Lionel Walsh-Associate Artistic Director
Lionel Walsh is a professional actor, director, and award-winning teacher of acting who holds a BFA in Dramatic Art: Acting from the University of Windsor and an MFA in Theatre (Acting) from Virginia Commonwealth University. He teaches acting, improvisation, and character study. Lionel is a certified Master Teacher of the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique (Michael Chekhov Association), specialising in using the technique to facilitate the development of original solo productions based on life studies.
As an actor, Lionel appeared in August 2005 as John in Judith Thompson's Off the 401 at the Chekhov Festival in Amherst, Mass. and as the Narrator in King David for Soundsations, Windsor, ON. He also appeared as Luni-Mato in the award-winning film, Commedia Fantasia, for Gina Lori Riley Dance Enterprises; the film has had showings in Houston, New York City and Monte Carlo. Professional directing credits include The Soldier's Tale for the Windsor Symphony Orchestra; Plaza Suite for Sunshine Festival Theatre; Greater Tuna, for Weathervane Playhouse, Ohio; A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking and Hung For a Sheep (Author and Director) for Full Circle Theatre, Windsor, ON. Recent productions for University Players, University of Windsor, include Crimes of the Heart, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, She Stoops to Conquer, Dancing at Lughnasa, Blithe Spirit and Blood Relations. Current and future projects include appearing as Lyle in Whale Riding Weather in Great Britain and directing Down Dangerous Passes Road at the University of Windsor. He has conducted workshops in Improvisation and in Michael Chekhov Acting Technique at Universities, conferences, and in private studios in Canada and the United States. Most recently, he worked with the cast of All's Well That Ends Well for Shakespeare in the Square, Brampton, ON and the cast of Macbeth for the Hillberry Repertory Company at Wayne State University on Chekhov Technique.
In 2005, Lionel received the Alumni Association's Excellence in Mentoring Award for his committment to the growth and development of his students. He is also the recipient of the 2007 Alumni Award for Distinguished Contributions to University Teaching.
Lionel is President, Council of Ontario University/College Theatre Programmes; is past Vice-President, Awards for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education; and a member of Canadian Actor's Equity Association; The Michael Chekhov Association; and Theatre Ontario. He is Associate Professor of Acting, School of Dramatic Art, University of Windsor, where he has served as the Director of the School since 2002
Lionel Walsh
| Address: | School of Dramatic Art, University of Windsor 401 Sunset Ave • Windsor ON • N9B 3P4 Canada |
| Email: | walsha@uwindsor.ca |
| Phone: | 519.253-3000 ext 2805 |
| Fax: | 519.971-3629 |
| Professional Site: | www.uwindsor.ca/drama |
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