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Ron Reed
Founding Artistic Director
Before founding Pacific Theatre in 1984, Ron received an MFA in acting from the California Institute of the Arts. His portrayal of C.S. Lewis in SHADOWLANDS was nominated for a Jessie Richardson Award, as were his performances in A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, MOURNING DOVE, GOD’S MAN IN TEXAS and COTTON PATCH GOSPEL. Other favourite roles have included Charlie in THE FOREIGNER, Matt Friedman in TALLEY’S FOLLY, John/Judas in GODSPELL, and the one-man-shows DAMIEN and THE TOP TEN THOUSAND OF ALL TIME. In December, Ron will perform a one-man version of Dickens’ CHRISTMAS CAROL.
Ron is also a widely-produced playwright, with over fifty productions of his plays to date. BOOK OF THE DRAGON won the Chalmers Canadian Play Award in 1997, and TENT MEETING (a collaboration with Morris Ertman) was nominated for Toronto’s Dora Mavor Moore Award and Edmonton’s Sterling Award as Outstanding New Play. A BRIGHT PARTICULAR STAR premiered at Pacific Theatre in May 2006. Other works include REFUGE OF LIES, A BRIGHT PARTICULAR STAR, YOU STILL CAN’T, DREAMS OF KINGS & CARPENTERS and REMNANT.
Ron is currently at work on a book, Soul Food Movies: A Guide to films with a spiritual flavour. Email him if you’d like to be added to his Soul Food list, not-very-regular emails about arts events “with a spiritual flavour,” and don’t forget to check out his blogs – Soul Food Vancouver, Soul Food Movies, and Oblations.
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