Vanessa Porteous is a director based in Calgary Alberta. She is the Artistic Director of Alberta Theatre Projects where she has worked on and off, in various capacities, since 1998. Her directing work has been seen at ATP, The Stratford Festival, The Arts Club, Urban Curvz (now Handsome Alice), Calgary Opera, Vertigo, Thousand Islands Playhouse, and Old Trout Puppet Workshop, to name a few.