Leah Cherniak | |
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Born | [1] | August 22, 1956
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Toronto |
Notable work | The Attic, the Pearls and Three Fine Girls |
Leah Cherniak (born 1956) is a Canadian playwright, actor, and teacher. She is a co-founder of Theatre Columbus (now called Common Boots).
Cherniak graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA in 1979. [1] She later studied at École Jacques Lecoq, where she met Martha Ross. [2]
Cherniak co-founded Theatre Columbus with Martha Ross in 1984. Originally, the company was called The Gargoils. [2] In 2015, Theatre Columbus changed their name to Common Boots Theatre. [3]
Beginning in 1985, Cherniak taught clown at the National Theatre School. In 2001, Cherniak began teaching dance at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) and George Brown College. [1]
Year | Show | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | The Attic, The Pearls, and Three Fine Girls | Jelly | [15] | |
2015 | The Dybbuk, Or Between Two Worlds | Frayde | [16] | |
2018 | Animal Farm | Bessie | [17] | |
2019 | Scadding | Ensemble | [18] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Results | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | Dora Mavor Moore Awards — Small Theatre | Best Production | Fertility | Won | with Martha Ross | [25] |
1988 | Outstanding Direction | The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine | Nominated | [26] | ||
Outstanding New Play | Nominated | |||||
1989 | Outstanding Direction | Paranoia | Nominated | [27] | ||
1990 | Dr. Dapertutto | Nominated | [28] | |||
1991 | Dora Mavor Moore Awards — Ancillary awards | Pauline McGibbon Award | N/A | Won | [29] | |
1994 | Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award | General Theatre | The Theory of Relatives | Nominated | with Daniel Brooks, Diane Flacks, Richard Greenblatt, Leslie Lester, Allan Merovitz | [22] |
Dora Mavor Moore Awards — Small Theatre | Outstanding New Play | Nominated | [30] | |||
1995 | Outstanding Performance by a Female - Play | The Attic, The Pearls, and Three Fine Girls | Nominated | [31] | ||
Outstanding New Play or Musical | Nominated | with Ann-Marie MacDonald, Martha Ross with Alisa Palmer, Jennifer Brewin | ||||
1996 | Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award | General Theatre | Nominated | [32] | ||
Dora Mavor Moore Awards — General Theatre | Outstanding Direction | The Diary of Anne Frank | Nominated | [33] | ||
1998 | Outstanding Direction of a Play | The Betrayal | Nominated | [34] | ||
1999 | Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award | General Theatre | Won | co-winner with Oliver Dennis, Maggie Huculak, Robert Morgan, Martha Ross and Michael Simpson | [24] | |
2003 | Dora Mavor Moore Awards — General Theatre | Outstanding Direction of a Play | The Miracle Worker | Nominated | [35] | |
2005 | Dora Mavor Moore Awards — Independent Theatre | Outstanding Direction of a Play | The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine | Nominated | [36] |
Leah Cherniak | |
---|---|
Born | [1] | August 22, 1956
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Toronto |
Notable work | The Attic, the Pearls and Three Fine Girls |
Leah Cherniak (born 1956) is a Canadian playwright, actor, and teacher. She is a co-founder of Theatre Columbus (now called Common Boots).
Cherniak graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA in 1979. [1] She later studied at École Jacques Lecoq, where she met Martha Ross. [2]
Cherniak co-founded Theatre Columbus with Martha Ross in 1984. Originally, the company was called The Gargoils. [2] In 2015, Theatre Columbus changed their name to Common Boots Theatre. [3]
Beginning in 1985, Cherniak taught clown at the National Theatre School. In 2001, Cherniak began teaching dance at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) and George Brown College. [1]
Year | Show | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | The Attic, The Pearls, and Three Fine Girls | Jelly | [15] | |
2015 | The Dybbuk, Or Between Two Worlds | Frayde | [16] | |
2018 | Animal Farm | Bessie | [17] | |
2019 | Scadding | Ensemble | [18] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Results | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | Dora Mavor Moore Awards — Small Theatre | Best Production | Fertility | Won | with Martha Ross | [25] |
1988 | Outstanding Direction | The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine | Nominated | [26] | ||
Outstanding New Play | Nominated | |||||
1989 | Outstanding Direction | Paranoia | Nominated | [27] | ||
1990 | Dr. Dapertutto | Nominated | [28] | |||
1991 | Dora Mavor Moore Awards — Ancillary awards | Pauline McGibbon Award | N/A | Won | [29] | |
1994 | Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award | General Theatre | The Theory of Relatives | Nominated | with Daniel Brooks, Diane Flacks, Richard Greenblatt, Leslie Lester, Allan Merovitz | [22] |
Dora Mavor Moore Awards — Small Theatre | Outstanding New Play | Nominated | [30] | |||
1995 | Outstanding Performance by a Female - Play | The Attic, The Pearls, and Three Fine Girls | Nominated | [31] | ||
Outstanding New Play or Musical | Nominated | with Ann-Marie MacDonald, Martha Ross with Alisa Palmer, Jennifer Brewin | ||||
1996 | Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award | General Theatre | Nominated | [32] | ||
Dora Mavor Moore Awards — General Theatre | Outstanding Direction | The Diary of Anne Frank | Nominated | [33] | ||
1998 | Outstanding Direction of a Play | The Betrayal | Nominated | [34] | ||
1999 | Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award | General Theatre | Won | co-winner with Oliver Dennis, Maggie Huculak, Robert Morgan, Martha Ross and Michael Simpson | [24] | |
2003 | Dora Mavor Moore Awards — General Theatre | Outstanding Direction of a Play | The Miracle Worker | Nominated | [35] | |
2005 | Dora Mavor Moore Awards — Independent Theatre | Outstanding Direction of a Play | The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine | Nominated | [36] |