Terrence Shank

(19*-) Playwright and director. ** His adaptation and direction of Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath starring Michael McCabe, Erica Rogers, Sean Taylor and James Borthwick was staged in 1986. He directed Joe Orton’s Loot starring Michael McCabe, James Borthwick, Michael Richard and Aletta Bezuidenhout for PACT in October 1986. His production of David Wiltse’s Doubles was staged at the Alhambra in December 1986. His production of Sugar and Spice starring Bess Finney was the opening production at the Little Theatre, Rosebank in February 1987. He directed PACT’s production of Mark Rozovsky’s Strider at the Alexander in 1987. He directed Sandra Prinsloo and Sean Taylor in Double Double at the Andre Huguenet in 1987. He directed Alan Browne’s Beirut for PACT in 1988. He directed Vladimir Gubartev’s Sarcophagus at the Andre Huguenet in 1988. He directed a revival of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes in 1989. He directed Sweet Charity which formed part of NAPAC’s The Trilogy in 1989. He directed William Finn’s March of the Falsettos at the Adcock-Ingram in September 1989. He directed Persona at the Windybrow in May 1990. He directed the Moira Blumenthal-PACT production of Ghetto in 1991. He directed David Mamet’s Oleanna in 1993.

Sources

Tucker, 1997

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