Kathryn Shaw

Kathryn Shaw has been the Artistic Director of Studio 58 since 1985. She received her B.A. in Dramatic Art from Whitman College and an M.F.A. in acting from New York’s Columbia University. For the past 30 years, Ms. Shaw has directed for theatre companies across Canada and has taught acting for professional and community groups in B.C., Winnipeg and Halifax. She has also been a guest instructor at the National Theatre School in Montreal. Ms. Shaw’s most recent directorial work includes Trelawny of the Wells for Studio 58, The Great Depression by Joan MacLeod for Green Thumb Theatre/Studio 58, A Midsummer’s Night Dream for Studio 58 and Cyrano De Bergerac for the Richmond Gateway Theatre. She is a recipient of the 1996 Sam Payne Award given by UBCP/ACTRA and in 2001, Kathryn was on the first Siminovich Prize Jury as she has twice served as the Festival Adjudicator for Theatre B.C.’s Mainstage. Ms. Shaw has been nominated for four Jessie Richardson Awards and received two for Direction and Best Production. She was the Artistic Director of West Coast Actors from 1978 – 1982 and is a founding member of Angry Actors, an independent theatre company.