Jillian Keiley
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Jillian Keiley | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Occupation | Director |
Jillian Keiley is a theater director from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1995, Keiley became the founding artistic director of Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland. From 2012 to 2022, Keiley served as the artistic director for English Theatre at Canada's National Arts Centre.[1]
Early life and education
Keiley was born in 1970 and raised in Goulds,[2] a community just south of St. John's. She attended St. Kevin's High School and York University, completing the theatre directing program in 1994.[citation needed]
Career
While attending York University, Keiley founded the Splash Cabaret Series in St. John's with support from Lois Brown (then artistic animateur of Resource Centre for The Arts Theatre Company (RCAT)). After graduating college, she moved permanently back to St. John's and began the play In Your Dreams, Freud (1994). The play had a cast of 45. Freud was first performed in St. John's as fundraiser for RCAT and was again performed three months later. Keiley and the production crew of the show founded Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland as a company to facilitate the production.[3] Keiley served as the artistic director of Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland for 18 years.
For Artistic Fraud, Keiley has directed The Cheat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Burial Practices, Under Wraps, Salvage: The Story of a House, Icycle, Oil and Water, In Your Dreams, Freud, Afterimage, Fear of Flight, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams and Between Breaths. In 2002, Keiley directed Tempting Providence, Chafe's play which was commissioned and premiered by Theatre Newfoundland Labrador (TNL). The show was created for TNL's Gros Morne Theatre Festival, and it toured consistently from 2003–2014. During this period, Keiley was an annual instructor of chorus with the National Theatre School of Canada, and directed theatre and opera productions in Australia, Ireland, and across Canada.[citation needed]
Keiley became the artistic director of the National Arts Centre English Theatre in 2012. There, she directed Metamorphoses, Alice Through the Looking-Glass (with Stratford Festival), Tartuffe (adapted by Andy Jones) and Twelfth Night (January 2016). Keiley left the National Arts Centre in 2022 after introduction of a co-curation company in residence reduced the scope of her role.[4][5]
For the Stratford Festival, she directed Alice through the Looking Glass (2014), The Diary of Anne Frank (2015),[6] and As You Like It (2016),[7] and The Neverending Story (2019).[8]
Personal life
She is married to music producer Don Ellis, with whom she has one daughter.[9]
Awards
- Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council's Emerging Artist Award - 1996[citation needed]
- Canada Council’s John Hirsch Prize - 1998[citation needed]
- Siminovitch Prize for Directing - 2004[10]
- Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Direction - 2006 [11]
- Memorial University of Newfoundland Honorary Doctorate of Letters - 2009[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Q&A: Jillian Keiley, National Arts Centre’s incoming artistic director". National Post, March 27, 2012.
- ^ Joe Belanger (Mar 15, 2016). "To grow local culture, support it, Newfoundlander says". The London Free Press. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Artistic Fraud. Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage, 2000.
- ^ Hum, Peter (2021-07-22). "Jillian Keiley to complete her tenure as NAC English theatre's artistic director in 2022". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (2020-12-21). "In reducing her own role, artistic director Jillian Keiley aims to share the spotlight at National Arts Centre's English Theatre". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ Maga, Carly (2015-07-16). "How do you solve a problem like The Stratford Festival?". Torontoist. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ Yeo, Debra (2015-07-01). "Theatrical version of Shakespeare in Love at Stratford Festival in 2016". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (2019-07-16). "Stratford and Shaw festivals 2019 guide: What to see and where to eat and drink". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "Keiley, Jillian". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Athabasca University. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Jillian Keiley wins Siminovitch Prize". The Globe and Mail, October 26, 2004.
- ^ "Award History". The Betty Mitchell Awards. Retrieved August 4, 2020.