Ray Shell

As an actor Ray has worked for directors and composers such as TREVOR NUNN, NICHOLAS HYNTER, MICHAEL BUFFONG, GERALDINE CONNOR, RUFUS NORRIS, PAULETTE RANDALL, LAURA KEPLEY, TOM EYEN, SHEA THORROCK, RON LINK, MARC SHAIMAN, HENRY KRIEGER, STING, STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, CLAUDE MICHEL SCHONBERG, ARTHUR DARVILL and ANDREW LLOYD-WEBBER in the original London productions of Starlight Express, Little Willie Jr.’s Resurrection, The Dirtiest Musical, Dementos, Children of Eden, Ms. Saigon, Lion King, Driving Ms. Daisy; Ray was thrilled to standby for James Earl Jones, The Body Guard, Blues For Mr. Charlie, Been So Long, Carnival Messiah, Radio Golf, All My Sons, The Crucible and many others. Ray was the Artistic Director of GIANT OLIVE THEATRE COMPANY at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre, London 2008-2011; Ray is currently Artistic Director of TAIP (TOTAL ARTIST IN PRODUCTION) LAB in Wilson North Carolina USA. His play Iced, adapted from his novel of the same name, went on a national tour across the UK in 1997.