Jim Guedo

Over the last forty-one years, Jim Guedo’s work as director and designer has been showcased across the country at Canadian Stage, The National Arts Centre, The Neptune Theatre, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Sudbury Theatre Centre, The Globe Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects, The Piggery Theatre, The Citadel Theatre, Persephone Theatre and The Phoenix Theatre. He's directed over two dozen Canadian premieres, and won six Sterling Awards (Edmonton) for Achievement in Direction as well as two S.A.T.A. (Saskatoon and Area Theatre Award) for direction. He was nominated for the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, as well as a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Oleanna with R.H.Thomson and Kristin Thomson.

As an educator, he has guest directed and instructed at MacEwan University, the University of Alberta, the University of Saskatchewan, George Brown Theatre School, the University of Windsor and the Citadel Theatre’s Young Musical Theatre Company.

He is currently an Associate Professor in MacEwan University’s Department of Theatre.

Jim remains active in the Edmonton theatre scene as producer of his independent theatre company Wild Side Productions.