Dean Gabourie
Assistant / Associate Artistic Director, Stratford Festival 2008 - 2012
Gabourie has worked as a member of the Stratford Festival in various capacities for 10 seasons, under 3 Artistic Directors, commencing in 2001.
2001 Gabourie was invited to the Festival to be Assistant Director to Antoni Cimolino on Twelfth Night starring Peter Donaldson & William Hutt and to direct two pieces for the Roberston Davies Celebration, Overlaid & Voice of the People, starring Kate Trotter & Jerry Frankin. In the fall of 2001 Gabourie joined the Festival Directors Office working in New Play Development & Casting.
2002 The Stratford Festivals 50th Anniversary Season, Gabourie acted as Assistant Director on Festival Artistic Director Richard Monette's production of All's Well That Ends Well starring Domni Blythe, Lucy Peacock & William Hutt. Gabourie also directed Bereav'd of Light by Ian Ross, starring Leon Pownall, Derwin Jordan & Gregory Dominic Odjig, for the Inaugural Season of the Studio Theatre. In the fall of 2002 Richard Monette asked Gabourie to attend Middlesex Universities Directing Shakespeare Module and Gabourie spent 8 weeks studying approaches to Shakespeare with a group of international directors and some of the worlds leading practitioners of Shakespeare including John Russell Brown & Dame Janet Suzman.
2003 Gabourie returned to the Festival to work with Cimolino on Loves Labours Lost starring Brian Bedford and in that same year Richard Monette personally nominated Gabourie for the Canada Council, John Hirsch Directors Award.
2006 Gabourie was invited back to the Festival to work with Cimolino on Coriolanus starring Martha Henry & Colm Feore.
2008 Gabourie returns to Stratford to act as the Assistant Director to Des McAnuff on Romeo & Juliet starring Nikki James & Gareth Potter and also to be a participant in the International Directors Summit working with theatrical luminaries such as Mike Alfreds, Jonathan Kent, & Garry Hynes & Christopher Newton.
2008 Gabourie accepted the appointment as the Assistant Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival by Artistic Director Des McAnuff.
2008 Stratford films Des McAnuff's production of George Bernard Shaw's Caesar & Cleopatra starring Nikki James & Christopher Plummer.
2010 Gabourie directs The Two Gentlemen of Verona for the Festival. The first of Shakespeare's works to be mounted at the Studio Theatre. 2010 is also the Inagural year for the Micahel Langham Workshop for Classical Theatre Direction.
2010 Stratford films The Tempest starring Christopher Plummer.
2010 Stratford takes A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum starring Sean Cullen, Bruce Dow, Chilina Kennedy & Stephen Ouimette to Toronto in association with Mirvish Productions.
2011 Gabourie accepted the appointment as the Associate Artistic Director of the Festival. Gabourie''s tenure lasted until October 2012.
2011 Stratford films Twelfth Night starring Juan Chioran, Brian Dennehy, Stephen Ouimette, Cara Ricketts & Tom Rooney
2011 Stratford takes Jesus Christ Superstar starring Chilina Kennedy, Bruce Dow, Paul Nolan & Josh Young to the La Jolla Playhouse & then to Broadway.
2012 The Stratford Festivals 60th Anniversary Season, Gabourie directs the World Premiere of Daniel McIvor's The Best Brothers.
2013 Gabourie is invited back to the Festival to direct the World Premiere of Judith Thompson's The Thrill. Gabourie also remounts The Best Brothers at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto.
Gabourie considers the founding of the *Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Theatre Direction to be his most enduring legacy at the Festival.
While working at Stratford Dean received the Tyrone Guthrie, Jean Gascon Award.
The Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Theatre Direction : Participants 2010 - 2015
Graham Abbey, Sharon Bajer, Eric Benson, Kevin Bennett, Dian Marie Bridge, Christine Brubaker, Jessica Carmichael, Brett Christopher, Mitchell Cushman, Heather Davies, Alan Dilworth, Andrea Donaldson, Darcy Evans, Charlotte Gowdy, Varrick Grimes, Krista Jackson, Ravi Jain, Thomas Morgan Jones, Kate Newby, Rachel Peake, Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu, Kristen van Ginhoven, Birgit Schreyer Duarte, Ken Schwartz, Andrew Shaver, Rachel Slaven, Bronwyn Steinberg, Lezlie Wade, Rona Waddington, Aaron Willis, Lee Wilson, Ted Witzel
* 'This program offers an unparalleled opportunity to gain critical insight into mastering the art of directing classical theatre. The Workshop welcomes directors in the early or mid stages of their careers and who have some experience in directing the classics.'
