Caleigh Crow is a Métis playwright and actress from Calgary, Alberta, Canada."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. 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.Cassandra Drudi, "Jordan Abel, Niigaan Sinclair among 2024 Governor General’s award winners". Quill & Quire, November 13, 2024.
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.Amy Tucker, "Feeling limited by appearance-based casting, Métis siblings create their own company". Toronto Star, February 24, 2019. There Is Violence was first staged at Calgary's Arts Commons in 2019, 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."Quiet! I’m Talking kicks off new STC season". Sudbury Star, September 26, 2021.
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,Cassandra Drudi, "Finalists announced for 2024 Indigenous Voices Awards". Quill & Quire, May 7, 2024. and for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, General Theatre in 2025.Krystal Abrigo, "TAPA reveals 2025 Dora Award nominees". Intermission, May 28, 2025.
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