Chris Abraham
Chris Abraham (born 1974) is a Canadian theatre director, most noted as the artistic director of the Crow's Theatre company in Toronto, Ontario since 2007.Anne Nothof, [https://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Abraham%2C%20Chris "Abraham, Chris"]. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, May 3, 2023.
Originally from Montreal, Quebec, he studied theatre at the University of Toronto and the National Theatre School of Canada. He was subsequently one of the founding partners in Go Chicken Go, a theatre company of recent NTS graduates.Vit Wagner, "Theatre and schnitzel: acting a la carte". Toronto Star, June 19, 1997. Productions he directed for Go Chicken Go included Peter Handke's Offending the Audience, Anton Piatigorsky's Easy Lenny Lazmon and the Great Western Ascension,Ray Conlogue, "Director's road to acclaim began with bottle drives; Toronto's Chris Abraham is getting the attention of stage veterans". The Globe and Mail, October 12, 1998. Darren O'Donnell's Boxhead,Robert Cushman, "Too much in such a boxy play". National Post, June 10, 2000. and Abraham's own adaptation of Georg Büchner's Lenz.
In 2001 he was the director of Kristen Thomson's stage play I, Claudia.Robert Cushman, "She, Claudia, has a few thoughts on the subject". National Post, April 5, 2001. He subsequently also directed a film adaptation, which premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film FestivalKatrina Onstad, "Who was that masked actress?: Kristen Thomson reveals the true face of I, Claudia". National Post, October 1, 2004. and was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list."Best films tells diverse stories; Top Ten Canadian movies honoured New filmmakers being recognized". Toronto Star, December 15, 2004.
He took over artistic direction of Crow's Theatre in 2007, following the retirement of the company's founding artistic director Jim Millan.Alison Broverman, "As the crow flies away". National Post, November 21, 2006.
He is married to actress Liisa Repo-Martell.Aisling Murphy, [https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca/in-conversation/the-actors-uncle-vanya-in-conversation-with-liisa-repo-martell/ "The Actor’s Uncle Vanya : In Conversation with Liisa Repo-Martell"]. Intermission, August 25, 2022.