Complex sentence: After the professional split with May, Nichols went to Vancouver, B.C., to work in the theater directing a production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" and acted in a revival of George Bernard Shaw's "St. Joan".
Split into simpler sentences: After the professional split with May, Nichols went to Vancouver, B.C., to pursue his theatrical directing career. He directed a production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" and acted in a production of George Bernard Shaw's "St. Joan".