theatre Manager, Production Coordinator, Design for the Theatre Coordinator, and Chair of the Department from 1993-2002. He has taught set and lighting design, stage management, theatre administration and theatre technology. His students have designed for Broadway, Cirque du Soleil and Stratford.
Mongerson has designed lighting for many productions across North America. He has consulted for Scénoplus and Cirque du Soleil on equipment installation and theatrical problem solving. He is a member of Association des Professionnels des Arts de la Scène du Quèbec (APASQ).
He has been on the board of directors of the Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology / L'Institut Canadien des Technologies Scénographiques (CITT / ICTS) and is on the board of the Centre Québécois de L'Institut Canadien des Technologies Scénographiques (CQICTS).
Oct 2016 Battered(Infinitheatre) Light Design, Rialto Studio
Jun 2016 ANight at the Oscar: Celebrating 20 Years of Musical Theatre and the Arts at theCentre (Centrefor Human Development) Light and Set Design and Technical Direction, OscarPeterson Concert Hall
May 2016 MotherhoodOutloud (Fusebox) Light Design, Centaur Theatre 1
Apr 2016 SheSaid He Said (Black Theatre Workshop) Light Design, MAI Centre
Nov 2015 Through the Eyes of Caregivers: anethnodrama on mental illness in the family (Centre for HumanDevelopment) Light and Set Design and Technical Direction VA Building ConcordiaUniversity
Oct 2015 Progress!(Infinitheatre) Light Design, Former Royal Victoria Hospital
May 2015 TheAmazing Adventure of Relationships, (Centre for Human Development) Light and Set Designand Technical Direction, theatre conversion - Saint Ignatuis ofLoyola Church
Nov 2014 GasGirls (Black Theatre Workshop) Light Design, Segal Centre
Oct 2014 Wa (Arashi Diako – TaikoDrummers) Light Design, CentrePierre-Péladeau
Jan and Nov 2013 Kafka’s Ape (Infinitheatre) Light Design, Bain SaintMichel
Selected recent work and awards
Oct 2015
Progress!
(Infinitheatre) Light Design, Former Royal Victoria Hospital
Oct 2014
Gas Girls (Black Theatre Workshop) Light Design, Segal Centre
Jun 2014
The Amazing Adventure of Relationships: A Musical Ethnodrama (Centre for Arts in Human Development) Set and Light Design, Technical Direction and Theatre Conversion Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church
Oct 2013
Wa (Arashi Diako - Taiko Drummers) Light Design, Centre Pierre-Péladeau
Jan & Nov 2013
Kafka's Ape (Infinitheatre) Light Design, Bain Saint Michel
Jun 2012
Our World; A Musical Ethnodrama (Centre for Arts in Human Development) Lighting, Set and Video Design; Technical Direction, FC Smith Auditorium
Mar 2012
Time Machine (Inside the System; An Ethnodrama in One Act with Two Songs) Diversity Training Outreach Program: Pilot Project with Batshaw Youth and Family Services and CAHD. Lighting, Set and Video Design; Technical Direction, Batshaw Dorval
Mar 2012
State of Denial (Teesri Duniya) Light & Sound Design, McCord Museum
Nov 2011
stori ya (Black Theatre Workshop) Light Design, MAI Centre
Nov 2011
The Poster (Teesri Duniya) Light Design, Bain Saint Michel
Aug 2011
Dieter Penzhorn Award - significant and sustained service to the Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology/Institut canadien des technologies scénographiques, while playing an active role in the development of the greater Canadian cultural community.
Jan 2011
The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Temenos) Set Design, Segal Centre
Nov 2010
Bolsheviki (Infinitheatre) Light Design, Bain Saint Michel
Oct 2010
Paradise by the River (Centaur) Light Design, Centaur Theatre 2
Jun 2010
The Frog and the Princess - A Musical Ecodrama (Centre for Human Development), Light Design and Technical Direction, FC Smith Auditorium
Jan 2010
The Daily Miracle (Infinitheatre), Light Design, Bain Saint Michel
Nov 2009
Swan Song of Maria (Black Theatre Workshop), Light Design, MAI Centre MECCA award for best Lighting Design
Oct 2009
Till We Meet Again (Theatre Panache), Light Design, Oscar Peterson Concert Hall and Ontario Tour
Mar 2009
Le Code Noir (Black Theatre Workshop), Light and Set Design, Segal Centre
Oct 2008
Plucked Hammered, and Strung (Infinitheatre), Light Design, Bain Saint Michel
Oct 2008
John and Beatrice (Infinitheatre), Light Design, Bain Saint Michel