Jackie Maxwell

Jackie Maxwell (born 1956), is a theatre director and dramaturge.

Maxwell was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. After earning an Honours degree in Drama at the University of Manchester, England, Maxwell accompanied her husband, Benedict Campbell, back to his native Canada, where she began to work as a director at the National Arts Centre.[1] She subsequently became Artistic Director of Factory Theatre in Toronto (1987–95) and Director of New Play Development at the Charlottetown Festival in Prince Edward Island. In 2002, she became Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival. She has two daughters, Deragh and Lucy. [2]

Maxwell's extensive list of directed productions including of William Inge's Picnic (2001);[1] Saint Joan (2007), Chekhov's Three Sisters (2003),[3] Marc Michel Bouchard's The Coronation Voyage (2003) and Githa Sowerby's Rutherford and Son (2004), Brief Encounters (2009),[4] Jay Turvey/Paul Sportelli musical Maria Severa (2011).

During her tenure at the Shaw Festival, Maxwell has included pieces by women writers from Shaw’s period, commissioned new translations by some of Canada’s most respected playwrights, presented Canadian classics on the playbill and initiated enormous growth in the area of new play development.[3]

Honours

In 2016, she was made a member of the Order of Ontario.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 The Canadian Encyclopedia. Jackie Maxwell. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jackie-maxwell/
  2. ↑ Leong, Melissa (2012) Scenes from a Life: Jackie Maxwell. National Post. http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/07/27/scenes-from-a-life-jackie-maxwell/
  3. 1 2 Shaw Festival Mandate and History http://www.shawfest.com/about-the-shaw/mandate-and-history/
  4. ↑ Noël Coward’s Tonight at 8:30 series started with previews of Brief Encounters at the Shaw Festival Theatre. Media Release. Shaw Festival. http://news.shawfest.com/2009/04/14/noel-coward’s-tonight-at-830-series-started-with-previews-of-brief-encounters-at-the-shaw-festival-theatre/
  5. ↑ "New Appointees to the Order of Ontario". January 13, 2016.
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