Lezlie Wade

Seven seasons at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Directed H.M.S Pinafore and An Ideal Husband. Associate director of Henry V and assistant director of A Word or Two. Assistant director on Jesus Christ Superstar (La Jolla Playhouse, Broadway). Assistant director, As You Like It, Fuente Ovejuna - Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Elsewhere: Director: Obeah Opera (PanAm Games & Luminato International Arts Festival Queen Milli of Galt (Theatre Aquarius), Rent (Theatre Sheridan), Dog Sees God (Rubinoff Productions), A Man of No Importance and Elegies (Acting Up Stage Co.),The Twelve Pound Look & The Yalta Game (Shaw Festival), Oracle workshop for Paul Sportelli and Jay Turvey. Resident director of Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Roth/Rubinoff Productions), The Toxic Avenger (Dancap). Assistant director of Mack and Mabel and Summer and Smoke (Shaw Festival). Awards: Dora nomination, best director, A Man of No Importance; two-time Pauline McGibbon nominee. Writer: The Remarkable Journey of Prince Chen with Daniel Green / Somerled Foundation, Rule of Thirds, Dead Reckoning (musical) with Scott Christian, The Piper (musical) with Scott Christian, Robin Hood, Yellow Door Theatre Co., The Man from Toronto (musical) Jonathan Monro. Other: Lyricist in Lehman Engel BMI workshop, New York City; member of Lincoln Center Director's Lab and Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Direction. Training: George Brown Theatre School and Neighborhood Playhouse.