Mitchell Cushman is the founding and current artistic director of Toronto's site-specific theatre company Outside the March. He has received the Siminovitch Prize protégé award,[1] four Dora Mavor Moore awards,[2] and fourteen Toronto Theatre Critics Awards.[3]

With Outside the March, Cushman has directed over twenty productions including: Jerusalem starring Kim Coates,[4] Mr. Marmalade[5], and Haley McGee's The Ex-boyfriend Yard Sale.[6] Other directing credits include work at the Stratford Festival,[7] Talk is Free Theatre,[8] and the National Arts Centre.[9]

Personal life

Cushman is the son of former National Post theatre critic, Robert Cushman.[10] He is also a triplet.[11]

References

  1. "Mitchell Cushman – Siminovitch Prize in Theatre". Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. "TAPA - Recipients Announced for 42nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards!". TAPA. 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  3. "Mitchell Cushman — Factory TheatreFactory Theatre". Factory Theatre. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  4. "Review | Kim Coates makes a remarkable return to the stage as Rooster Byron in Jerusalem". thestar.com. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  5. "Mr. Marmalade returns to Toronto". thestar.com. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  6. "Review | 'The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale' at Soulpepper is as good as its title and just as charming". thestar.com. 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  7. "Possible Worlds at Stratford Festival is intoxicating: review". thestar.com. 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  8. Murphy, Aisling (2022-06-13). "REVIEW: Sweeney Todd at Talk Is Free Theatre -". Intermission. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  9. "[Video] ▸ Grand Acts of Theatre: Something Bubbled, Something Blue". nac-cna.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  10. "Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia - Cushman, Robert". www.canadiantheatre.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  11. "Mitchell Cushman | University of King's College". University of Kings College | Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
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