Don Shipley
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Don Shipley is a prominent Canadian stage director. He has led many theatre companies in Canada and Europe since the mid-1970s.
Positions Shipley has held include:
Positions Shipley has held include:
- Artistic Director at Victoria's Belfry TheatreBelfry TheatreThe Belfry Theatre is a theatre and associated theatre company in the Fernwood neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The theatre is, in fact, a nineteenth-century church designed by Thomas Hooper.-Origins:...
from 1976 to 1979 - Artistic Director of the Grand TheatreGrand Theatre, OntarioThe Grand Theatre is a professional theatre located at 471 Richmond Street just south of Dufferin Avenue in London, Ontario, Canada.Its main auditorium has a seating capacity of 839 with a regular season running from September to May...
in London Ontario from 1984 to 1986 - Manager of Performing Arts at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto from 1988 to 2001
- Artistic Director of the Dublin Theatre FestivalDublin Theatre FestivalThe Dublin Theatre Festival is Europe's oldest specialized theatre festival. It was founded by theatre impresario Brendan Smith in 1957 and has, with the exception of two years, produced a season of international and Irish theatre each autumn. It is one of a number of key post-World War II events...
from 2005 to 2007 - Artistic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 2008.