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Artistic Director: Mark von Eschen

Mark von Eschen photo Mark is the Artistic and Executive Director of Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan. Mark’s first season with the company was as the Production Manager / Site Manager in 1990 with Gordon McCall as the Artistic Director. Mark had the honour of working closely with Henry Woolf, through the late 1990’s as a Stage Manager and then as Henry’s Associate Artistic Director. Mark became the Artistic Director in 2001 and was appointed Executive Director in 2005. In addition to directing plays for Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, Mark is a very active Lighting Designer at Persephone and other professional theatres.

Shakespeare has been on the Saskatchewan River for 22 years.


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