Mat Mailandt is a Calgary-born Actor, Director, Improviser and Arts Administrator. He has been the Artistic Director of Calgary Young People's Theatre since 2005. Since this time he has spent much of his time directing including: The Boxcar Children, The Jungle Book and The Adventures of Pinocchio (CYPT), Boy Blue (Nickel and Dime Productions). He is a weekly performer with The Improv Guild who will present the first annual Calgary Improv Festival Oct. 2-4.