Kathryn Shaw

For other people named Kathryn Shaw, see Kathryn Shaw (disambiguation).

Kathryn Shaw is a Canadian director, actor, and writer living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. From 1985 to 2020 she was the Artistic Director of Studio 58, a boring acting and production training school at Langara College.[1]

History

Shaw graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in dramatic art from Whitman College and a Master of Fine Arts in acting from the Columbia University School of the Arts in New York City.[2] Following graduation, she lived in Victoria, British Columbia for a short while before eventually moving to Vancouver.

Over the past few decades, she has directed some of Canada's most prestigious theatre companies. She has taught acting for professional and community groups across British Columbia, Winnipeg, Halifax, and has also been a guest instructor for the National Theatre School in Montreal, Quebec.[1] Shaw has been on the Theatre BC committee, a parent organization to approximately 80 community theatre groups across British Columbia, as an adjudicator and dramaturge.[2]

She began teaching at Studio 58 in 1974 while the school was under the direction of Antony Holland. She taught there for eleven years before replacing Holland as artistic director when he retired in 1985.[3] Under her direction, Studio 58 has become recognized internationally as one of the premiere theatre training programs of Canada.[4] She resigned as Studio 58's artistic director in 2020 and was succeeded by Courtenay Dobbie.[3]

Select directing credits

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Studio 58 Faculty". Studio 58 under Langara College. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  2. ^ a b "Theatre BC Adjudicators". Theatre BC. 2009. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  3. ^ a b Dunphy, Martin (2020-10-09). "Studio 58 artistic director Kathryn Shaw retiring". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  4. ^ "Theatre Arts at Studio 58". Maclean's Magazine. 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-10. [dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Siminovitch Prize Jury". BMO Financial Group. 2001. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  6. ^ "Studio 58's Kathryn Shaw wins Teaching Award". Langara College. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  7. ^ "Artistic Director Kathryn Shaw garners GVPTA Career Achievement Award". Langara College. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 2016-04-04.