The Cheshire Unicorn - Resident Artists

Began in 2002 by Melissa Major, The Cheshire Unicorn was created to produce new, innovative, absurd, political, smart, surreal and otherwise experimental theatre created by Canadian artists. It has produced some of the most thought-provoking and interesting theatre produced by an independent theatre company in Toronto. The company produces work on subject matters ranging from historical absurdist drama to modern surrealism.

Find out more about our resident artists by clicking on their names.

	choreographer \| actor \| dancer Selected theatre credits: Movement Coach of Kid Cosmic (Cheshire Unicorn), Co-Director/Choreographer of Floozy (Mellow Brown), Witch/Ensemble in Macbeth (CTP), Tiresias/Ensemble in Creon (Stone Circle Project/Theatreworks), Choreographer for A Quiet Place (Unspun Theatre), Adelaide in First Heist Club (Toronto Fringe), Choreographer for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Toronto Youth Theatre), Orsino in Twelfth Night (Alchemy Theatre), Choreographer of The Rat King Rock Opera (NOW Indie Fest), Roz/Doctor/Bunny in Pinned-Up: The Exploits of Bettie (Hamilton Fringe), Co-Choreographer/Lindy in The Jammer (Edinburgh Fringe Festival Winner), Movement Director/Mrs. Peachum in The Threepenny Opera (MacOwen Theatre UK), Co-Choreographer/Anybodys for West Side Story (Markham Theatre), Dance Captain/Justine in Daemons based on Frankenstein (Netherlands Tour), Dance Captain/Leslie Pynchon in The Fix (MacOwen Theatre UK). Selected film and television credits: The Devil's Tail (Zoe), Cycle of Fear (Erica), Hairspray (Dancer/Auditioner), Focus Films’ Pride and Prejudice (Dancer), CBC’s Wind At My Back (Laura Bridgeman), TVO’s Wexford (Jade), Hopeless Romantic The Short Musical (Lead), HBO’s Beyond the Call (Young Pam), SkyTv UK’s Zombie Lords (Principal). Emily's training took place in London England in the three-year acting course at LAMDA.
	actor \| playwright \| singer-songwriter
	percussionist \| drummer
	musical director \| collaborative pianist \| accompanist
	playwright \| director \| actor \| producer \| stage manager
	composer \| music arranger \| musician
	set + costume design
	audio + visual design
	musical director \| conductor \| accompanist \| vocal coach

	choreographer \| actor \| dancer Selected theatre credits: Movement Coach of Kid Cosmic (Cheshire Unicorn), Co-Director/Choreographer of Floozy (Mellow Brown), Witch/Ensemble in Macbeth (CTP), Tiresias/Ensemble in Creon (Stone Circle Project/Theatreworks), Choreographer for A Quiet Place (Unspun Theatre), Adelaide in First Heist Club (Toronto Fringe), Choreographer for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Toronto Youth Theatre), Orsino in Twelfth Night (Alchemy Theatre), Choreographer of The Rat King Rock Opera (NOW Indie Fest), Roz/Doctor/Bunny in Pinned-Up: The Exploits of Bettie (Hamilton Fringe), Co-Choreographer/Lindy in The Jammer (Edinburgh Fringe Festival Winner), Movement Director/Mrs. Peachum in The Threepenny Opera (MacOwen Theatre UK), Co-Choreographer/Anybodys for West Side Story (Markham Theatre), Dance Captain/Justine in Daemons based on Frankenstein (Netherlands Tour), Dance Captain/Leslie Pynchon in The Fix (MacOwen Theatre UK). Selected film and television credits: The Devil's Tail (Zoe), Cycle of Fear (Erica), Hairspray (Dancer/Auditioner), Focus Films’ Pride and Prejudice (Dancer), CBC’s Wind At My Back (Laura Bridgeman), TVO’s Wexford (Jade), Hopeless Romantic The Short Musical (Lead), HBO’s Beyond the Call (Young Pam), SkyTv UK’s Zombie Lords (Principal). Emily's training took place in London England in the three-year acting course at LAMDA.
	actor \| playwright \| singer-songwriter
	percussionist \| drummer
	musical director \| collaborative pianist \| accompanist
	playwright \| director \| actor \| producer \| stage manager
	composer \| music arranger \| musician
	set + costume design
	audio + visual design
	musical director \| conductor \| accompanist \| vocal coach