LEIGH-ANNE KEHLER
855 North Drive Winnipeg, MB R3T 0A7
Phone: 204-942-5815 Email: leightale@yahoo.ca
Profile: Arts Educator, Professional Storyteller, Playwright, Actor, Monologist, Screenwriter, Director
Affiliations: Manitoba Association of Playwrights, National Storytellers of Canada
Education and Training
2004 – Playwright intensive with Danish theatre pedagogue Ulla Rhym
1999 – Advanced Filmmaking with Guy Maddin
1994 – University of Manitoba B. Ed. English, Drama, Arts in Education
- 5 years Classical voice training and solo performance national competitions
Arts in Education Specialist
2012 – Winnipeg Libraries, Storyteller in Residence
2004-Present – Learning Through the Arts, Drama across the curriculum
1999-Present – Manitoba Arts Council, Artist in the Schools Storytelling and Filmmaking
2006, 07, 08, 10, 11 – ArtsSmarts Manitoba Projects
1997 – David Livingstone School Music and Drama teacher
1996-2002 – Prairie Theatre Exchange School, Instructor
Major Festival Storytelling Performances
2019 – Organization of Saskatchewtn Arts Council Junior Concerts Tour
2019 – TD Children’s Book Week Tour
2006-2011 – Winnipeg International Peace Storytelling Festival
2005-2010 – Assiniboine Park Friendship Day
2005 – Winnipeg Folk Festival
2009. 05, 04, 01, 00 – Winnipeg International Children’s Festival
2003 – Regina National Storytelling Festival
2002, 2001 – Regina International Children’s Festival
2002, 2008 – Yukon International Storytelling Festival
2002, 01, 00 – Manitoba Sun Dog Storytelling Festival
1999 – School Tour Hyogo-Ken Japan
97-present – Ongoing school performances local/national/international
Guest Teller on CBC Radio Sunday Morning Show
Produced stage plays
(*indicates equity production, **indicates solo performance)
Fringe 2009 – **FemMennonite 3 : Baby Makes Trilogy, Saucy Gal Productions
Fringe 2008 – **FemMennonite 2: I Married a Jew, Saucy Gal Productions
Fringe 2007 – **FemMennonite, Saucy Gal Productions
Fringe 2004 – **One Small Life (and then some), Saucy Gal Productions
April 2004 – *The Foolish Man (adaptation), Carol Shields Festival Reading
July 2004 – *The King of Love, Theatre Projects Manitoba, Fringe Feb.
Fringe 2003 – **Spicy Tales, Saucy Gal Productions
Fringe 2002 – **Saucy Tales, Saucy Gal Productions
June 2002 – Jack and Jill Tales, Winnipeg Children’s Festival
Feb. 2002 – *Love’n Ashes, Theatre Projects Manitoba
Oct, 2001, 2003 – *Conjoined, Northern Light Theatre, Edmonton
Fringe 2001 – Katrina Tries, Saucy Gal Productions
June 2001 – *Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (adaptation), Winnipeg Children’s Festival
May 2000 – *Fine Lines, Theatre Projects Manitoba
May 2000 – *Elena the Wise, Northern Light Theatre, Edmonton
Fringe 2000 – Wacky Tales, Flying Eggs Story Theatre/Saucy Gal
Fringe 1999 – Tales, Saucy Gal Productions
Grants and Awards
2009, 2011 – Canada Council for the Arts Spoken Word and Storytelling
2008 – Winnipeg Arts Council Production grant
2008, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2000 – Manitoba Arts Council Theatre Production
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 – Manitoba Arts Council Established Playwright
2002, 2000, 1999 – Manitoba Arts Council Emerging Playwright
2001 – Manitoba Arts Council Access Program Grant
2004, 2003, 2002, 2000 – Manitoba Arts Council Professional Development / Travel
2005 – Canada Council for the Arts, Artist in the Community
2003 – Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant
2003, 2002 – Winnipeg Arts Council Special Projects Grant
Produced Screenplays
2008 – Lady in Grey, Tooz a Crowd Productions
2006 – Away, Tooz A Crowd Productions
2001 – Stories from Space, Manitoba Planetarium
2000 – Stacey Poivis, Tooz A Crowd Productions
1997 – ingÈnue, Tooz A Crowd Productions
Acting
Several professional and independent stage and film credits/ radio and voice over credits
Curriculum Vitae available upon request (not a CAEA or ACTRA member)
Theatre Directing
(*indicates equity production)
2005 – *Carnival of the Dead, Carol Shields Festival
2004 – *The Story of Emma, Carol Shields Festival
2004 – *The King of Love, Theatre Projects MB / Wpg. Fringe
2004 – *Between Then and Now, (Assistant Director), Theatre Projects Manitoba
2004 – Making Passes, Theatre Projects/ MAP Fundraiser