Jack Paterson Theatre

“This is the magic of theatre” – Jerry Wasserman, The Province

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Direction & Creation

“To say that Paterson directs with verve would be an understatement…”
Colin Thomas, The Georgia Straight

Director. Devisor. Dramaturg. Translator. Actor. Creative Producer.

Jack Paterson CV & Portfolio

Main Stage Projects

Creations, Development Workshops, & Labs.

International Exchange Projects

Portfolio

Rural Tour: The Ballad of Georges Boivin (Summerland, Canada)

Rural Tour: The Ballad of Georges Boivin (Summerland, Canada)

AAD+ LABS: CREATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED CREATORS (Vancouver, Canada)

AAD+ LABS: CREATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED CREATORS (Vancouver, Canada)

International Translation Exchange: O Jogo Do Beijo (Brazil)

International Translation Exchange: O Jogo Do Beijo (Brazil)

International Translation Exchange: O Leito Do Rio  (Brazil)

International Translation Exchange: O Leito Do Rio (Brazil)

New Translation Canada: QColoniséEs (Inter-Provincial, Canada)

New Translation Canada: QColoniséEs (Inter-Provincial, Canada)

rEvolver Festival: The Ballad of Georges Boivin (Vancouver, Canada)

rEvolver Festival: The Ballad of Georges Boivin (Vancouver, Canada)

Nouvelle Traduction Canada: N’importe où sauf ici (Montreal, Canada)

Nouvelle Traduction Canada: N’importe où sauf ici (Montreal, Canada)

Cross-Cultural Exchange: Variations in Light (Bali, Indonesia)

Cross-Cultural Exchange: Variations in Light (Bali, Indonesia)

Intergenerational Active Access for Seniors Test Kitchen (Vancouver, Canada)

Intergenerational Active Access for Seniors Test Kitchen (Vancouver, Canada)

Intergenerational Producing & Production Lab. (Vancouver, Canada)

Intergenerational Producing & Production Lab. (Vancouver, Canada)

Nouvelle Traduction Canada: Libre comme des sauvages (Pan Canadian)

Nouvelle Traduction Canada: Libre comme des sauvages (Pan Canadian)

Intergenerational Directors & Designers Lab. (Vancouver, Canada)

Intergenerational Directors & Designers Lab. (Vancouver, Canada)

Intergenerational New Writing & Creation Lab. (Vancouver, Canada)

Intergenerational New Writing & Creation Lab. (Vancouver, Canada)

Active Access Design Lab.: Directors & Designers (Vancouver, Canada)

Active Access Design Lab.: Directors & Designers (Vancouver, Canada)

Towards an Inclusive Theatre: Active Access Design Lab. – New Writing (Pan Canadian)

Towards an Inclusive Theatre: Active Access Design Lab. – New Writing (Pan Canadian)

Cross-Cultural Exchange: Wayang 4D (Bali, Indonesia)

Cross-Cultural Exchange: Wayang 4D (Bali, Indonesia)

New Translation Canada: Robert Moule (Pan Canadian)

New Translation Canada: Robert Moule (Pan Canadian)

TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVE THEATRE: PALAZZO DEL MONDO (PIACENZA, ITALY)

TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVE THEATRE: PALAZZO DEL MONDO (PIACENZA, ITALY)

International New Translation and Exchange: La Coalition de la robe (Piacenza, Italy)

International New Translation and Exchange: La Coalition de la robe (Piacenza, Italy)

International New Translation and Exchange: Silence by Trina Davies (Piacenza, Italy)

International New Translation and Exchange: Silence by Trina Davies (Piacenza, Italy)

Towards an Inclusive Theatre: Active Access Design Lab. – Sensory Translation (Vancouver, Canada)

Towards an Inclusive Theatre: Active Access Design Lab. – Sensory Translation (Vancouver, Canada)

HAVEN (Vancouver, Canada)

HAVEN (Vancouver, Canada)

A Glimpse into New Translation: The Hardings (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: The Hardings (Pan Canadian)

International Translation Workshop: Antigone in the Spring (UK & Canada)

International Translation Workshop: Antigone in the Spring (UK & Canada)

International New Translation Workshop: Facelift (UK & Canada)

International New Translation Workshop: Facelift (UK & Canada)

Western Gold: The Ballad of Georges Boivin (Vancouver, Canada)

Western Gold: The Ballad of Georges Boivin (Vancouver, Canada)

Flausen+ International Collaboration Catalyst (Bielefeld, Germany)

Flausen+ International Collaboration Catalyst (Bielefeld, Germany)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Mall (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Mall (Pan Canadian)

Virtual Gold: The Ballad of Georges Boivin (Pan Canadian)

Virtual Gold: The Ballad of Georges Boivin (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Facelift (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Facelift (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: And if one night (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: And if one night (Pan Canadian)

International New Translation Workshop: And if one night (UK & Canada)

International New Translation Workshop: And if one night (UK & Canada)

A Glimpse into New Translation: A Sex Ed. Guide for the New Millennium (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: A Sex Ed. Guide for the New Millennium (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Tales of the Sun (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Tales of the Sun (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Tales of the Snow (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Tales of the Snow (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Tales of the Moon (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Tales of the Moon (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: River Bed (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: River Bed (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Western Gold – The Ballad of Georges Boivin (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Western Gold – The Ballad of Georges Boivin (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Seeker (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Seeker (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Still Life (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Still Life (Pan Canadian)

