{{Short description|Canadian theatre director}} {{Infobox person | name = Daryl Cloran | image = | caption = | birth_place = Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|07|30}} | other_names = | known_for = | years_active = | children = 2 | occupation = Director | spouse = Holly Lewis }}
'''Daryl Cloran''' (born July 30, 1974) is a Canadian theatre director<ref name=Nothof>{{cite web|last1=Nothof|first1=Anne|title=Daryl Cloran|url=http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Cloran%2C%20Daryl|website=www.canadiantheatre.com|publisher=AU Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> and, currently, the artistic director of the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta. Formally the artistic director of Western Canada Theatre, in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada,<ref name="Youds">{{cite web|last1=Youds|first1=Mike|title=WCT Hires New Artistic Director|url=http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/arts-entertainment/local-a-e/wct-hires-new-artistic-director-1.1251310|website=www.kamloopsnews.ca|publisher=Glacier Media Inc|accessdate=27 July 2015|archive-date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804174141/http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/arts-entertainment/local-a-e/wct-hires-new-artistic-director-1.1251310|url-status=dead}}</ref> he took over as the artistic director of Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, AB, Canada, succeeding Bob Baker, in September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/theatre/citadel-theatre-announces-new-artistic-director|title=Edmonton's Citadel Theatre announces Daryl Cloran as new artistic director|date=2016-05-30|website=Edmonton Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-30}}</ref>
== Childhood and Education == Born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario, Daryl Cloran completed his bachelor's 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 .<ref name=Sumi2003>{{cite web|last1=Sumi|first1=Glenn|title=Daryl Cloran|url=https://nowtoronto.com/news/cover-story/daryl-cloran/|website=www.nowtoronto.com|accessdate=29 July 2015|date=2003-12-04}}</ref> In 1999, he completed the CFC Media Lab Program, a training institute for interactive and digital creators at the Canadian Film Centre.<ref name="cfccreates">{{cite web|title=Daryl Cloran|url=http://cfccreates.com/alumni/1186|website=www.cfccreates.com|publisher=Canadian Film Centre|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref>
He also studied film at the New York Film Academy.<ref name=Nothof />
== Career ==
===Theatre Work === Prior to helming Western Canada Theatre, Cloran was the Founding Artistic Director of Theatrefront, an independent Toronto theatre company<ref name=Possner2009 /> where he directed: ''The Mill'' <ref>{{cite web|last1=West|first1=Ryan|title=The Mill: Canadian history with a helping of horror|url=http://www.plankmagazine.com/review/mill-canadian-history-helping-horror|website=www.plankmagazine.com|date=15 April 2010|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref>(four Dora Awards, winning one for Outstanding Production <ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Kenneth|title=Toronto's Dora Awards Go to Louise Pitre, Morris Panych, Courageous, The Mill, Rock of Ages, Assassins|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/torontos-dora-awards-go-to-louise-pitre-morris-panych-courageous-the-mill-r-169714|website=www.playbill.com|publisher=Philip S Birsh|accessdate=29 July 2015|date=2010-06-30}}</ref>);<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Kenneth|title=Toronto's Dora Awards Ceremony Is June 28|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/torontos-dora-awards-ceremony-is-june-28-pitre-hamlet-the-mill-piazza-are-a-169593|website=www.playbill.com|accessdate=29 July 2015|date=2010-06-28}}</ref> ''fforward'' (2 Dora nominations); the critically acclaimed ''Our Country's Good'' (2 Dora nominations);<ref name="Al Solaylee 2005" />''Swimming in the Shallows'';<ref name="Al Solaylee 2005">{{cite news|last1=Al-Solaylee|first1=Kamal|title=Swimming with Idols in the deep end|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/swimming-with-idols-in-the-deep-end/article973889/|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=The Globe and Mail|publisher=Phillip Crawley|date=7 January 2005}}</ref> ''The Underpants'';<ref name=Sumi2003 /> ''Mojo'';<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaplan |first1=Jon |author-link=Jon Kaplan (theatre critic) |date=7 March 2002 |title=Mojo Has Moxie |publisher=Michael Hollett |agency=Now Magazine |url=https://nowtoronto.com/stage/mojo-has-moxie/ |accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> ''Sweet Phoebe''; and ''I Might Be Edgar Allan Poe''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kaplan|first1=Jon|title=Top 