S2E19 - Episode 19 - Ash Knight of Pleiades Theatre's "Karma"

S2E19 - Episode 19 - Ash Knight of Pleiades Theatre's "Karma"

From A View from the Box - The Podcast by Janine Marley

May 11, 2026 · 43 min · Season 2 · Episode 19

About this episode

In this episode, Janine Marley interviews Ash Knight, the Artistic Executive Director of Pleiades Theatre, discussing his background and work in theatre.

Hello everyone! Welcome to Episode 19 of Season 2 of A View from the Box - The Podcast! Today, my guest is Ash Knight, who is the Artistic Executive Director of Pleiades Theatre! Ash moved to London, England at the age of 20 to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for 3 years on a scholarship. He graduated with a RADA Diploma and a Bachelor’s Degree in Acting from the University of London. He’s been part of numerous new play productions and development workshops at every theatre in Toronto, regularly works with the Stratford Festival on directing/teaching Shakespeare workshops, and recently completed The Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Directing. In 2023 he became the AED at Pleiades Theatre. You can find Pleiades Theatre on Social Media here: https://www.facebook.com/pleiadestheatre/# ; https://www.instagram.com/pleiadestheatre/ ; https://x.com/pleiadestheatre If you want to hear Ash's Before You Go! Episode, you can join my Patreon here: https://patreon.com/AViewfromtheBox

People in this episode

Host: Janine Marley

Guest: Ash Knight

Topics covered

  • theatre
  • interview
  • acting
  • directing
  • Shakespeare
  • new plays

Keywords

  • Ash Knight
  • Pleiades Theatre
  • acting
  • directing
  • Shakespeare
  • theatre interview
  • new plays

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pleiades Theatre, Stratford Festival

Places: London, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

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