Jim Warren

Over the course of his career, Jim Warren has directed almost 200 productions, produced and cast over 300 shows, coached thousands of actors, built a theatre company from a $500 student-start-up to a four-million-dollar Equity playhouse, led touring troupes through 47 states and six countries, mentored dozens of developing theatres, and taught students of all ages the power promised by Theatre of the Imagination. Jim founded the American Shakespeare Center when he was 22 years old, retiring in 2017 to pursue a solo career as a consultant, director, author, educator. This journey includes his passion project — the American Globe Center (AGC). Jim is the Founding Artistic Director of the nascent AGC, which will include the world’s only timber frame re-creation of Shakespeare’s 1614 Globe theatre, the AGC Playhouse (a modern arts and education center with state-of-the-art mainstage and blackbox), a visual arts gallery, gathering areas, gardens, and green space.