Warner Shook is an American director and actor.[1]
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Occupation | Director |
Raised in Alabama,[1] Shook's father was a mining magnate that left Shook and his sister each a small fortune.[2] Shook had a brief career as an actor[2] appearing in George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead,[3] Knightriders[4] and Creepshow.[5] Turning to directing, Shook worked at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater, the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, and the Mark Taper Forum in L.A.[2]
In 1993, Shook was named the artistic director of Seattle's Intiman Theater,[2] a post he held until 1999.[1] Shook directed The Kentucky Cycle which made its world premiere at the Intiman Theater,[6] before moving onto the Mark Taper Forum and eventually Broadway.[7][8] The production won a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1992.[6] Shook has also directed productions of Enchanted April,[1] Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes,[9] and Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?.[1]
On television, Shook has directed episodes of Tales from the Darkside[7] and Monsters.[10]