George Belliveau is Professor of Theatre Education at the University of British Columbia, Canada. His research focuses on Research-based Theatre and he has published extensively in the areas of theatre and drama. His latest co-edited book with G. W. Lea Contact!Unload: Military Veterans, Trauma, and Research-based Theatre (2020) explores a project with military veterans, artists, and counselors. He is a trained actor, and has participated in many productions as an actor, director, or playwright.