Playhouse was a major training facility

From paw 22

opportunity to sec the masters
pertonn an the Londan stages,
and some professional work tn
Cngiand behind him, Swan come
back home.

“TP wanted to build something
here,” he says.

A thriving Edmonton theatrical
scene prompted Swan and some

became Norther bight Deore

When Swan lett Northern tiabt
2 Med done abuut 75
Days. we'd emploved 290 to 3D0
people, and trom a budget of zene
our budget grew to three-quarters
ofa millon dollars.’

As the theatre's success Bren,
Swan branched out trom just be-
mg the theatre's artistic director to
freelancing tor “most of the ma-

Shaw Festival Montread s Centaar
Theatee, The Manitoba phoatre
Centre The Cadeiin fdimeanion
Alberta Theatre Proyects. Phe
Plavhouse in Vancouver and Phe
Bastian Theatre iy Victoria

He alsa spent a cence as artiste
chrector tor the Lennoay dle best:
vali Oiueber.

Sean has written for both alan
ded televisron, and has sened as
CBC's national radio dranis pro-

Wednesday, June 12, 1991 - North Shore News - 23

and attera break. directed twe
shaw in Vancouver, Fdmonton
end Nac torta.

Then Coutotthe blue, he
was Oltemed disc torship othe
Ravbouse Acti School,

Sawa sas The Gpportuoity to
become a teaener as “a echance
fo une something back 7

id been complaminy about
The state of actor preparedness in
Canada andotgave meg chance
todo somerhiniy about that

Swan Das been with the school
Tor tour years

During his tenare, the school
graduated twa classes ar lO to 16

The eraduating students will go
on to make saenificant contebue
tans fo theatre, he says, as actors,
writers, teachers. and directors,

Swan has the dubious distiacton
ot being the sc haol’s hist director,
because the Vancouver Playhouse
hoard ot directors has decided that
tney no fonver have the naan ia
resources tO osantain the sc hel

“The school over the 16 years
thas existed, has trained some
very exciting peaple,” Swan says.

Akhourh he has had otters tram
around the cauntry, Swan says he
has no desire to leave home.

“We can look towards having

friends to move to Alberta, where jor regional theatres in the Coun:

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