10 Stage Personalities|url=https://nowtoronto.com/stage/top-10--stage-personalities/|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=Now Magazine|publisher=Michael Hollet|date=28 December 2000}}</ref> 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)''<ref>{{cite news|last1=Coulbourn|first1=John|title=A Welcome Return|url=http://jam.canoe.com/Theatre/Reviews/R/Return_The_Sarajevo_Project/2006/01/18/1399792-sun.html|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=Toronto Sun|publisher=Mike Power|date=18 January 2006}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> was created and produced in Bosnia and Toronto by a company of Bosnian and Canadian artists. It garnered five Dora nominations <ref>{{cite news|last1=Al-Solaylee|first1=Kamal|title=Odd couple lead the Dora pack|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/odd-couple-lead-the-dora-pack/article1100607/|accessdate=27 July 2015|agency=The Globe and Mail|publisher=Phillip Crawley|date=7 June 2006}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cox|first1=Emma|title=Theatre and Migration|date=2014|publisher=The Palsgrave MacMillan|location=London|isbn=9781137004017|page=72}}</ref> Developed in Toronto and Cape Town, it was produced in South Africa, Halifax, western Canada and Toronto.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Valiulis |first1=Daina |title=Ubuntu: Walking toward Each Other |journal=Mondo Magazine |date=3 February 2009 |page=2 |url=http://mondomagazine.net/tag/canada/page/2/ |accessdate=27 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092236/http://mondomagazine.net/tag/canada/page/2/ |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
Daryl Cloran has directed at theatres across Canada and internationally, including: ''Love's Labour's Lost'' (Bard on the Beach) which he adapted to critical and audience acclaim;<ref>{{cite news|last1=Groberman|first1=Michael|title=Musical adaptation of Love's Labour's Lost a big success|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/Musical+adaptation+Love+Labour+Lost+success/11174443/story.html|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=Vancouver Sun|publisher=Gordon Fisher|date=30 June 2015|archive-date=2 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702013651/http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Musical+adaptation+Love+Labour+Lost+success/11174443/story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Liberation Days'' (Theatre Calgary,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hobson|first1=Louis|title=Liberation Days — Dutch woman seduces Canadian soldier in drama that delves into meaning of freedom|url=http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/10/18/liberation-days--dutch-woman-seduces-canadian-soldier-in-drama-that-delves-into-meaning-of-freedom|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=Calgary Sun|publisher=Ed Huculak|date=17 October 2014|archive-date=1 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401041250/http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/10/18/liberation-days--dutch-woman-seduces-canadian-soldier-in-drama-that-delves-into-meaning-of-freedom|url-status=dead}}</ref> which garnered seven Betty Mitchell Award nominations under his direction);<ref>{{cite news|author=Aaron|title=2015 BETTY MITCHELL AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED!|url=http://www.theatrealberta.com/2015/07/03/news-calgary-2015-betty-mitchell-award-nominees-announced/|accessdate=27 July 2015|agency=Theatre Alberta|publisher=TA Press|date=3 July 2013}}</ref> the Canadian premiere of ''Peter and the Starcatcher'' (Western Canada Theatre);<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bass|first1=Dale|title=Neverland backstory to be nationally premiered in Kamloops|url=http://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/neverland-backstory-nationally-premiered-kamloops/|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=Kamloops This Week|publisher=Aberdeen Publishing Group|date=21 November 2014}}</ref> the world premiere of ''And All For Love'' (National Arts Centre);<ref>{{cite news|title=And All for Love a worthwhile night out |url=http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=d2113c43-e0b5-4573-9fb8-77671777656f&sponsor= |accessdate=29 July 2015 |agency=The Ottawa Citizen |publisher=Gerry Nott |date=26 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324223554/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=d2113c43-e0b5-4573-9fb8-77671777656f&sponsor= |archivedate=24 March 2016 }}</ref> the world premiere of Michael Healey's ''Generous'' (Tarragon Theatre);<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sumi|first1=Glenn|title=A Generous New Season|url=https://nowtoronto.com/stage/theatre/a-generous-new-season/|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=Now Magazine|date=5 October 2006}}</ref> ''Afterplay'' (Shaw Festival);<ref name=Sumi2003 /> ''The Last Five Years'' <ref>{{cite news|last1=Coulbourn|first1=John|title=Breaking up is hard to do|url=http://jam.canoe.com/Theatre/Reviews/L/The_Last_Five_Years/2004/04/24/742159.