Marti Maraden

Marti Kathleen Maraden (née Frederickson; June 22, 1945 – August 31, 2023) was a Canadian actor and director. Born in El Centro, California, she immigrated to Canada in 1968, and became a leading actor at the Stratford Festival in the 1970s.[2]

Marti Maraden
Maraden on stage (1979)
Born
Marti Kathleen Fredrickson

(1945-06-22)June 22, 1945
El Centro, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 31, 2023(2023-08-31) (aged 78)
Uppsala, Sweden
Years active1970s–2023
SpouseFrank Maraden[1]

Maraden was artistic director of the National Arts Centre English Theatre in Ottawa from 1997 to 2006.[3] While in this position, and arising from her activities in that role, the National Arts Centre co-founded the Magnetic North Theatre Festival.[4][5]

In 2006 Maraden was appointed to succeed Richard Monette as an artistic director of the Stratford Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Ontario. Unlike previous artistic directors at Stratford, Maraden was a member of a three-person artistic team, which included co-directors Des McAnuff and Don Shipley until creative differences forced the three to end their working relationship.[6]

Directed the play Rexy at Neptune Theatre 2015. Maraden died of organ failure following emergency surgery on August 31, 2023, while visiting family in Uppsala, Sweden. She was 78.[1][7]

References
  1. Morrow, Martin (September 14, 2023). "Distinguished theatre artist Marti Maraden went from ingenue to director". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
  3. National Arts Centre - Centre national des Arts Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Magnetic North Theatre Festival". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  5. Jennings, Sarah (2009). Art and Politics: The History of the National Arts Centre. Toronto: Dundurn Press. pp. 327–330. ISBN 978-1-55002-886-7.
  6. "New Artistic Team at the Stratford Festival of Canada" (PDF). Stratford Festival. June 26, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2008.
  7. Accomplished stage actor, pioneering theatre director Marti Maraden dies at 78


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