rOBIn A.PATERSON
entertainment professional
Managing Artistic Director of Shetler Studios & Theatres, renowned rehearsal & performance facility in the heart of New York’s Theatre District, from 2006 to 2020. International theatrical career spanning more than 150 productions. Active in the creation of new works as designer, director and manager, collaborating on more than 50 premieres. Featured in New York, San Francisco, Montreal, Waterloo, Vancouver, Berlin, Cairo, and San Miguel de Allende. Guest artist at New York University, Opera McGill, University of Waterloo, Bishops' University, and Concordia University.
"Countless memories in those spaces" – LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA
"Breathtakingly lovely lighting" – OFF OFF BROADWAY REVIEW
"Robin A. Paterson is my favorite new director" – BACKSTAGE
"4 out of 5 stars" – TIME OUT NEW YORK
lighting
MANAGEMENT
SELECTED LIGHTING REVIEWS
"Breathtakingly lovely lighting gave the impression of a high-class children's book come to vivid life."
- OffOff Broadway Review
"The elegant, versatile set."
- The New York Times
"Robin A. Paterson did the impressively elaborate set and lights."
- Talkin' Broadway
"Charming one-woman show... a lovely, resonant performance."
- The New York Times
"This show has one of the most impressive casts and crew working on it that I've ever seen in Montreal... with lighting by the sought-after Robin A. Paterson."
- Mirror
"Almost every moment it’s onstage, this play is alive... BLOOD POTATO isn’t for the fainthearted... Beguiling images and tense moments."
- The New York Times
"A good-looking piece of theatre... its success is a result of the excellence of its many theatrical ingredients... the superb lighting design by Robin A. Paterson..."
- Montreal Gazette
"Highly textured and dizzyingly reliant on visual aesthetics... Robin A. Paterson's lighting is stunning."
- Hour
"The technical attributes are excellent - the lighting, the backdrop... and the shadow puppets are all great ideas..."
- Montreal Gazette
"The diary sequences are lit expressionistically, often with single spotlights to emphasize a sense of rank theatricality and dreamy intensity... Absolutely riveting for every moment."
- The Halifax Daily News
"...I am astonished! I mean astonished!!... This play is superbly written, with style, rhythm, evocative power, and a vocabulary all its own: it's magnificent!... A very funny and beautiful play."
- Radio-Canada
"The smoky set paints a fitting picture of a bomb-blasted, urban wasteland... monster lighting effects by Robin A. Paterson add a sinister edge to the production."
- The Kitchener Recorder
SELECTED MANAGEMENT REVIEWS
"Countless memories in those spaces."
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
Creator of IN THE HEIGHTS and HAMILTON
"All sorts of weird and wonderful art and life flourished in those rooms. Ron and Robin are true artists and supporters of the arts, and they made countless numbers of us feel like we belonged in this industry. So much so, that eventually we really did."
- Ashlie Atkinson, Actor
Mr. ROBOT, BLACKKKLANSMAN, FAT PIG
"Shetler Studios has been a huge presence in the New York theater culture for a long time, and one of the most important advocates and supporters of The Lark in those early years. Without you, we would not have done the good work we have been able to do."
- John Eisner, Artistic Director
The Lark Play Development Center
"There are few professional actors in New York City today whose footsteps have not crossed the threshold of Shetler Studios at least once if not many times... It was a crossroads."
- Hamilton Clancy, Artistic Director
The Drilling Company
"A place that was clearly more than sprung floors and mirrors and pianos and tables and chairs, but a place of creativity, hard work and friendship."
- National Public Radio
"The best facility in Midtown and the perfect location."
- Milton Justice, Acting Teacher
"In my more than 15 years of producing theater in NYC, Robin Paterson consistently provided top-notch guidance and support. He understands every element of what it takes to make great theater."
- Jake Lipman, Producing Artistic Director
Tongue in Cheek Theater Productions
directing
LINKS
SELECTED DIRECTING REVIEWS
"Robin A. Paterson is my favorite new director... under Paterson's eye, the rhythms are so jagged and quirky and the characterizations so precise and detailed that the exchange rates belly laughs... it works splendidly... Paterson directs them to maximum effect with minimum fuss... Paterson's ability to give sitcom material fresh rhythms and subtleties..."
- Backstage
"4 out of 5 stars."
- Time Out New York
"This new memory play by the Canadian writer Ken Cameron... does not cover familiar ground... Ashlie Atkinson is just a wonderful actress."
- The New York Times
"The play, and these two performances, are easily among the best you'll see on the Off-Broadway stage this year."
- BlogCritics Magazine
"An interesting notion, particularly the idea that friends don't always have to like each one another and that relationships involve sacrifices some people might never be prepared to make."
- The New York Times
"Along comes a show that accomplishes everything it sets out to do... an amazing piece of theatre. Lina Roessler and Brett Watson are astonishingly powerful in these roles. Robin A. Paterson's direction is careful and maintains the delicate balance and pacing necessary for this play to work. Paterson takes full advantage of Katka Hubacek's outstanding set design."
- NYTheatre.com
"Head out to the New Ohio Theatre.
You won't be disappointed."
- Broadway World
"A gripping mix of journalism and drama... I loved spending time with these people and I can't imagine them getting a better presentation from any other acting ensemble... The illusion of theater seems to fall away as you watch these actors - under the direction of Robin A. Paterson - merge with the people they are playing."
- Hearst Media
"MAKING MARILYN was phenomenal, engaging, and demonstrated a willingness to take risks... it's fair to say that this young company has much to offer and is worth watching in the future."
- NYTheatre.com
"Director Robin A. Paterson keeps the pacing tight, with...hilarious bits of business unfolding."
- Theatermania
"Strong performances and great staging make it a profound excavation of pain... PSYCHOMACHIA invites us with a curled finger into a mystical world... the powerful acting, under Robin A. Paterson's direction."
- Backstage
"Rarely does a new play from a young writer remind us why we go to the theatre... the sure-handed vision of director/designer Robin A. Paterson... the production is blessed with heartfelt and profound performances...
a must-see."
- NYTheatre.com
"The opening material is electric... the naturally sympathetic Ashlie Atkinson again shows a considerable amount of gravitas and comic flair. Director Robin A. Paterson's cast does a solid job of creating a surreal, trippy, rural-poor mood."
- Backstage
"It's quite clear that the knowledge these artists have of each other has resulted in a production of often harrowing depth and insight. You won't find better performances by actors anywhere... a master class in stage acting."
- OnOffOff
"Director Robin A. Paterson keeps the action moving quickly and smoothly, with the rhythm and feel of a suspense-action film... STRESS POSITIONS is a penetrating look at torture."
- NYTheatre.com
"Giverin, Watson and Paterson are able to create an exquisitely intimate portrait of the human heart... "
- McGill Daily
"The direction is sharp, showing fine control over the text and pacing... The play is romantic, sweet, sad and joyous in equal measure... It was a pleasure to see."
- Montreal.com
PHOTOS (from top): THE DREAM PROJECT 3.0, PENTHOUSE 1,
THE DREAM PROJECT 3.0, ZARATHUSTRA SAID SOME THINGS, NO?
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