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Robin's international career spans more than 150 productions. Active in the creation of new works as a director, designer and producer, he has collaborated on more than 40 premieres. New York directing credits include the premiere of STRESS POSITIONS (Fringe NYC); the premiere of FALLOUT (Manhattan Repertory); the premiere of WARNING: ADULT CONTENT (Shetler Studios TDG); the American premiere of HUMANS ANONYMOUS (Bridge Theatre Company); the premiere of ZARATHUSTRA SAID SOME THINGS, NO? (Infinitheatre); the premiere of MAKING MARILYN (Bridge Theatre Company); and PLUNGE (Bridge Theatre Company).
Projects currently in development include PSYCHOMACHIA by Jennifer Lane, featuring Ashlie Atkinson (Theatre World Award winner for FAT PIG), Debra Jo Rupp (THAT 70'S SHOW), and Tom Pelphrey (2-time Emmy Award winner for GUIDING LIGHT); and THE GOON SQUAD by Joseph Gallo, featuring Christian Campbell (Drama Critics Circle award-winner for REEFER MADNESS). Robin is a regular guest director at the Department of Dramatic Writing at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he has directed several readings for both the BFA and MFA playwriting programs.
Recent designs include the New York premiere of FLYOVERS (78th Street Theatre Lab), featuring Michelle Pawk (Tony award-winner for HOLLYWOOD ARMS) and Richard Kind (THE PRODUCERS), and directed by Sandy Shinner (Associate Artistic Director of the Tony award-winning Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago); the American premiere of ANAIS NIN, ONE OF HER LIVES (Theatre Row), featuring Angela Christian (THE WOMAN IN WHITE, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE); PIZZA MAN, under the direction of Austin Pendleton (UNCLE VANYA, ORSON'S SHADOW); the premiere of VAMPIRE UNIVERSITY (Ohio Theatre) at the Obie award-winning Ice Factory Festival; the premiere of A NEW TELEVISION ARRIVES, FINALLY (Theatre 54), featuring Tom Pelphrey; THAT DOROTHY PARKER (SoHo Playhouse); the German tour of MOZART A MILANO, featuring Michael Maniaci (Metropolitan Opera); A NIGHT IN NOVEMBER, directed by Peter Hinton (Artistic Director of the National Arts Center of Canada); and ENDGAME, directed by Guy Sprung, at the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre.
Based in New York, Robin's work has been featured in Berlin, Cairo, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and countless regional centers across North America. Additionally, he has been a guest designer at New York University, Opera McGill, University of Waterloo, Concordia University, and Bishops' University.
Robin's collaborations have been singled out by reviewers on countless occasions: HUMANS ANONYMOUS; "Robin A. Paterson is my favorite new director" (Backstage); MAKING MARILYN; "Ashlie Atkinson is just a wonderful actress" (New York Times), "phenomenal, engaging and a willingness to take risks" (NY Theatre); STRESS POSITIONS; "4 out of 5 stars" (Time Out New York), "Robin A. Paterson keeps the action moving quickly and smoothly... a penetrating look at torture" (NY Theatre); THAT DOROTHY PARKER; "a charming one-woman show" (New York Times); ANAIS NIN, ONE OF HER LIVES; "the elegant versatile set" (New York Times); ZARATHUSTRA SAID SOME THINGS, NO?; "easily amongst the best you will see on the Off-Broadway stage this year" (Blogcritics Magazine), "along comes a show that accomplishes everything it sets out to do" (NY Theatre), "you won't find better performances by actors anywhere" (On Off Off); AAH POOTEE! THAT'S SNOW; "breathtakingly lovely lighting" (Off Off Broadway Review); LONG, LONG, SHORT, LONG; "I am astonished, I mean astonished!" (Radio Canada); DEFINITION; "Robin A. Paterson's lighting is stunning" (Hour Magazine). In his native Montreal, Robin won the Montreal English Critics' Circle Award no fewer than five times, and was nominated for an Academie Quebecoise du Theatre MASQUE Award on two occasions.
Since September 2006, Robin has been the Managing Artistic Director of SHETLER STUDIOS & THEATRES in New York.
Located at the corner of Broadway and West 54th Street, SHETLER STUDIOS & THEATRES is a theatrical complex comprising 21 upscale rental studios in the heart of New York's Theatre District, offering a unique infrastructure that supports projects from audition through rehearsal to performance. Music, dance and acting studios are complemented by two theatres and three recital halls. Professional facilities, an inspired environment and expert industry staff combine to provide the New York artist with an unparalleled studio experience.
Broadway clients include WEST SIDE STORY, SPRING AWAKENING, WICKED, FELA, IN THE HEIGHTS, SHREK, LEGALLY BLONDE, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, THE COLOR PURPLE, AVENUE Q, CHICAGO, BOEING BOEING, GREASE, HAIRSPRAY, TITLE OF SHOW, and JERSEY BOYS. Off-Broadway and regional clients include FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, ALTAR BOYZ, the ATLANTIC THEATRE COMPANY, the PUBLIC THEATER, the KENNEDY CENTER, CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY, the MCCARTER THEATER, NAKED ANGELS, the OLD GLOBE THEATER, SOHO REPERTORY, VINEYARD THEATRE, YALE REPERTORY, the PEARL THEATRE COMPANY, FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE, MERRIMACK REPERTORY, CINCINATTI REPERTORY, CONNECTICUT REPERTORY, and REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS. Opera clients include GLIMMERGLASS OPERA, NASHVILLE OPERA, SEATTLE OPERA, UTAH OPERA, and NEW YORK LYRIC OPERA. Management and casting clients include Allan Wasser Associates, Harden Curtis, Abrams Gentile, Bender Casting, Charlotte Wilcox, Cindy Tolan Casting, Richards Climan, Columbia Artists, Disney Theatrical, Rich Cole, Richard Frankel, MSG Entertainment, MTV, NAMCO, and many more.
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