Bill Glassco

Who was Bill Glassco?

William Grant Glassco, OC was a Canadian theatre director, producer and founder of Toronto's Tarragon Theatre.

Born in Quebec City, Quebec, he studied at the University of Toronto, Princeton University and Oxford University. From 1959 to 1964, Glassco taught English at the University of Toronto. He lived in New York City from 1967 to 1969, where he studied acting and directing. Glassco returned to Canada in 1969. He founded the Tarragon Theatre in 1970 with his wife Jane, and stayed there until 1982. Later, he became the artistic director of the CentreStage Theatre Company which merged, in 1988, with the Toronto Free Theatre to become CanStage.

In 1982, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.