About: Randall Stuart
Randall Stuart’s work as a theatre artist and stage director spans four decades and includes productions at regional theaters, opera companies, and summer festivals, as well as the development of new plays. As a visiting professor, he has taught and directed in a variety of college, university & professional theater training programs. As an author and playwright, Randall has been commissioned to create stage adaptations of classical material. As both a director and an actor, Randall's work has been seen on the stages of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Rep, Seattle Rep, Portland Rep, A Contemporary Theater, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Encore Theater Company, and Artists Repertory Theatre among others. Randall trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco (1974-79), returning to A.C.T. intermittently in the following three decades as an instructor & director in the Advanced Training Program, and most recently taught for the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre. As a global citizen he has involved himself in notable community benefits, demonstrations, and emceed World Peace events. Randall has deep personal and professional roots in San Francisco and New York, and he feels fortunate to have lived a life upon the boards.
In 2002, Randall created the artistic umbrella of Upon These Boards and was awarded the 2003 Bay Area Critics Circle Award for the "Worldwide Theatrical Peace Event" Lysistrata Project in what was the largest rendition offered worldwide performed at Berkeley Repertory Theatre for two sold-out performances. After a hiatus of ten years (2010-2020) during which he founded and ran the arts & humanities organization Cerimon House, Randall returns to Upon These Boards in 2021, working with a handful of artists and authors to create a series of intriguing new projects. Stay tuned in 2022 for Backstage Left, Fond Friends & Foolish Fellows, Thenceforth, and The Visitation.
In 2002, Randall created the artistic umbrella of Upon These Boards and was awarded the 2003 Bay Area Critics Circle Award for the "Worldwide Theatrical Peace Event" Lysistrata Project in what was the largest rendition offered worldwide performed at Berkeley Repertory Theatre for two sold-out performances. After a hiatus of ten years (2010-2020) during which he founded and ran the arts & humanities organization Cerimon House, Randall returns to Upon These Boards in 2021, working with a handful of artists and authors to create a series of intriguing new projects. Stay tuned in 2022 for Backstage Left, Fond Friends & Foolish Fellows, Thenceforth, and The Visitation.
