Marti Maraden

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]

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]

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]

  1. ^ a b 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