Leah Cherniak

Career Cherniak co-founded Theatre Columbus with Martha Ross in 1984. Originally, the company was called The Gargoils.

Teaching 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. Froth (1996) Three Birds Alighting on a Field – George Brown Theatre (2000) Lonely Nights and Other Stories – Theatre Columbus, co-directed with Maggie Huculak (2001) Rue Alridge – Tarragon Theatre (2004) Edward the "Crazy Man" – Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People (2008) 6 Essential Questions – Factory Theatre (2014) Clown – Ryerson School of Performance (2018) The Ward Cabaret – Harbourfront Centre Theatre (2020), co-directed with David Buchbinder Perpetual Archaeology – Crow's Theatre written by and starring Alex Bulmer (June 2023)

Film Things Dead People Say – short film (2020)

Acting credits

Theatre

Plays Until We Part – co-written with Martha Ross Still Clowning – co-written with Martha Ross The Fragments – co-written with Suvendrini Lena and Trevor Schwellnus The Theory of Relatives – co-written with Daniel Brooks, Diane Flacks, Richard Greenblatt, Leslie Lester, and Allan Merovitz Scadding ' co-created with Jennifer Brewin, Alex Bulmer, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah, John Gzowski, Maggie Huculak, Anand Rajaram, Jenny Salisbury and Stephon Smith

Outstanding Direction

Outstanding New Play 1989

Paranoia 1990 Dr. Dapertutto 1991 Dora Mavor Moore Awards – Ancillary awards Pauline McGibbon Award N/A

Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award General Theatre

Outstanding New Play

Outstanding Performance by a Female–Play

Outstanding New Play or Musical

Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award General Theatre

Outstanding Direction The Diary of Anne Frank 1998 Outstanding Direction of a Play

1999 Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award General Theatre co-winner with Oliver Dennis, Maggie Huculak, Robert Morgan, Martha Ross and Michael Simpson 2003 Dora Mavor Moore Awards – General Theatre Outstanding Direction of a Play The Miracle Worker 2005 Dora Mavor Moore Awards – Independent Theatre Outstanding Direction of a Play The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine