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Stephen Wrentmore

Stephen Wrentmore is a British theatre director, writer, educator, and strategist currently working in the United States.

Career

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Wrentmore is currently a lecturer at the University of Kentucky’s College of Fine Arts, Department of Theatre & Dance.[1] He previously worked as Artistic Producer at Poole's Centre for the Arts (UK)[2] and as Associate Artistic Director at Arizona Theatre Company,[3] where he founded the new play development series, featuring workshop performances with writers such as Larissa FastHorse, Caridad Svich, Kristiana Colón, Lauren Yee, and Brian Dykstra.[4][5] Wrentmore was also Artistic Director of The Byre Theatre[6] in St Andrews, Scotland, and worked with Trevor Nunn and John Caird at the Royal National Theatre in London and as Associate Director on the world tour of Hamlet, featuring Simon Russell Beale in the title role.

Wrentmore's directing work has been showcased internationally and throughout the United States, including productions in New York, California, Arizona, Minneapolis, Boston, London, Edinburgh, Dublin, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Kosovo, Latvia, Cyprus, Kazakhstan and Serbia.[7] His writing has been published by Theatre Communications Group[8][9] and featured in contemporary adaptations of the works of William Shakespeare, including productions in Arizona,[10] Oklahoma,[11] and Kentucky,[12] and his work as a curator includes an exhibition and publications by artist Ineke Van der Val[13] and Denise Webber. As an educator, he also developed the MyShakespeare learning program, focused on forging connections between Shakespearean themes and the modern world, and worked as a learning consultant for Tate Gallery.

Personal life

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Wrentmore grew up in north and west London. He studied at the University of Cambridge and the Royal Central School of Drama at the University of London, and is a Fellow of the Clore Leadership Programme.

References

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  1. ^ "Faculty/Staff Listing". University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Poole Directory - April/May 2007". Dorset Directories Ltd. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Allen, Kathleen (January 21, 2011). "Brit joins ATC as its associate artistic director". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Hadley, Debbie (September 8, 2011). "The Play Process". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "New Plays Will Be Read at ATC's Cafe Bohemia". Downtown Tucson Partnership. September 2, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "New Artistic Director Appointed to Byre Theatre". Fife Today. November 27, 2003. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Stephen Wrentmore | Phoenix Theater: An Eccentric History". Phoenix Theatre: An Eccentric History. June 8, 2014.
  8. ^ Svich, Caridad (July 14, 2019). Innovation in Five Acts: Strategies for Theatre and Performance. Theatre Communications Group. ISBN 978-1559365116.
  9. ^ "Innovation in Five Acts" (PDF). Theatre Communications Group. July 31, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023. Contributors include:
  10. ^ Allen, Kathleen (April 10, 2014). "Arizona Repertory production has makings of a dream". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  11. ^ Jones, Rod (March 25, 2016). "Play is 'As You Like It'". Oklahoma City University. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  12. ^ "Fall Arts 2019 - Theatre & Performance". Smiley Pete. Smiley Pete Publishing. August 27, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  13. ^ Van der Wal, Ineke. "Ineke Van der Wal Quartet by Stephen Wrentmore". YouTube. Ineke Van der Wal. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
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