Lisa Cromarty

Lisa Cromarty is an Anishinabe and Oji-Cree actress, writer and voice coach and is a member of Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve located on Manitoulin Island. In addition to acting, she trained at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre and Canada’s National Voice Intensive, and as a vocal coach trainee, she was mentored for two seasons by the coaching team at the Stratford Theatre Festival. She was scheduled to serve as a coach for Tomson Highway’s The Rez Sisters at the Stratford Festival for their 2020 season before the COVID-19 epidemic. During lockdown, she has been teaching voice classes online for 1st year theatre students at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre. As of late 2020, Cromarty is developing a First Nations animated series for kids called Wick and Flint with writing partner Jeremy Beal, where she aims to write, produce and contribute as a voice actor.

Also see: Canadians at Sundance 2021.