Mitch McGowan

Director
Assistant Director
Location: London, England, UK

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Credits

Year	Job Title Project Type	Project Name Director / Company	Location
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
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
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
Job Titles	Director, 1st AD (Assistant Director), Stage Manager
Years in industry	6+ years
Work Permits	USA