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918220504/http://jam.canoe.com/Theatre/Reviews/L/The_Last_Five_Years/2004/04/24/742159.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 18, 2016|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=The Toronto Sun|publisher=Mike Power|date=24 April 2004}}</ref>(Canadian Stage and Manitoba Theatre Centre - four Dora Nominations); ''Educating Rita'' (Theatre Aquarius);<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Gary|title=Trish Lindstrom a great study in Educating Rita|url=http://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/2175277-trish-lindstrom-a-great-study-in-educating-rita/|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=Hamilton Spectator|publisher=Neil Oliver|date=29 October 2010}}</ref> ''This is How it Goes'' (Neptune Theatre); ''A New Brain''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hoile|first1=Christopher|title=A New Brain (review)|url=http://www.stage-door.com/Theatre/2009/Entries/2009/2/16_A_New_Brain.html|website=www.stage-door.com|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> (Acting Upstage - four Dora Nominations, including for Best Director);<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mooney|first1=Megan|title=The Exhaustive List of Dora Nominees in 2009|url=http://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2009/06/03/the-exhaustive-list-of-dora-nominees-in-2009/|website=www.mooneyontheatre.com|accessdate=29 July 2015|date=2009-06-03}}</ref> ''Helen's Necklace'' (Grand Theatre, London);<ref name="Al Solaylee 2005" /> and ''The Play About The Baby'' (Soulpepper Theatre Company).<ref name=Sumi2003 />
Daryl Cloran's first regional artistic directorship was with Theatre and Company in Kitchener-Waterloo.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Syrokomla|first1=Irena|title=KW & Beyond|url=http://www.echoworld.com/B07/B0702/B0702IS.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513163104/http://www.echoworld.com/B07/B0702/B0702IS.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 13, 2008|website=www.echoworld.com|publisher=Sybille Forster-Rentmeister|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> Next, Daryl took on the role of New Play Development Coordinator at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival where he also worked as assistant director to Artistic Director Des McAnuff. He was invited back for a second season before being offered and accepting the job as artistic director at Western Canada Theatre. In those two seasons, he assisted on ''Caesar and Cleopatra'' and ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum''.<ref name=Possner2009>{{cite news|last1=Possner|first1=Michael|title=Daryl Cloran: putting Canadian history through The Mill|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/daryl-cloran-putting-canadian-history-through-the-mill/article4290553|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=The Globe and Mail|publisher=Phillip Crawley|date=9 October 2009}}</ref>
A drummer himself,<ref name=Sumi2003 /> Daryl Cloran got a chance to craft the musical spectacular, ''Drum!''. Originally directed by Tim French, Cloran took over, helming the work as it toured across North America. He designed a touring version for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and a subsequent showcase at Dollywood.<ref name=Possner2009 />
=== Film Work ===
After completing his training at the Canadian Film Centre, Daryl Cloran cofounded Trapeze Media, a digital production studio, dedicated to developing interactive digital entertainment, while continuing to direct live theatre.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kaplan|first1=Jon|last2=Sumi|first2=Glenn|title=Taking direct action|url=https://nowtoronto.com/stage/taking-direct-action/|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=Now Magazine|publisher=Michael Hollett|date=11 January 2001}}</ref>
