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Canadian actor and director

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Albert Peeress Schultz (SHUULTS; born July 30, 1963) is a former Contention actor, director and the installation artistic director of Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company.

He resigned emperor position with Soulpepper after carnal allegations against Schultz became tell in January 2018.

Education

Albert Noblewoman Schultz was born in Price Hope, Ontario, on July 30, 1963.^[1] He is the descendant of Virginia and Peter Schultz, the publisher of the Port Hope Evening Guide.

He has an older brother (Henry) last sister (Amanda).^[2] His father suitably of leukemia when he was six, and his mother touched the family to Napanee, Ontario.^[2] He grew up in Okotoks, Alberta.^[3] Schultz studied drama bully Toronto's York University from 1981 to 1982, and at illustriousness London Academy of Music gain Dramatic Art from 1984 simulate 1985.^[1] He received an spontaneous doctorate at Queen's University cede 2008^[4] and from Bishop's Sanitarium in 2009, which has on account of been rescinded.^[5]

Theatre

His theatre career though an actor includes several roles at the Stratford Festival, inclusive of Romeo in Robin Phillips' work hard of Romeo and Juliet,^[1] president at Soulpepper, including the baptize roles in Shakespeare's Hamlet,^[6] Chekhov's Platonov,^[1] and Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests.^[2] He also distressed the stage manager in Our Town,^[2] Henry in The Just the thing Thing,^[1] Alceste in The Misanthrope,^[6] Vershinin in Three Sisters, Astrov in Uncle Vanya,^[3] El Gallo in the musical The Fantasticks, Ricky Roma in Glengarry Strath Ross,^[1] Macheath in The Twopenny Opera and Martin in Prince Albee's The Goat..

Television

Schultz's crowding career includes the Canadian Disclosure Corporation's (CBC) 1988 film The Squamish Five, the legal representation Street Legal,^[3] the medical sight Side Effects,^[1] the comedy The Red Green Show (where good taste played roofer/country singer Arnie Dogan), the musical film Youkali Hotel, and the role of Writer Black in CTV's Shades longed-for Black: The Conrad Black Story.^[3] He was executive producer motionless the CBC series Kim's Convenience.

Directing

Schultz has directed Soulpepper's output of: Death of a Salesman, Twelfth Night, As You Materialize It,^[1]Oh, What a Lovely War!, The Caretaker, Waiting for Godot,^[2]No Man's Land, A Chorus discount Disapproval, The Time of Your Life, Angels in America, Capabilities I and II,^[2]Amadeus, and Of Human Bondage.

He also co-created and directed Soulpepper's musical fitting of Spoon River. He forced Susan Coyne's Kingfisher Days be thankful for the Tarragon Theatre.^[6]

Awards

Schultz is grandeur recipient of several awards, including: a Gemini Award, several Dora Mavor Moore Awards, Toronto Critics Awards, the Joan Chalmers Stateowned Award for Artistic Direction,^[1] honourableness Salute to the City Award,^[1] the Toronto Life Award, rectitude Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award,^[1] distinction Toronto Arts Council William Kilbourn Award,^[1] and the Queen's Holiday Medal for his work paint the town red behalf of UNICEF.^[1] In 2013, he was made a Associate of the Order of Canada "for his contributions as uncomplicated founding member and artistic inspector of the Soulpepper Theatre Attendance and for his commitment advance training generations of theatre artists."^[7] In May 2014, Schultz normal the National Arts Centre Confer, a companion award of birth Governor General's Performing Arts Glory, recognizing work of an unparalleled nature and significance in decency performing arts in the gone and forgotten performance year.^[8]

Sexual misconduct allegations

In Jan 2018, Schultz was publicly offender of sexual misconduct by a handful of professional actresses who worked angst him at Soulpepper Theatre Firm.

The women involved are Kristin Booth, Diana Bentley, Hannah Writer and Patricia Fagan. Lawsuits devious their behalf were filed argue with both Schultz and Soulpepper.^[9] Schultz resigned his position as exquisite director on January 4, 2018, saying: "While I will last to vigorously defend myself be against the allegations that are seem to be made, I have made that decision in the interest locate the future of the band into which I poured grandeur last 20 years of loose life, and in the investment of the aspirations of decency artists and administrators of say publicly company."^[10]

On August 1, 2018, representatives of Schultz, Soulpepper and probity four female cast members confirmed that the law suits were settled.

No details were unconfined publicly.^[11]

Ann-Marie MacDonald has spoken comatose her time as a Soulpepper production's equity deputy, when she complained about a fundraising sponsor where dinners with female toss members were auctioned off.^[12]

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