Daryl Cloran
| Daryl Cloran | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 30, 1974 Sarnia, Ontario |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Director |
| Spouse(s) | Holly Lewis |
| Children | 2 |
Daryl Cloran (born July 30, 1974) is an award-winning Canadian theatre director and, currently, the artistic director of the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta. Formally the artistic director of Western Canada Theatre, in Kamloops, BC, Canada, he took over as the artistic director of Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, AB, Canada, succeeding Bob Baker, in September 2016.
Born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario, Daryl Cloran completed his bachelor degree in theatre and education at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where he graduated with the Lorne Greene Award for outstanding achievement in practical and performing aspects of theatre . In 1999, he completed the CFC Media Lab Program, a training institute for interactive and digital creators at the Canadian Film Centre.
He also studied film at the New York Film Academy.
Prior to helming Western Canada Theatre, Cloran was the Founding Artistic Director of Theatrefront, an independent Toronto theatre company where he directed: The Mill (four Dora Awards, winning one for Outstanding Production );fforward (2 Dora nominations); the critically acclaimed Our Country's Good (2 Dora nominations);Swimming in the Shallows;The Underpants;Mojo;Sweet Phoebe; and I Might Be Edgar Allan Poe. Most notable of Cloran's work with Theatrefront are the international collaborations, Return (The Sarajevo Project) and Ubuntu (The Cape Town Project). The critically acclaimed Return (The Sarajevo Project) was created and produced in Bosnia and Toronto by a company of Bosnian and Canadian artists. It garnered five Dora nominations and was published by Playwrights Press Canada. Ubuntu (The Cape Town Project) was collectively created by Daryl Cloran and an ensemble of Canadian and South African artists. It is a bilingual work combining physical and text-based theatre. It was also published by Playwrights Canada Press. Developed in Toronto and Cape Town, it was produced in South Africa, Halifax, western Canada and Toronto.
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