Cliff Cardinal

Cliff Cardinal

WRITING
(Everyone I Love Has) A Terrible Fate (Befall Them)***** Playwright/Actor VideoCabaret/Crowe’s Theatre
The Land Acknowledgment or William Shakespeare’s As You Like It: A Radical Retelling by Cliff Cardinal****** Playwright/Actor Playwrights Canada Press/Appearances in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Quebec City, and Ottawa
Too Good To Be True Playwright/Actor/Director Playwrights Canada Press/VideoCabaret
*Huff Playwright/Actor Playwrights Canada Press/Appearances in Australia, Great Britain, and Washington, DC
**Stitch Playwright Playwrights Canada Press/ Native Earth Performing Arts
***Cliff Cardinal’s CBC Special Playwright/Actor SummerWorks 2019
     
THEATRE
Orestes Orestes Richard Rose/Tarragon Theatre
Theatre in the Bush Ensemble Ramshackle Theatre
Romanceship Dave Karin Randoja /Cutline Productions
The Berlin Blues Andrew Kakina Kim Blackwell /4th Line Theatre
Bluenose Gnat Luisa Appeloni/Magnus Theatre
Land of Trash Carson Luisa Appeloni /Magnus Theatre
The People of NYC Vs Peter Pan Detective James Barrie Herbie Barnes/Hamilton Fringe
Jumping Mouse Bossy Mouse/Frog/Buffalo Mario Crudo/Magnus Theatre
See-Saw Adam Herbie Barnes/Magnus Theatre
An Illustrated History of The Anishnabe Adam Herbie Barnes/MTYP
Toronto At Dreamer’s Rock Keesic Herbie Barnes/Magnus Theatre
Three Little Birds Troy Cardinal V. Stromberg/Workshop West Theatre
Are We There Yet? Ensemble J. Jameson/Saskatchewan Native Theatre
****Tales of an Urban Indian Simon P. McDonald/Green Thumb Theatre
The Saskatchewan Rebellion Wandering Spirit Michael Hollingsworth/VideoCabaret
Schoolhouse Russell Yellowlees L. Cherniak/Blyth Theatre Festival
The Singing Shards Nanabush T. Nepinak/Manitoba Theatre for Young People
Coo-Coosh Clarence Ross McMillan/ Manitoba Theatre Projects
TransCanada Boy Yvette Nolan/Native Earth Performing Arts
Freeman’s Wake Frank Nadijnikaz Yvette Nolan/Native Earth
Savage Gary Yvette Nolan/Native Earth
Improv Troup: Other Peoples Kids

Improv Troup: Tonto’s Nephews

   
* The Lustrum Award, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Winner  
   RBC Emerging Playwright Award, Winner  
   Buddies in Bad Times Vanguard Award for Risk and Innovation, SummerWorks 2012, Winner
   Dora Award for Outstanding New Play & Dora Award for Outstanding Male Performance, Winner
   Amnesty International’s Freedom of Expression Award, Shortlisted
** Theatre Passe Muraille’s Emerging Artist Award, SummerWorks 2011, Winner
*** Jon Kaplan Spotlight Award for Top Performance, SummerWorks 2019, Winner
**** Outstanding Performance in a Play for Young Audiences, The Jessie Richardson Memorial Theatre, Nominee
***** Dora Award for Outstanding New Play & Outstanding Performance by an Individual, Nominee
****** Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama, Winner
              Dora Award for Outstanding New Play & Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role, Nominee
 
SELECTED FILM/TELEVISION/OTHER:    
Go Get Dad Principal Adam Garnet Jones/Big Soul Productions
Taking Pulse (2 episodes) Principal Jeff Dorn/Big Soul Productions
Future Nation Principal Kent Monkman/Big Soul Productions
Ice Breaker Principal CBC Radio Drama
Apples and Oranges Narrator NFB
Playwright in Residence at Video Cabaret   2015- Present
     
ALBUMS:    
CLIFF CARDINAL & THE SKY-LARKS  – THIS IS NOT A MISTAKE 2016
CLIFF CARDINAL & THE SKY-LARKS  – GONNA BE FINE 2020
CLIFF CARDINAL & THE SKY-LARKS – SUICIDAL VALENTINE 2022
   

Mike Kenard

 

 
   

 

 
     
     
     
     

 

 

 

No demo reel available.