Don Shipley (stage director)

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Don Shipley
Born
Canada

Don Shipley is one of Canada’s leading Artistic Directors, with an extensive career in Canadian and International theatre and the performing arts.[1] He is known for leading the Arts and Culture component of the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

In his wide-ranging career, he has held positions as the Co-Artistic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival,[2][3] Artistic Director of the Dublin International Theatre Festival,[4] Artistic Director of the World Stage Festival[5] and Performing Arts at Harbourfront Centre, Artistic Director of the Grand Theatre Company in London, Artistic Founding Director of the Belfry Theatre. In the area of film and television he has also worked at both CBC television and the National Film Board of Canada.[6]

More recently, Mr. Shipley has served as the Creative Advisor to the Pan Am Games for Toronto 2015,[7] and as Artistic Associate of Soulpepper Theatre Company and Boston’s Arts Festival. He has served as an executive producer for Luminato, Festival of Arts and Creativity, and consultant for Crow’s Theatre Company (Toronto), as well as the Curitiba Festival in Brazil.[8]

He continues his work as a casting director for Cirque du Soleil, consultant for Juste Pour Rire and the Curitiba Festival (Brazil) and is a member of the National Resource Board for the Magnetic North Festival. He is also an Associate Director for Soulpepper Theatre Company, and an Advisor for Crow’s Theatre. Mr. Shipley continues to serve on the Arts Council for Imperial Tobacco in Montreal.

He has directed at major theater companies across Canada and Europe, including the Shaw Festival, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, The Grand Theatre, the National Arts Centre, The Vancouver Playhouse, The Belfry Theatre, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Canada Day Celebrations in Ottawa, and Palazzo Theatre in Amsterdam.

  • He has been awarded Canada Council prizes, Dora Awards, Guthrie Awards, and the prestigious Prix Alliance Award from the Ministry of Culture in France.

Positions Shipley has held include:

References

  1. ^ "Why a single artistic director is still enough". The Globe and Mail. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  2. ^ "Theatre experts come 'home' to Stratford as directors". CBC News. June 26, 2006. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Cimolino, Antoni (March 22, 2008). "Stratford will miss Shipley". The Toronto Star. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Dublin Theatre Festival gets a new director". June 22, 2004. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  5. ^ Jones, Kenneth (2000-04-10). "du Maurier World Stage Festival Begins in Toronto April 10; Peter Brook Booked". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2017-06-30.
  6. ^ Posner, Michael (March 24, 2008). "Former Stratford director cites creative interference as reason for stepping aside". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  7. ^ Cudworth, Laura (15 October 2011), "Shipley named creative director of 2015 Pan Am Games", Stratford Beacon Herald, archived from the original on 16 August 2016
  8. ^ "2015 Hero: Don Shipley". 4 January 2016.
  9. ^ Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
  10. ^ Past artistic directors at Grand Theatre, London
  11. ^ Shipley tapped for Dublin fest - Entertainment News, Web Exclusive, Media - Variety
  12. ^ "Don will soon be gone from DTF". Irish Times. 2006-07-01. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  13. ^ "Moving onto a new stage". Irish Times. 2005-07-29. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  14. ^ Garebian, Keith; Berry, Ralph (2016-06-17) [2012-10-31]. "The Stratford Festival". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-12-18.


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