Caleigh Crow

Caleigh Crow is a Métis playwright and actress from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[1] She is most noted for her play There Is Violence and There Is Righteous Violence and There Is Death, or the Born-Again Crow, which won the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2024 Governor General's Awards.[2]

Cofounder of Thumbs Up Good Work Theatre with her brother Colin Wolf, she has had both acting and directing credits in the Calgary theatre scene.[3] There Is Violence was first staged at Calgary's Arts Commons in 2019,[3] and was staged in several other cities before being published by Playwrights Canada Press in fall 2023.

Her other plays have included Hexen and The Big McCoy.[4]

In addition to her Governor General's Award win, There Is Violence was shortlisted for the Indigenous Voices Awards in the English prose category in 2024.[5]

  1. ^ "There Is Violence and There Is Righteous Violence and There Is Death, or the Born-Again Crow by Caleigh Crow". CBC Books, November 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Jordan Abel, Niigaan Sinclair among 2024 Governor General’s award winners". Quill & Quire, November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Amy Tucker, "Feeling limited by appearance-based casting, Métis siblings create their own company". Toronto Star, February 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Quiet! I’m Talking kicks off new STC season". Sudbury Star, September 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Finalists announced for 2024 Indigenous Voices Awards". Quill & Quire, May 7, 2024.