2002 SEASON    

Chris Abraham - Guest Director
Romeo & Juliet and The Temptest
July 19 - September 1, 2002

Chris Abraham is a director, designer and dramaturg. He attended the University of Toronto Theatre Studies program before returning to Montreal to study Directing at the National Theatre School of Canada. After leaving Montreal, he apprenticed with most of Canada's premiere theatre companies including the Canadian Stage Company, Theatre Passe Muraille and the National Arts Centre.

The summer of 2002 will mark Chris' third season as Guest Director for the York Shakespeare Festival, having directed past productions of Twelfth Night and As You Like It. Other recent directing credits include: I, Claudia starring Kristen Thomson (Tarragon Theatre); Salt Water Moon (Saidye Bronfman Centre); Boxhead (Go Chicken Go/Factory Theatre); The Possibilities (The Montreal Young Company); Mysterium Tremendum, The Offering and Easy Lenny Lazmon and the Great Western Ascension - 1999 Dora Award for Best Direction (Moriah Productions/Go Chicken Go); Lenz - 1999 Dora Nomination for Outstanding Play and Lighting Design and Dora Award for Outstanding Performance (Go Chicken Go); Kaspar and Offending the Audience (Go Chicken Go) Judith and The Possibilities (Serious Cow and Go Chicken Go).

Chris was awarded the 1999 Ken McDougall and John Hirsch Awards for emerging directors and recently received the protege portion of the prestigious Elinore and Lou Siminovitch Prize for Theatre won by Daniel Brooks.

Upcoming projects include Daniel Brook's The Good Life and Jonothan Wilson's Well, both at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto.

2002 SEASON