Samantha van der Merwe

Founding Artistic Director @Shaking The Tree Theatre

Portland, OR, US

Recent ProductionsThe Antipodes, Annie Baker, Shaking the Tree TheatreThe Brother and the Bird, Alissa Nutting/The Brothers Grimm, Shaking the Tree TheatreBlood Wedding, Federico García Lorca, translated by Jo Clifford, Shaking the Tree TheatreForbidden Fruit, conceived by Samantha Van Der Merwe, word by various writers, Shaking the Tree TheatreFucking A, Suzan-Lori Parks, Shaking the Tree TheatreChick Fight, conceived by Samantha Van Der Merwe, words by Sara Jean Accuardi, devised, Shaking the Tree TheatreFamily, Celine Song, Shaking the Tree TheatreRefuge, conceived by Samantha van Der Merwe, various artists, Shaking the Tree TheatreBAKKHAI, Euripides, a new version by Anne Carson, Shaking the Tree TheatreEscaped Alone, Caryl Churchill, Shaking the Tree the Wolf, conceived by Samantha Van Der Merwe, words by Anya Pearson, devised, Shaking the Tree TheatreSALT, A Multimedia Presentation of nine Installations, conceived by Samantha Van Der Merwe, various Artists, Shaking the Tree TheatreMacbeth, William Shakespeare, Shaking the Tree TheatreThe Caucasian Chalk Circle, Bertolt Brecht, Shaking the Tree TheatreCome to the Table, Mike Pence, conceived by Samantha Van Der Merwe, devised, Shaking the Tree Theatre Miss Julie, August Strindberg, adapted by Craig Lucas, Shaking the Tree TheatreAwards and AffiliationsAssociate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers SocietyMember of Theatre Communications GroupDrammy Award for Outstanding Devised Work: Head. Hands. Feet, DevisedDrammy Award for Outstanding Set Design; We\'re All Mad Here, DevisedDrammy Award for Special Achievement as a Producer: Passion Play, Sarah RuhlRobert Rauschenberg Foundation SEED GranteeDrammy Award for Special Achievement as a Producer- The Tripping PointDrammy Award for Outstanding Direction- Statements After an Arrest, Athol FugardEducationSpeech & Drama Teaching Licentiate- Trinity College, London, United Kingdom