John Sipes

Until recently, John was the Resident Movement Director for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon. In thirteen seasons at the Festival, John worked on over 100 productions. Before joining the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, John directed shows and choreographed fights for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival for twelve seasons; he served as the Festival’s Artistic Director from 1990 to 1995.  Recent directing credits include All My Sons at the Clarence Brown, King John at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Hollow at the Milwaukee Rep, and mr lear, a play which John wrote, directed and performed at Usine-C in Montreal. He received an MFA in Acting from Indiana University. He is a certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique (AmSat), and a certified actor/combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors. John also trained in Corporeal Mime with Etienne Decroux in Paris, and studied with Tadashi Suzuki in Japan. He will direct Henry VIII at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2009.

 

 

Contact Information

John Sipes
Directing, Performance
105 McClung Tower
University of Tennessee
Knoxville , TN 37996

Phone: (865) 974-6011
Fax: (865) 974-4867
Email: jsipes1@utk.edu