Stratford Festival PLAYBILL : 2009 - 2012
Artistic Director Des McAnuff
2012 : 60th Anniversary Season
42nd Street by Michael Stewart & Mark Mramble, lyrics Al Dubin, music Harry Warren
directed by Gary Griffin
A Word or Two written, arranged & performed by Christopher Plummer
directed by Des McAnuff
The Best Brothers by Daniel MacIvor
directed by Dean Gabourie
Cymbeline by Shakespeare
directed by Antoni Cimolino
Elektra by Sophocles
directed by Thomas Moschopoulos
Henry V by Shakespeare
directed by Des McAnuff
HIRSCH created & conceived by Alon Nashmon & Paul Thompson
directed by Paul Thompson
MacHomer by Rick Miller adapted from Shakespeare
created & adapted by Rick Miller
The Matchmaker by Thorton Wilder
directed by Chris Abraham
Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare
directed by Christopher Newton
The Pirates of Penzance by W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan
directed by Ethan McSweeny
Wanderlust by Morris Panych
directed by Morris Panych
The War of 1812 by Michael Hollingsworth
directed by Deanne Taylor
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown book, music & lyrics by Clark Gesner
directed by Donna Feore
2011
Camelot book & lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Fredrick Loewe
directed by Gary Griffin
The Grapes of Wrath adapted by Frank Galati
directed by Antoni Cimolino
The Homecoming by Harold Pinter
directed by Jennifer Tarver
Hosanna by Michel Tremblay
directed by Weyni Mengesha
Jesus Christ Superstar lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Weber
directed by Des McAnuff
The Little Years by John Mighton
directed by Chris Abraham
The Merry Wives of Windsor by Shakespeare
directed by Frank Galati
The Misanthrope by Moliere
directed by David Grindley
Richard III by Shakespeare
directed by Miles Potter
Shakespeare's Will by Vern Thiessen
directed by Miles Potter
Titus Andronicus by Shakespeare
directed by Darko Tresnjak
Twelfth Night by Shakespeare
directed by Des McAnuff
2010
As You Like It by Shakespeare
directed by Des McAnuff
Dangerous Liaisons by Christopher Hampton
directed by Ethan McSweeny
Do Not Go Gentle by Leon Pownall
directed by Dean Gabourie
Evita lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
directed by Gary Griffin
For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again by Michel Tremblay, translated by Linda Gaboriau
directed by Chris Abraham
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris based on the works of Jacques Brel
directed by Stafford Arima
King of Thieves by George F. Walker, songs & music by John Roby
directed by Jennifer Tarver
Kiss Me, Kate music by Cole Porter, book by Sam & Bella Spewack
directed by John Doyle
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
directed by Tim Carroll
The Tempest by Shakespeare
directed by Des McAnuff
The Two Gentlemen of Verona by Shakespeare
directed by Dean Gabourie
The Winter's Tale by Shakespeare
directed by Marti Maraden
2009
Macbeth by Shakespeare
directed by Des McAnuff
West Side Story book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim & Bernstein
directed by Gary Griffin
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
directed by Donna Feore
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare
directed by David Grindley
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
directed by Brian Bedford
Julius Caesar by Shakespeare
directed by James McDonald
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim,
book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart
directed by Des McAnuff
Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
directed by Martha Henry
Bartholomew Fair by Ben Jonson
directed by Antoni Cimolino
Ever Yours, Oscar adapted & created by Brian Bedford
directed by Brian Bedford
Phèdre by Jean Racine adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker
directed by Carey Perloff
The Trespassers by Morris Panyach
directed by Morris Panych
Rice Boy by Sunil Kuruvilla
directed by Guillermo Verdecchia
Zastrozzi by George F. Walker
directed by Jennifer Tarver
