Mitch McGowan
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Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2010 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
The Magnetic Lady Lights of London Productions |
White Bear Theatre |
2007 |
Director
Theatre |
The Last Nightingale Ovation |
Upstairs at the Gatehouse |
2005 |
Director
Theatre |
Oklahoma! Victoria Operatic Society |
McPherson Theatre, Victoria, Canada |
2005 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Beau Jest Taproot Theatre Company |
Taproot Theatre |
2004 |
Actor
Theatre |
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Seattle Public Theater |
Bathhouse Theatre, Seattle, USA |
2004 |
Actor
Theatre |
The Playboy of the Western World Exchange Theatre Seattle |
Bathhouse Theatre, Seattle, USA |
2004 |
Assitant Director
Theatre |
Love's Labour's Lost Wooden O Theatre Productions |
Tour |
2004 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
The Tavern Seattle Public Theatre |
Bathhouse Theatre |
2004 |
Director in Residence
Theatre |
Woodinville Playwright Project Seattle Repertory Theatre |
Leo K Theatre, Seattle, USA |
2003 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
The Importance of Being Earnest Seattle Public Theatre |
Bathhouse Theatre |
2002 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
Romeo and Juliet Seattle Public Theater |
Bathhouse Theatre, Seattle, USA |
2002 |
Actor
Theatre |
As You Like It Western Washington Shakespeare Festival |
Riverside Park, Mt Vernon, USA |
2002 |
Actor
Theatre |
Much Ado About Nothing Western Washington Shakespeare Festival |
Riverside Park, Mt Vernon, USA |
2001 |
Director
Theatre |
Dial 'M' for Murder Burien Theatre |
Burien Theatre, Seattle, USA |
2001 |
Director
Theatre |
The Cripple of Inishmaan Burien Theatre |
Burien Theatre, Seattle, USA |
2000 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
The Hostage Theater Schmeater |
Theater Schmeater |
2000 |
Director
Theatre |
Shylock Washington Shakespeare Festival |
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, USA |
2000 |
Director
Theatre |
The Merry Wives of Windsor Washington Shakespeare Festival |
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, USA |
2000 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Our Town ArtsWest Theatre Company |
ArtsWest Theatre and Gallery |
2000 |
Director
Theatre |
The Best Man Burien Theatre |
Burien Theatre, Seattle, USA |
2000 |
Director
Theatre |
South Pacific Northwest Savoyards |
PCC Auditorium, Everett, USA |
1999 |
Director
Theatre |
As You Like It Washington Shakespeare Festival |
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, USA |
1998 |
Director (Guest Artist)
Theatre |
The Memorandum Highline College |
Highline Colege Theatre, Seattle, USA |
1998 |
Director
Theatre |
Dancing at Lughnasa Washington Shakespeare Festival |
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, USA |
1998 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Soft Click of a Switch Northwest Actors Studio |
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1996 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
Hamlet Washington Shakespeare Festival |
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, USA |
1996 |
Director
Theatre |
The Twilight Zone - Live on Stage: The Purple Testament Theater Schmeater |
Theater Schmeater, Seattle, USA |
1995 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Shenandoah Civic Light Opera |
Jane Addams Theatre |
1995 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Medea Theater Schmeater |
Volunteer Park |
1995 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Once in a Lifetime Theater Schmeater |
Theater Schmeater |
1995 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
The Importance of Being Earnest Repertory Actors Workshop (ReAct) |
Theatre Off Jackson |
1995 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
No, No, Nanette Civic Light Opera |
Jane Addams Theatre |
1995 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Age of Wonders Northwest Asian American Theatre |
Theatre Off Jackson |
1994 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
A Little Night Music Civic Light Opera |
Jane Addams Theatre |
1994 |
Director
Theatre |
The Lion in Winter Burien Theatre |
Burien Theatre, Seattle, USA |
1993 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
And the Soul Shall Dance Northwest Asian American Theatre |
Theatre Off Jackson |
1991 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Kitty, Kitty / Last Supper Empty Space |
Empty Space, Seattle, Washington |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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1997 | MPhil, Irish Theatre | Trinity College Dublin |
1987 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theatre, Directing and Stage Management | University of Victoria |
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About me
My philosophy is best summed up by two excerpts:David Mamet, "Writing in Restaurants": (First principles) subjugate all aspects of the production to the idea of the play, and cause all elements to adhere to and express that idea forecfully, fully, without desire for praise or fear of censure.
Simon Callow, "Being an Actor": If (questions of the play's world and style) were the whole quest of the rehearsal, ... actors, instead of enslaving themselves to a directorial conceit with which they may or may not agree, would be immersed in the very source of the work in question, not engaged in decorating its surface. ... (The director should be chosen) specifically for his knowledge of the world of the play and its performing traditions. The actors would use him or her to challenge themselves to the utmost flexibility in reaching the play's world and style.
That is the kind of director I am. If you are looking for this kind of rehearsal and performance, I would like to hear from you.
Additional information:
Please note that my Stage Manager credits from North America roughly equate to Deputy Stage Manager responsibilities in the UK.
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Assistant Director |
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Job Titles | Director, 1st AD (Assistant Director), Stage Manager |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Work Permits | USA |