Nancy Meckler

Nancy Meckler
Occupation(s)Theater director, film director
Spouse
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(m. 1969)​
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Nancy Meckler is an American-born director, known for her approach to theatre, specifically her work in the United Kingdom with Shared Experience, where she was a joint artistic director alongside Polly Teale.[1] Educated in both the USA and England,[2] she has directed for a number of prominent theatres, including the Globe Theatre,[3] the Royal National Theatre,[4] and the Royal Shakespeare Company.[5] She has also directed feature films such as Sister My Sister, and Alive and Kicking/Indian Summer.[6]

Early life and education

Meckler is native to Long Island, New York. It was there that she began to take interest in the arts, though directing was not her original passion; at first she wanted to be an actor. She was initially attracted to theatre because of its ability to expose audiences to new and different worldviews. Meckler attended several academic institutions in the US, beginning with Antioch College for her undergraduate degree, then moving on to study acting at HB Studios.[2] Finally, she obtained a master's degree in Performance Theory and Criticism from NYU. Meckler also spent a year in London training at the London Academy for the Dramatic Arts.[2]

After this, her focus slowly moved to directing; she realized she did not want to be in the spotlight, but still had a strong interest in theatre. Her future directorial pursuits were greatly steered by the New York avant-garde scene of the 1960s; her influences at the time included Jerzy Grotowski, a prominent experimental and avant-garde figure of the era. She moved to London in 1968, a time when many American artists were relocating to the UK, permanently changing the theatre scene in the places they landed.[2]

Career

Once in the UK, Meckler founded the Freehold Theatre Company (1968–72), which, while it did not last long, had a successful and recognized production of the play Antigone.[2] In 1970, Antigone was sent by the British Council to represent the UK at BITEF and the Venice Biennale. The Freehold Theatre Company won the John Whiting Award for New Writing in 1970.

Freehold Theatre Company disbanded after Meckler started her family, but she returned to theatre shortly after, becoming the associate director at Hampstead Theatre. During this time, Meckler struggled with the constraints of directing traditional scripted plays and the structure of British theatre, as her work in the past had been more creative and experimental. In 1984, having outgrown the Hampstead scene, Meckler and her husband, David Aukin, who she had been working with at Hampstead, relocated to Leicester Theatre in London. There, Meckler went on to direct the plays of very prominent authors such as Shakespeare and other traditional playwrights, but alongside that, she returned to her more experimental pursuits through freelance directing.[2]

Meckler was the first woman to direct at the Royal National Theatre,[7] with Edward Albee's Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 1981.[8]

She was the artistic director of Shared Experience Theatre, a fringe theatre company in London, from 1988 to 2011. The company is known for its non-traditional approaches to theatre, namely their tendency to stage well known plays in a way that has not been done before.[2]

Meckler has directed 5 plays at the Royal Shakespeare Company as well as King Lear at Shakespeare's Globe.[9]

Directing Credits

As a Freelance Director 1972 - 2000

As Artistic Director of Shared Experience Theatre 1988-2011

As a Freelance Director 2011 - Present

With the Royal Shakespeare Company

  • House of Desires
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • The Comedy of Errors
  • All's Well that Ends Well
  • The Heresy of Love by Helen Edmundson
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Other
  • King Lear - Shakespeare's Globe 2017.

Filmography

Meckler has directed two films, Sister My Sister (1994)[22] and Indian Summer (aka Alive & Kicking) (1996).[23] Both films contain LGBTQ+ subject matter,[24] Robin Griffiths has categorized Sister My Sister as a notable queer British film.[25] Reviewers described Meckler's direction as theatrical; her experience as a stage director clearly present in her on screen work. Various reviewers interpreted this style of directing in different ways, with some saying it adds to the films, and others saying it detracts from them.[26][24]

Sister My Sister, Meckler's most popular film, falls into a common trope of killer or murderous queer people, with the main characters, two sisters working as maids, plotting to kill their employer. However, Meckler's work stands out from others in this trope because it was directed by a woman; this is uncommon for the genre.[27] The film portrays a controversial relationship, an incestuous lesbian romance between two sisters. [25]

