Tawiah M'Carthy
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Resume
| FILM & TELEVISION | ||
| FREE UP! (Emancipation Day 2021) | Featured | CBC Gem / CBC Arts |
| OBAABERIMA: Queer Pride Inside Cabaret | Featured | CBC Arts |
| 21 BLACK FUTURES Ep 305 | Writer | CBC/ Obsidian Theatre; Dir: Dorothy A. Atabong |
| AU PLUS PROCHE | Principal | Filmshow; Dir: Maxime Desmons |
| SELECTED THEATRE | ||
| THREE SISTERS (after Chekhov) | OnyinyeChukwu | Soulpepper/Obsidian; Dir: Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu |
| SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD | Sizwe | Soulpepper Theatre; Dir: Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu |
| MAANOMAA, MY BROTHER | Kwame | Blue Bird Theatre Collective/Canadian Stage; Dir: Philip Akin |
| BLACK BOYS | Kofi | Saga Collectif/Buddies in Bad Times Theatre; Dir: Jonathan Seinen |
| OBAABERIMA | Agyeman | Buddies in Bad Times Theatre; Dir: Evalyn Perry |
| ROMEO and JULIET | Mercutio | Globe Theatre; Dir: Anita Rochon |
| BODY 13 | Ato | MTSpace; Dir: Majdi Bou-Matar |
| HE LEFT QUIETLY | Young Duma | Theatre Hetaerae; Dir: Leora Morris |
| THE KENTE CLOTH | Will-Vic | Plural Production; Dir: Cole Alvis |
| SELECTED DIRECTING | ||
| HERE LIES HENRY | Director | Factory Theatre |
| TOPDOG, UNDERDOG | Director | Canadian Stage |
| FAIRVIEW | Director | Canadian Stage |
| DEATH AND THE KING’S HORSEMAN | Director | Stratford Festival |
| RIHANNABOI95 | Director | Young People’s Theatre |
| DEATH AND THE KING’S HORSEMAN | Director | Soulpepper Theatre/Stratford (Radio Play) |
| RIOT | Director | Talk Is Free Theatre (Zoom Play) |
| KITNE SAARE LALOO YAHAN PEY HAIN | Director | NextStage Festival |
| THE TRIAL OF BROTHER JERO | Director | Directors Showcase, Shaw Theatre Festival |
| SCHOOL GIRLS or THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY | Assistant Director | Obsidian Theatre/ Nightwood Theatre |
| HENRY V | Assistant Director | Shaw Festival |
| THE BARONESS AND THE PIG | Assistant Director | Shaw Festival |
| VENUS’ DAUGHTER | Assistant Director | Obsidian Theatre |
| THE DECEMBER MAN | Apprentice Director | National Arts Center |
| THEATRE COLLECTIVES | ||
| Saga Collectif | Co-Founder/Associate Artist (May 2014 – Present) | |
| Blue Bird Theatre Collective | Co-Founder/Producer/Artistic Director (January 2013 – Present) | |
| PROGRAMMING/CURATION | ||
| Buddies in Bad Times Theatre – Emerging Creators Unit – Program Director | (December 2020 – June 2022) | |
| Canadian Stage – Artist Outreach and Development Coordinator | (October 2020 – October 2022) | |
| TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Canadian Stage/ Metcalf Artistic Director Intern (August 2019 – September 2020) | ||
| Factory Theatre / Foundry Residence: Directing (2018/2019 Season) | ||
| Shaw Theatre Festival/Neil Monroe Internship: Directing (2018 Season) | ||
| Buddies In Bad Times Theatre/Artist in Residence: Playwriting and Creation (2010/2011, 2012/2013 and 2015/2016 Seasons) | ||
| Obsidian Theatre/Mentoring Apprenticeship Program: Directing (2015/2016 Season) | ||
| York University/Bachelor of Fine Art, Theatre: Acting Conservatory (2002 – 2006) | ||
| AWARDS | ||
| Dora Mavor Moore Award Recipient | Outstanding Production – Three Sisters (2024)
Outstanding Ensemble – Three Sisters (2024) Outstanding Production – Obaaberima (2013) |
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| Dora Mavor Moore Awards Nominations | Outstanding New Play – Maanomaa, My Brother (2023) New Play, Outstanding Performance – Obaaberima (2013) |
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| Outstanding Ensemble Performance – Black Boys (2017) | ||
| byblacks.com People’s Choice Awards | Best Visual Artist – Stage Director – Death & The King’s Horseman (2022) | |
