Warner Shook Explained

Warner Shook
Occupation:Director

Warner Shook is an American director and actor.[1]

Biography

Raised in Alabama,[1] Shook's father was a mining magnate that left Shook and his sister each a small fortune. Shook had a brief career as an actor appearing in George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead,[2] Knightriders[3] and Creepshow.[4] Turning to directing, Shook worked at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater, the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, and the Mark Taper Forum in L.A.

In 1993, Shook was named the artistic director of Seattle's Intiman Theatre,[5] a post he held until 1999.[1] Shook directed The Kentucky Cycle which made its world premiere at the Intiman Theater,[6] before moving onto the Mark Taper Forum and eventually Broadway.[7] The production won a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1992.[6] Shook has also directed productions of Enchanted April,[1] Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes,[8] and Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?.[1]

On television, Shook has directed episodes of Tales from the Darkside[9] and Monsters.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berson. Mischa. Stage director Warner Shook enjoys the luxury of being choosy. The Seattle Times. July 15, 2004. September 7, 2021.
  2. Book: Kane, Joe. Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope

    . Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope. Night of the Living Dead: Behind the Scenes of the Most Terrifying Zombie Movie Ever. Citadel Press. 2010. 114. 978-0-8065-3331-5.

  3. Book: Williams, Tony. The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead. 109. Columbia University Press. 2015. 9780231850759.
  4. Book: Williams, Tony. The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead. 123. Columbia University Press. 2015. 9780231850759.
  5. Web site: Change in Direction Shakes Up Seattle. Variety. July 31, 1995. September 7, 2021.
  6. Web site: Berson. Mischa. 'The Kentucky Cycle' Wins 1992 Pulitzer Prize For Drama. The Seattle Times. April 7, 1992. September 7, 2021.
  7. Web site: The Kentucky Cycle. Playbill. September 7, 2021.
  8. Web site: Jones. Kenneth. Little Foxes, Lillian Hellman's portrait of Southern greed and dysfunction, will close at OR's Portland Center Stage Oct. 24 before moving on to Seattle's Intiman in November. The production opened Oct. 2.. Playbill. October 23, 1998. September 7, 2021.
  9. Web site: Berson. Mischa. Enter Warner Shook -- New Artistic Director Impresses With His Talent And Determination To Take Intiman Productions To Next Level Of Perfection. The Seattle Times. April 4, 1993. September 7, 2021.
  10. Book: Muir, John Kenneth. Terror Television American Series, 1970-1999. 2013. McFarland & Company. 9781476604169.

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