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Nagle Jackson Biography (1936-)

Full name, Paul Nagle Jackson; born April 28, 1936, in Seattle, WA; son of Paul J. (an English professor) and Gertrude J. (Dunn) Jackson; married Sandra S. Suter (an actress and singer), September 15, 1963; children: Rebecca, Hillary. Addresses: Office--c/o McCarter Theatre Company, 91 University Pl., Princeton, NJ 08540.

Nagle Jackson, with his 1988 production of The Glass Menagerie, was the firstU.S. director invited to work in the Soviet Union.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

April 28, 1936

Seattle, Washington, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• (Stage debut) Speed, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, OR, 1957.
• Feste, Twelfth Night, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1959.
• Earl of Salisbury, King John, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1959.
• Lucio, Measure for Measure, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1959.
• Octavius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1959.
• (New York debut) Boy, Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival,Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1960.
• Player King, Hamlet, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1961.
• Bertram, All's Well That Ends Well, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1961.
• Earl of Westmoreland, Henry IV, Part I, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1961.
• Face, The Alchemist, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1961.
• Ensemble, Dime a Dozen (revue), Plaza 9 Room, Plaza Hotel, New York City,1962.
• Ensemble, Struts and Frets (revue), Julius Monk's, Chicago, IL, 1963.
• Ensemble, Baker's Dozen (revue), Plaza 9 Room, Plaza Hotel, 1964.
• Ensemble, Bits and Pieces, (revue), Plaza 9 Room, Plaza Hotel, 1964.
• Benedick, Much Ado About Nothing, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1965.
• Autolycus, The Winter's Tale, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1965.
• Hume and Lieutenant, Henry IV, Part II, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1965.
• Ensemble, The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter (revue), Little Fox Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1966, thenHuntington Hartford Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1967.
• Demetrius, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1966.
• Lewis XI, Henry IV, Part III, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1966.
• Hortensio, The Taming of the Shrew, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1967.
• Octavius, Antony and Cleopatra, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1967.
• Stage Manager, Your Own Thing, Marines Memorial Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1968.
• Also appeared in The Maske of the New World, 1959.
• Credits; STAGE DIRECTOR
• Volpone, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1965.
• Two Gentlemen of Verona, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1966.
• Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1967.
• Little Murders, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1969.
• In White America, American Conservatory Theatre, 1969.
• Room Service, American Conservatory Theatre, 1969.
• Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs, American Conservatory Theatre, 1970.
• Richard II, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1970.
• The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival, Washington, DC, 1970.
• The Miser, Seattle Repertory Theatre, WA, 1970.
• The Misanthrope, Mummers Theatre, Oklahoma City, OK, 1971.
• Blithe Spirit, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1971.
• The Taming of the Shrew, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1971.
• Cat Among the Pigeons, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Todd Wehr Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 1971.
• Mystery Plays, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1971.
• Measure for Measure, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1972.
• Journey of the Fifth Horse, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1972.
• Two Gentleman of Verona, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1972.
• All Together Now, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1973.
• Prisoner of the Crown, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1973.
• Our Town, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1974.
• The Tragical Historie of Doctor Faustus, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1974.
• An Occasional Piece Suitable to Openings of Theaters, Milwaukee RepertoryTheatre, Court Street Theatre, 1974.
• King Lear, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1974.
• Passing Charlie Greeley, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1974.
• The Visions of Simone Machard, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1975.
• The National Health, American Conservatory Theatre, 1977.
• Travesties, American Conservatory Theatre, 1978.
• The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1978,then Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1979.
• Hay Fever, American Conservatory Theatre, 1979.
• Custer, McCarter Theatre, 1981.
• Cat among Pigeons, American Conservatory Theatre, 1982.
• Hamlet, McCarter Theatre, 1982-83.
• At This Evening's Performance, McCarter Theatre, 1982-83.
• The Three Sisters, McCarter Theatre, 1982-83.
• A Christmas Carol, McCarter Theatre, 1983.
• The School for Wives, McCarter Theatre, 1984-85.
• Faustus in Hell, McCarter Theatre, 1984-85.
• The Boys Next Door, McCarter Theatre, 1985-86.
• Fallen Angels, Hartman Theatre, Stamford, CT, 1986.
• Opera Comique, American Conservatory Theatre, 1985-86, then John F.
• Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Eisenhower Theatre, Washington, DC, 1986-87.
• Our Town, McCarter Theatre, 1986-87.
• Don't Trifle with Love, McCarter Theatre, 1986-87.
• Napoleon Nightdreams, McCarter Theatre, 1986-87.
• The Middle Ages, McCarter Theatre, 1987-88.
• Stepping Out, McCarter Theatre, 1987-88.
• The Glass Menagerie, Gorky Theater, Leningrad, U.S.S.R., 1988.
• Pvt. Wars, McCarter Theatre Company, Oslo, Norway, 1989.
• Romeo and Juliet, Trondelag Theater, Trondheim, Norway, 1990.
• Also director at Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, MO, 1969-70; Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1970-71; National Shakespeare Festival, San Diego, CA, 1971 and 1979; and American Conservatory Theatre, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1984-85, and 1985-86.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Director, Romeo and Juliet, The Acting Company, U.S. cities, 1979.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• Guest, The Jack Paar Show, NBC, 1964.
• We Interrupt This Season (special), NBC, 1967.
• Writings;PLAYS
• Adaptor, Mystery Plays, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 1971.
• All Together Now, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1973.
• An Occasional Piece Suitable to Openings of Theaters, Milwaukee RepertoryTheatre, 1974.
• Chamber Piece, Court Street Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 1976.
• Adaptor, A Christmas Carol, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1977.
• (With Clark Gesner) The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall (musical), Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1979.
• At This Evening's Performance, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1982.
• Adaptor, Faustus in Hell, McCarter Theatre, 1984-85.
• Opera Comique, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1985-86.
• Adaptor, Tale of Two Cities, American Conservatory Theatre, 1989.