John Walker "Stuart" Vaughan | |
Birth Date: | 23 August 1925 |
Birth Place: | Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
Death Place: | High Bridge, New Jersey, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Occupation: | Theatre director, manager, producer |
Known For: | Founding Artistic Director of the New York Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Repertory Theatre New Orleans, The New Globe Theatre, and artistic director of New York's Phoenix Theatre |
Awards: | Obie Award (1958), Drama Desk Awar |
John Walker "Stuart" Vaughan (August 23, 1925 – June 10, 2014) was an American theatre director, manager, and producers. He was the Founding Artistic Director of the New York Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Repertory Theatre New Orleans, The New Globe Theatre and artistic director of New York's Phoenix Theatre. He also directed several productions off Broadway,for New Jersey Rep, the Riverside Shakespeare Company, and The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park.[1] He is a recipient of an Obie Award (1958) and a Drama Desk Award. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana.[2] He died of prostate cancer in High Bridge, New Jersey in 2014.[3]