International New Translation: Midnight (UK & Canada)

International New Translation: Midnight (UK & Canada)

International New Translation: GAMETES (UK & Canada)

International New Translation: GAMETES (UK & Canada)

International New Translation: River Bed (UK & Canada)

International New Translation: River Bed (UK & Canada)

International New Translation: The Shoe (UK & Canada)

International New Translation: The Shoe (UK & Canada)

International New Translation: Chienne(S) (UK & Canada)

International New Translation: Chienne(S) (UK & Canada)

International New Translation Workshop: TALES OF THE SUN (UK & Canada)

International New Translation Workshop: TALES OF THE SUN (UK & Canada)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Andy’s Gone (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: Andy’s Gone (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: The Desert (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: The Desert (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: HAVEN (Pan Canadian)

A Glimpse into New Translation: HAVEN (Pan Canadian)

NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT: THE KING OF NOTHING PART 3 (Vancouver, Canada)

NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT: THE KING OF NOTHING PART 3 (Vancouver, Canada)

International Connector Project (International)

International Connector Project (International)

International Call & Response Project: Hope (Canada & International)

International Call & Response Project: Hope (Canada & International)

Atlantide (Piacenza, Italy)

Atlantide (Piacenza, Italy)

International New Translation Workshop: Barbed Wire (UK & Canada)

International New Translation Workshop: Barbed Wire (UK & Canada)

International New Translation Development Workshop: From Alaska (UK & Canada)

International New Translation Development Workshop: From Alaska (UK & Canada)

BALINESE FOLK TALES (Denpasar, Indonesia)

BALINESE FOLK TALES (Denpasar, Indonesia)

After Ibsen (Vancouver, Canada)

After Ibsen (Vancouver, Canada)

THE NAUGHTY CHILDREN’S BEDTIME STORIES (Vancouver, Canada)

THE NAUGHTY CHILDREN’S BEDTIME STORIES (Vancouver, Canada)

For Love (London UK)

For Love (London UK)

5 FACES OF CAMILLE BRUNELLE (London UK)

5 FACES OF CAMILLE BRUNELLE (London UK)

LAB 27: TOWARDS A GLOBAL PRACTICE (London UK)

LAB 27: TOWARDS A GLOBAL PRACTICE (London UK)

ROMEO & JULIET (Cardiff, Wales)

ROMEO & JULIET (Cardiff, Wales)

WALT WHITMAN’S SECRET (Vancouver, Canada)

WALT WHITMAN’S SECRET (Vancouver, Canada)

The Lion in Winter (Vancouver, Canada)

The Lion in Winter (Vancouver, Canada)

The List 2015 & 2016 (Vancouver, Canada)

The List 2015 & 2016 (Vancouver, Canada)

再见 GOODBYE (London, UK)

再见 GOODBYE (London, UK)

AGE OF MINORITY: 3 Solo Plays by Jordan Tannahill (Ottawa, Canada)

AGE OF MINORITY: 3 Solo Plays by Jordan Tannahill (Ottawa, Canada)

Odyssey (London UK)

Odyssey (London UK)

Dream (London UK)

Dream (London UK)

THE RUTH ELLIS SHOW (London UK)

THE RUTH ELLIS SHOW (London UK)

WASTING TIME (Denpasar, Indonesia)

WASTING TIME (Denpasar, Indonesia)

The Pitmen Painters (Vancouver, Canada)

The Pitmen Painters (Vancouver, Canada)

LAB 62: MIND THE GAP (London UK)

LAB 62: MIND THE GAP (London UK)

LAB 12: WHO AM I? (London UK)

LAB 12: WHO AM I? (London UK)

The List – installation (Vancouver, Canada)

The List – installation (Vancouver, Canada)

Howl Red (Vancouver, Canada)

Howl Red (Vancouver, Canada)

Women of Troy (Toronto, Canada)

Women of Troy (Toronto, Canada)

THE CENTRE OF EVERYTHING CIVILISED (Toronto, Canada)

THE CENTRE OF EVERYTHING CIVILISED (Toronto, Canada)

Henry 5 by 5 (Vancouver, Canada)

Henry 5 by 5 (Vancouver, Canada)

WET (Toronto, Canada)

WET (Toronto, Canada)

The Love of Don Perlimplin for Belisa (Niagara on the Lake, Canada)

The Love of Don Perlimplin for Belisa (Niagara on the Lake, Canada)

Coriolanus (Vancouver, Canada)

Coriolanus (Vancouver, Canada)

The Hobbit (Vancouver, Canada)

The Hobbit (Vancouver, Canada)

Banana Boys (Vancouver, Canada)

Banana Boys (Vancouver, Canada)

Shakespeare’s R&J (Vancouver, Canada)

Shakespeare’s R&J (Vancouver, Canada)

The Odyssey (Vancouver, Canada)

The Odyssey (Vancouver, Canada)

Titus Andronicus (Vancouver, Canada)

Titus Andronicus (Vancouver, Canada)

JULIUS CAESAR (Vancouver, Canada)

JULIUS CAESAR (Vancouver, Canada)

The Tempest (Vancouver, Canada)

The Tempest (Vancouver, Canada)

THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND (Vancouver, Canada)

THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND (Vancouver, Canada)

Not About Nightingales (Vancouver, Canada)

Not About Nightingales (Vancouver, Canada)