[1] He was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, and raised in Sudbury, Ontario.
[1] Necessary Angel rose to critical and popular favour with the breakout success of John Krizanc's play Tamara in 1981,[4] which won numerous Dora Mavor Moore Awards in 1982 including Best Director for Rose.
[5] Following the success of Tamara, he collaborated with Thom Sokoloski, the artistic director of Theatre Autumn Leaf, to create Autumn Angel Repertory,[6] who won the Dora for Outstanding New Play in 1984 for Mein.
[1] In 1992, Rose and Kugler debuted another stage adaptation, of Timothy Findley's novel Not Wanted on the Voyage.
[8] He also directed the short film Giant Steps, which screened at the 1992 Toronto International Film Festival,[9] and served for three years as director of the youth company at the Stratford Festival.