Tim Ocel
Tim Ocel, born 1955/1956 (age 69–70)[1], is an American theatre and opera director based in St. Louis, Missouri.[2] He has directed productions for such organizations as Opera Theatre of Saint Louis[3] Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Geva Theatre in Rochester, New York, and the Georgia Shakespeare Festival. He has been artistic director of the Sacramento Theatre Company, artistic associate of Geva Theatre, and an associate professor of opera at the University of Kansas.
Career
Raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ocel received his bachelor of theater arts degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 1981.[2] In Baltimore, Maryland, he worked as a stage manager with the Baltimore Opera Company and the Peabody Conservatory of Music.[citation needed] Ocel was also a stage manager at Central City Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Tulsa Opera,[citation needed] and the Idaho Shakespeare Festival.[4]
In 1991, he became associate artistic director of the Sacramento Theatre Company, a position he held until 1995.[1] During that time he directed The Mandrake, The Glass Menagerie, A View from the Bridge, The Grapes of Wrath, and Someone Who'll Watch Over Me for the company.[1] Ocel became artistic director of that company for the 1995–1996 season.[1]
He then moved to St. Louis, Missouri to freelance and reside with his partner, artist and graphic designer Peter Shank.[citation needed] From 2004 to 2008, he was an Associate Professor of Opera at the University of Kansas.[citation needed] As a Kansas professor, he "modernized the musical" Candide for a 2005 university production.[5] In 2008, he was librettist and stage director for an opera adaptation composed by Forrest Pierce of William Inge's play Picnic.[6] Ocel was adjunct faculty at the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University in St. Louis from 2010 to 2019.[citation needed]
Reviews
In 2012, he directed a "first-rate Don Giovanni" for the Des Moines Metro Opera, praised for its "insightful staging" by Opera News.[7] St. Louis Post-Dispatch critic Judith Newmark wrote that Ocel's 2013 production of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow at the New Jewish Theater in St. Louis "embraces Mamet and his distinctive voice."[8]
In 2022, Ocel directed the American Players Theatre production of Stones in His Pockets.[9] A review in The Cap Times called it "a remarkable achievement for director Tim Ocel".[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Huagen, Peter (21 Sep 1995). "Once and for All with Picnic, Tim Ocel Starts His First Season as Head of the Sacramento Theatre Company. It's Also His Last". Sacramento Bee. p. F1. ProQuest 246174763.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tim Ocel, Director". American Players Theatre. Archived from the original on 10 Mar 2026. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ↑ Kozinn, Allan (22 June 1998). "OPERA REVIEW; A Lament Preserved, but Accompanied by Parody". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ "Idaho Shakespeare", IdahoShakespeare.org
- ↑ Mulka, Neil (29 April 2005). "'Candide' opens tonight". The University Daily Kansan. 115 (143). p. 2A. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ "KU Opera celebrates Murphy Hall 50th Anniversary with world premiere of William Inge's Picnic". KU Connection (73). April 2008. Archived from the original on 19 Jul 2011.
- ↑ Ketterson, Mark Thomas (October 2012). "Des Moines". Opera News. 77 (4). ISSN 0030-3607. Template:Ebsco.
- ↑ Newmark, Judith (10 Feb 2013). "Mamet's biting satire skewers Hollywood mores; Tim Ocel, director of 'Speed-the-Plow,' embraces the playwright's distinctive voice". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D3.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Christians, Lindsay (October 31, 2022). "APT's Irish comedy Stones in His Pockets is extra entertaining". The Cap Times. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
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