Discipline: Theatre
Specialties: Acting, Directing, Script Analysis/Dramaturgy, General Theatre
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Pamela Halstead is a director, dramaturge, actor, teacher and arts consultant. She is the former Artistic Director of Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (PARC), Lunchbox Theatre (Calgary, AB) and Ship’s Company Theatre (Parrsboro, NS), and served as Interim Artistic Producer of Theatre Newfoundland Labrador. In the 10 years spanning Ship Company’s and Lunchbox Theatres, she dramaturged, directed and/or produced over 60 productions, the majority of them premieres of new works. Pamela was awarded the inaugural Evans Award at the Calgary Critics’ Awards for her contribution to the vibrancy of the Calgary theatre community (2013), the Playwrights Guild of Canada’s Bra d’Or Award for her support of Canadian women playwrights (2019), and the Merritt Legacy Award for outstanding contribution to the Nova Scotia professional theatre community (2024).
Pamela is a licensed teacher who taught English at Forest Heights Community School. She has extensive private teaching experience in the arts sector for Dalhousie University, Neptune Theatre School, Theatre New Brunswick’s Academy. Quest Theatre’s Artist in Residency Program, Lunchbox Theatre’s Education Comes Alive Program, NS High School Drama Festival, Ship’s Company Theatre’s drama camp, and as a Directing Consultant for Petersfield Arts School (UK).
