The Creatus Project
In association with CSARN, PAL Vancouver, PHT Creative HUB, & Western Gold Theatre
Intergenerational
Directors & Designers Lab.
Emrging Artists Karen Chiang & Joell Wyminga joining digitaly (Vancouver, 2023)
“The Creatus Project has changed my life!”
– Andrea Rabinovitch, theatre & dance maker
June, 2023
PAL Studio Theatre
(Vancouver, Canada)
With an intergenerational team of Vancouver artists, this laboratory examined the role of Directors and Designers in access for elder artists and audiences and pathways to integrate access into the rehearsal process and production.
Creative Research Team: Karen Chiang, Murray Price, Ken Scott, Kathryn Shaw, Roy Surrette, Tanja Dixon Warren, & Joelle Wyminga | Conceived of by Dr. Julia Henderson and Jack Paterson
We gratefully acknowledge the support of Canada Council for the Arts.
Kathryn Shaw
Theatre Maker & Educator
Kathryn Shaw (she / her) was the Artistic Director of Studio 58 from 1985 until she retired in December 2020. She taught acting in the program for 46 years. She received her B.A. in Dramatic Art from Whitman College and an M.F.A in Acting from the Columbia University School of Arts. In France, she did physical theatre training with Monika Pagneux and Philippe Gaulier.
For over 50 years, Ms. Shaw directed for theatre companies across Canada and BC including Bard on the Beach, the Richmond Gateway Theatre, the Vancouver Playhouse and the Belfry Theatre. She has taught acting for professional and community groups in British Columbia, Winnipeg and Halifax and has been a guest instructor at the National Theatre School in Montreal.
Kathryn was honoured with Life Membership in Canadian Actors Equity Association in 2016. In 2010, Kathryn was listed by the Vancouver Sun as one of BC’s 100 Most Influential Women. The same year she received the Career Achievement Award from the Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance and the ACCC Bronze Medal for Excellence in Teaching. In 2005, Kathryn was elected into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame. She is a recipient of the 1996 Sam Payne Award given by UBCP/ACTRA in recognition of
“humanity, integrity and the encouragement of new talent.” She has served as the Festival Adjudicator for Theatre BC’s Mainstage 1991, 2004, 2014 and 2023 as well as adjudicating regional festivals. Ms. Shaw has been nominated for four Jessie Richardson Awards for her directing work and has received two Jessie Richardson Awards for Direction and Best Production.
In retirement Kathryn has rekindled her acting career and has taken up playwriting.
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