Along with Anita Doran and Mateo Guez, Daryl Cloran co-wrote and directed the interactive film, ''Late Fragment''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Droganes|first1=Constance|title=NFB at TIFF 2007: 'Late Fragment' creates a new film experience|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/nfb-at-tiff-2007-late-fragment-creates-a-new-film-experience-1.240821|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115101657/http://www.ctvnews.ca/nfb-at-tiff-2007-late-fragment-creates-a-new-film-experience-1.240821|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 15, 2013|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=CTV news|date=30 August 2007}}</ref> Each filmmaker took on the creation of one third of the film while working together, with the assistance of Producer Ana Serrano, to weave the story lines and build the structure through which audiences would navigate the film.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Duffin Wolfe|first1=Jessica|title=Ana Serrano and the CFC Media Lab|url=http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/ana-serrano-and-the-cfc-media-lab|website=www.povmagazine.com|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> ''Late Fragment'' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007. Recognized as North America's first interactive film, it was produced by the Canadian Film Centre and the National Film Board of Canada.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim|title=CFC and NFB Debut Interactive Film|url=http://xenophilemedia.com/news/cfc-and-nfb-debut-interactive-film/|website=www.xenophilemedia.com|accessdate=29 July 2015}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
He also directed the short film ''P.M.O.'', which premiered at the Worldwide Short Film Festival.<ref name=cfccreates />
==Teaching==
Although he has said his teaching degree from Queens University was something he took to fall back on,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Posner|first1=Michael|title=Daryl Cloran: Putting Canadian history through the mill|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/daryl-cloran-putting-canadian-history-through-the-mill/article4290553/|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=The Globe and Mail|date=9 October 2009}}</ref> Daryl Cloran has taught at the University of Waterloo<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Waterloo Senate Meeting Minutes |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat-general-counsel/sites/ca.secretariat-general-counsel/files/uploads/files/2007.sept17.sen_.ag_.pdf |website=www.uwaterloo.ca |publisher=University of Waterloo |accessdate=29 July 2015 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and Queen's University (where he directed a modern adaptation of Chekhov's ''Three Sisters''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brezicki|first1=Catherine|title=Chekhov play gets high marks|url=http://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2005-11-11/arts/chekhov-play-gets-high-marks/|website=www.queensjournal.ca|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> as well as an inventively staged ''Macbeth'').<ref name=Sumi2003 /> He took on the notoriously unstageable ''Peer Gynt'' with the graduating class at George Brown Theatre School.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kaplan|first1=Jon|last2=Sumi|first2=Glenn|title=Clever Cloran|url=https://nowtoronto.com/stage/stage-scenes-2004-04-22/|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=Now Magazine|date=22 April 2004}}</ref> He has also held teaching positions at Fanshawe College, Sheridan College and Armstrong Acting Studio, founded by Canadian screen actor Dean Armstrong offering classes for professional actors.
==Personal life== In 2004, Cloran married Canadian stage and screen actress Holly Lewis. They moved from Toronto in 2010 to Kamloops BC and then to Edmonton, where they live with their two sons.<ref name=Youds />
== Awards == John Hirsch Prize for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Director from the Canada Council for the Arts <ref name=Sumi2003 /> Toronto Theatre Emerging Artist Award<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kaplan|first1=Jon|last2=Sumi|first2=Glenn|title=Kissing Butt|url=https://nowtoronto.com/stage/kissing-butt/|accessdate=29 July 2015|agency=Now Magazine|publisher=Michael Hollett|date=4 April 2002}}</ref>
Robert Merritt Award for Outstanding Direction<ref>{{cite web|title=The 2007 Robert Merritt Awards |url=http://www.merrittawards.ca/downloads/pdf/winners-2007.pdf |website=www.merrittawards.ca |accessdate=29 July 2015 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Kamloops Business Magazine's Top 10 Under 40<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Williams|first1=Adam|title=Starring Role|journal=Kamloops Business|date=27 July 2013|issue=August/September 2013|page=20|url=http://issuu.com/kdnews/docs/kam_bus_july_27|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist|30em}}
== External links == * [http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Cloran%2C%20Daryl Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia] * [http://www.wctlive.ca Western Canada Theatre] * [http://www.theatrefront.com Theatrefront] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329105218/http://www.theatrefront.com/ |date=2015-03-29 }} * * * *
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