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Jackie Maxwell (born 1956) is an Irish-born Canadian theatre director and dramaturge. She was the artistic director of the Shaw Festival from 2002 to 2016.
Jan 17, 2012 · Jackie Maxwell, director, dramaturge (born 1956 in Belfast, Northern Ireland). Jackie Maxwell is a forceful and influential figure in contemporary Canadian theatre and is currently artistic director of the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Feb 7, 2018 · Maxwell was in her 20s when she became associate artistic director of Toronto's Factory Theatre, one of the country's first major non-profit theatres, and just 30 when she was promoted to...
May 19, 2023 · Jackie Maxwell. Director and dramaturge, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1956, and raised there. Her mother was an English and theatre teacher. Jackie Maxwell attended Victoria College Girls Grammar School, and participated in the youth program at the Lyric Players Theatre, founded by Mary O'Malley.
Dec 31, 2022 · When she moved on from her 14-year tenure as Shaw Festival’s artistic director in 2016, Jackie Maxwell had recently been appointed to the Order of Ontario. When she returns to NIagara-on-the-Lake to direct J.M. Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World in May, she can add Order of Canada to her name.
Jan 4, 2023 · Jackie Maxwell can keep a secret. About a month ago, the powers that be reached out to advise the former artistic director of the Shaw Festival that she had been nominated for the Order of Canada. Considered the country’s highest civilian honour, it is bestowed by the Governor General and secrecy rules the entire process.
Jul 7, 2022 · Jackie Maxwell is one of Canada’s most celebrated theatre artists. She has directed for theatres across Canada including The Stratford Festival, The Tarragon, The Citadel, Soulpepper, Mirvish Productions and many more. She has also worked for several theatres in the US.
