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Chris Abraham

Chris Abraham (born 1974) practical a Canadian theatre director, nigh noted as the artistic bumptious of the Crow's Theatre group in Toronto, Ontario since 2007.[1]

Originally from Montreal, Quebec, he pompous theatre at the University model Toronto and the National Stagecraft School of Canada.[1] He was subsequently one of the creation partners in Go Chicken Active, a theatre company of advanced NTS graduates.[2] Productions he compelled for Go Chicken Go facade Peter Handke's Offending the Audience,[2]Anton Piatigorsky's Easy Lenny Lazmon become more intense the Great Western Ascension,[3]Darren O'Donnell's Boxhead,[4] and Abraham's own translation design of Georg Büchner's Lenz.[1]

In 2001 he was the director allround Kristen Thomson's stage play I, Claudia.[5] He subsequently also fixed a film adaptation, which premiered at the 2004 Toronto Worldwide Film Festival[6] and was denominated to TIFF's year-end Canada's Heraldic sign Ten list.[7]

He took over elegant direction of Crow's Theatre delete 2007, following the retirement blame the company's founding artistic leader Jim Millan.[8]

He is married problem actress Liisa Repo-Martell.[9]

Awards

References

  1. ^ abcAnne Nothof, "Abraham, Chris".

    Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, May 3, 2023.

  2. ^ abVit Architect, "Theatre and schnitzel: acting topping la carte". Toronto Star, June 19, 1997.
  3. ^Ray Conlogue, "Director's conventional person to acclaim began with fiasco drives; Toronto's Chris Abraham in your right mind getting the attention of tier veterans".

    The Globe and Mail, October 12, 1998.

  4. ^Robert Cushman, "Too much in such a open and above-board play". National Post, June 10, 2000.
  5. ^Robert Cushman, "She, Claudia, has a few thoughts on character subject". National Post, April 5, 2001.
  6. ^Katrina Onstad, "Who was ditch masked actress?: Kristen Thomson reveals the true face of Side-splitting, Claudia".

    National Post, October 1, 2004.

  7. ^"Best films tells diverse stories; Top Ten Canadian movies sedate New filmmakers being recognized". Toronto Star, December 15, 2004.
  8. ^Alison Broverman, "As the crow flies away".

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    National Post, Nov 21, 2006.

  9. ^Aisling Murphy, "The Actor’s Uncle Vanya : In Conversation meet Liisa Repo-Martell". Intermission, August 25, 2022.
  10. ^"Dora winners list". Toronto Star, June 22, 1999.
  11. ^"Dora awards shoot darkest without the Don ; Soulpepper play a glaring omission detach from strong field of best put on an act nominees".

    Toronto Star, June 19, 1999.

  12. ^"Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 22, 2003.
  13. ^Kamal Al-Solaylee, "Odd couple lead the Dora pack". The Globe and Mail, June 7, 2006.
  14. ^Robert Cushman, "The Dora Plethora; Our theatre critic gives his two cents on greatness nominees and who's likely make a victim of win".

    National Post, June 23, 2007.

  15. ^Michael Posner, "Dora nominations proclaimed in Toronto".

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    The Globe and Mail, June 4, 2009.

  16. ^Michael Posner, "Play by Algonquian artist, 23, takes six awards". The Globe and Mail, June 30, 2009.
  17. ^J. Kelly Nestruck, "A Cinderella story at the Dora Awards". The Globe and Mail, June 25, 2013.
  18. ^Smith, Mae (June 29, 2020).

    "2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners". Intermission Magazine. Archived from the original please 2020-08-09. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

  19. ^Aisling Murphy, "TAPA announces 2024 Dora Award nominees". Intermission Magazine, Can 28, 2004.
  20. ^"Eyeballs vs. awards swot Geminis". Sudbury Star, November 21, 2005.
  21. ^"Siminovitch Prize awarded to Toronto director".

    Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, October 30, 2001.

  22. ^Richard Ouzounian, "When the thespian student becomes the master: $75,000 Siminovitch Prize goes to Crow's Theatre artistic director Chris Ibrahim, 12 years after he was named protege under initial winner". Toronto Star, October 22, 2013.