Ballet

Meckler was the director of A Streetcar Named Desire for the Scottish Ballet.[28]

Awards

  • The Mill on the Floss
    • Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Visiting Production, 2001 (Kennedy Centre)
  • Anna Karenina
    • Best Touring Show TMA/Martini, 1993
    • Outstanding Theatrical Event, Time Out awards, 1992
    • Best Foreign Theatre Company, Diario Clarín, Buenos Aires, 1992
  • Sister My Sister
    • Best Feature, Turin Film Festival, 1995
    •  Public Prize; Best New Director; Youth Prize : Valladolid Film Festival, 1994
  • Alive and Kicking
    • Opening Film, Locarno Film Festival, 1996
    • Most Popular Film, Hamptons Film Festival, 1996
    • Audience Award Best Film, London Film Festival, 1997
    • Grand Prix, Luchon Film Festival, 1999
  • A Streetcar Named Desire
    • Best Dance Production, Southbank Awards, 2012
    •  Best Dance Production Nominee, Olivier Awards, 2012

See also

References

  1. ^ Crouch, Kristin Ann. "Shared Experience Theatre: Exploring the Boundaries of Performance." Order No. 3093639, The Ohio State University, 2003.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Crouch, Kristin Ann. "Shared Experience Theatre: Exploring the Boundaries of Performance." Order No. 3093639, The Ohio State University, 2003, p. 143-183.
  3. ^ "King Lear review – poverty-stricken Shakespeare puts spotlight on homeless". the Guardian. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  4. ^ "The English unbuttoned". The Independent. 2011-10-10. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  5. ^ Billington, Michael (2011-08-05). "A Midsummer Night's Dream – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  6. ^ Allan, Vicky (July 1, 1997). "Alive and Kicking/Indian Summer". Sight and Sound. 7 (7): 35 – via ProQuest.
  7. ^ "The English unbuttoned". The Independent. 2011-10-10. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  8. ^ "CalmView: Overview". catalogue.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  9. ^ "King Lear review – poverty-stricken Shakespeare puts spotlight on homeless". the Guardian. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  10. ^ "Production of Uncle Vanya | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  11. ^ "Production of Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  12. ^ "Production of Sufficient Carbohydrate | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  13. ^ "Nick Hern Books | My Heart's a Suitcase & Low Level Panic : By Clare McIntyre". Nick Hern Books. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  14. ^ Theater, Lincoln Center. "Rose". Lincoln Center Theater. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  15. ^ "Production of The Bacchae | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  16. ^ "Production of Abingdon Square | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  17. ^ "Production of The Birthday Party | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  18. ^ "Production of Anna Karenina | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  19. ^ "Theatre review: Mill on the Floss". the Guardian. 2001-04-05. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  20. ^ "Shared Experience | Productions | War and Peace". www.sharedexperience.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  21. ^ "Theatre review: A Passage to India at Shared Experience at Nottingham Playhouse and Touring". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  22. ^ Darren, Alison (2000). Lesbian Film Guide. Cassell. pp. 198-199. ISBN 030433376X.
  23. ^ Staff (September 9, 1996). "Indian Summer". Variety. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  24. ^ a b Allan, Vicky (July 1, 1997). "Alive and Kicking/Indian Summer". Sight and Sound. 7 (7): 35 – via ProQuest.
  25. ^ a b Griffiths, Robin (2006). British Queer Cinema. New York, NY: Routledge. pp. 215–239. ISBN 9-78-0-415-30779-6.
  26. ^ Levy, Emanuel (1994-11-07). "Sister My Sister". Variety. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  27. ^ Benshoff & Griffin, Harry M. & Sean (2006). Queer Images : a History of Gay and Lesbian Film in America. USA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. p. 274. ISBN 0-7425-1971-6.
  28. ^ Mackrell, Judith (2015-04-01). "A Streetcar Named Desire review – erotic and tragic ballet". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-09-27.

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