DIRECTOR | CHOREOGRAPHER
NEW WORK DEVELOPMENT
As Director
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Memories of Overdevelopment by Caridad Svich (final revisions for World Premiere)
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The Ugly Beer by Matthew Mooney Keuter (in development, The New Theatre at Firehouse)
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The Barber of Moville by Roman Carr (revisions for US premiere)
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River Ditty by Matthew Mooney Keuter, WP at Virginia Rep 2018, optioned for production by Glass Half Full Productions
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The Consoling Mechanism by Josh Franklin, selected for NAMT Festival 2020
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The End of War by David L. Robbins, WP at Virginia Rep 2017
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American Inheritance by Bob Stewart, producer: Michael Rubenstein
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Bridgeboy by Matthew Mooney Keuter, WP by The Active Theater 2011
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Body Language by Jennie Contuzzi, WP by The Active Theater 2012
As Artistic Director
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Roman a clef by Chandler Hubbard, Directed by Sharon Ott (The New Theatre)
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The John Mitchell Jr. Project, commission 2024 by The New Theatre at Firehouse
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Lempicka by Matt Gould & Carson Kreitzer, Directed by Tony Award-winner Rachel Chavkin (Virginia Rep)
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Atlantis by Matthew Lee Robinson, Ken Cerniglia, & Scott Anderson Morris, Directed by Tony Award-nominee Kristin Hanggi, w/Glass Half Full Productions & Greg Schaffert (Virginia Rep)
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In My Chair by Eva DeVirgilis, Directed by Lisa Rothe (Virginia Rep)
"Nathaniel and I have been working together on new plays for well over a decade, beginning with my board leadership of The Active Theater, through his time as the New Play Director for Glass Half Full Productions, and on two premieres in his four years as Artistic Director of Virginia Rep. He has a keen eye and a great ear, and always provides generous and actionable criticism. There simply isn't anyone else I would rather develop new work with."
-Gareth Lake
Glass Half Full Productions, Caroline or Change
"Nathaniel's skills range from choosing great material, in-depth dramaturgical notes, casting, choosing and guiding a creative team, collaborating to make a production feasible, and delivering a quality show. What raises Nathaniel to his special level, is his most important quality, he cares. He has a desire to work with the best people and put their best work on the stage. I will continue to work with Nathaniel anytime I have the opportunity."
-Greg Schaffert
Producer Peter and the Starcatcher
"Nathaniel Shaw has been paramount in the development of The Consoling Mechanism. Through many months of dedicated support, he has enriched my characters, my storytelling, and helped shape the writer I am today."
-Josh Franklin
Playwright/ Composer,
The Consoling Mechanism
"Nathaniel is a champion of new theater and it’s makers, possessing an inexhaustible energy in the pursuit of leading new plays through development to full production, and on to future opportunities. He creates a nurturing, collaborative, and well-articulated process in which the needs of the play always remain the highest priority."
-Matthew Mooney Keuter
Playwright,
River Ditty