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Chris Abraham

b. 1974

Canadian theatre director

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About Chris Abraham

Born 1974. Chris Abraham is a Canadian theatre director.

Chris Abraham (born 1974) is a Canadian theatre director, most noted as the artistic director of the Crow's Theatre company in Toronto, Ontario since 2007.

Originally from Montreal, Quebec, he studied theatre at the University of Toronto and the National Theatre School of Canada. Productions he directed for Go Chicken Go included Peter Handke's Offending the Audience, Darren O'Donnell's Boxhead, and Abraham's own adaptation of Georg Büchner's Lenz. He subsequently also directed a film adaptation, which premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival and was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list.

He took over artistic direction of Crow's Theatre in 2007, following the retirement of the company's founding artistic director Jim Millan.

He is married to actress Liisa Repo-Martell.

Awards Award Year Category Work Result Ref(s) Dora Mavor Moore Awards 1999 Best Direction, Independent Theatre Easy Lenny Lazmon and the Great Western Ascension Outstanding Set Design, Independent Theatre Outstanding New Play or Musical, Independent Theatre Lenz 2001 Best Direction, Independent Theatre Boxhead 2003 Best Direction, General Theatre Russell Hill 2006 Best Direction, Independent Theatre Cringeworthy 2007 Best Direction, General Theatre Insomnia 2009 I, Claudia Best Direction, Independent Theatre Eternal Hydra 2013 Best Direction, General Theatre The Little Years Someone Else 2020 Julius Caesar 2024 The Master Plan 2024Outstanding Creative Direction (Director), Musical Theatre DivisionNatasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 Gemini Awards 2005 Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series I, Claudia Siminovitch Prize in Theatre 2001 Protégé Self 2013 Recipient

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Important facts

Born
1974, Montreal
Birth century
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Education
National Theatre School of Canada
Employers
Crow’s Theatre
Awards
Siminovitch Prize; Siminovitch Protégé Prize

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Abraham?

Canadian theatre director

When was Chris Abraham born?

Chris Abraham was born in 1974 in Montreal.

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Chris Abraham is a theatre director.

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Chris Abraham is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Chris Abraham

· Wikidata: Q101533798

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