Wendy Gorling

Wendy Gorling is co-creator for the famed Overcoat. As a director, she has created four non-verbal pieces with Morris Panych, (Overcoat has toured the world) and choreographed movement for plays such as Equus, Greeks and Herringbone. She was the movement coach for Vancouver Opera’s Suzannah and became a member of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 2008, creating the choreography for both Trojan Women and Moby Dick. As one of Vancouver’s favourite character actors, she was a member of two alternative theatre companies: Axis Theatre, which she co-founded, and Tamahnous Theatre. She has worked with both the Vancouver Playhouse and the Arts Club Theatre. Some of her well known acting roles have been in Flea in her Ear, The School for Scandal, The Visit, Seven Stories, Blithe Spirit, Ends of the Earth, Blue Window and Imaginary Invalid. A graduate of Ecole LeCoq in Paris, Wendy, a much respected instructor, has taught physical theatre and acting for over 30 years at Studio 58 and is featured in the book Theatre Without Borders as a master teacher. She has received six Vancouver Theatre Alliance Jessie Awards.