Joe Dowling

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Joe Dowling (born 27 September 1948) is an artistic director. He was artistic director for the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. He is known for his work as artistic director of the Abbey Theatre in Ireland and his production involvement can be found in the Abbey Theatre archives. [1] He has also directed plays in other theatres in Ireland as well as theatres in London, New York City, Washington D.C., Montreal, and Alberta. [2] In 1975 he directed "Katie Roche [3] " by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy.

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Education and career

Educated at the Catholic University School, Colaiste na Rinne and at University College Dublin, Dowling has been long connected with Irish theatre having founded the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin in 1986, serving as artistic director of the Irish Theatre Company and the Peacock theatre and founding the Young Abbey, Ireland's first theater-in-education group.[ citation needed ]

He became the Guthrie Theatre's artistic director in 1995 [4] and has directed productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream , The Playboy of the Western World , Much Ado About Nothing , The Importance of Being Earnest , Julius Caesar , Twelfth Night , Romeo and Juliet , Macbeth and Amadeus .[ citation needed ]

He directed Hamlet , the Guthrie's last production in its original location next to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Hamlet was also the first play produced by the Guthrie in 1963, directed by Sir Tyrone Guthrie himself.[ citation needed ]

Dowling's first production at the theater's new location was The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard.[ citation needed ]

As part of the 2007/2008 season, he directed the American premiere of The Home Place by Brian Friel and in the 2009/2010 season, he directed and performed in Friel's play Faith Healer . [5]

Following the announcement of the 2012 Guthrie Theatre lineup, Dowling was criticized for the lack of diversity in the selection of directors and playwrights. [6] In an interview with MPR, he said "this kind of drip drip drip of complaints about the Guthrie - I'm not certain that it's constructive." [7]

In April 2014, Dowling announced that he would be retiring from the Guthrie Theater after the 2014/2015 season. [8] Dowling was expected to direct productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream , The Crucible and finishing with Juno and the Paycock , which he had previously directed on Broadway in 1988. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Abbey Theatre Archive".
  2. ↑ American Theatre Wing. "Biography: Joe Dowling" . Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Teresa Deevy Archive".
  4. ↑ Preston, Rohan (31 May 2015). "Guthrie's Joe Dowling takes a final curtain call at theater he reinvented". Star Tribune. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Joe Dowling returns to stage with Faith Healer". Midmorning (broadcast). Minnesota Public Radio. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Royce, Graydon (19 April 2012). "Guthrie's 2012 lineup starts diversity debate". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  7. ↑ Combs, Marianne (25 April 2012). "Joe Dowling responds to criticisms of Guthrie's season". MPR.
  8. 1 2 "Joe Dowling's farewell defines Guthrie Theater's 2014-15 season". Star Tribune. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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