Don Shipley (stage director)
| Don Shipley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Canada |
Don Shipley is a prominent Canadian artistic director and highly successful stage director and producer. He has led many theatre companies in Canada and Europe since the mid-1970s and is currently the Creative Director for Arts and Culture, Festivals, Ceremonies consultant for the organizing committee of the TO2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games.
Positions Shipley has held include:
- Artistic director at Victoria's Belfry Theatre from 1976 to 1979[1]
- Artistic director of the Grand Theatre in London Ontario from 1984 to 1986[2]
- Manager of performing arts at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto from 1988 to 2001[3]
- Artistic director of the Dublin Theatre Festival from 2005 to 2007[4][5]
- Artistic director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 2008.[6]
References
- ↑ Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
- ↑ Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
- ↑ Shipley tapped for Dublin fest - Entertainment News, Web Exclusive, Media - Variety
- ↑ Shipley shaped: ThePost.ie
- ↑ RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Don Shipley - Artistic Director of the Dublin Theatre Festival
- ↑ http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/about/pdf/NR28A2006.pdf