Lea Daniel is a playwright, writer and visual artist. She was a founding member of Theatre & Company’s Writers Bloc, Pat the Dog, and PlayLab and is currently a member of the Playwright's Guild of Canada. Lea is an award-winning illustrator and writer of books for children.
Plays and Published Works:
Pocket Rocket (Lea Daniel and Gary Kirkham): Street hockey buddies, 3 boys and a girl, gather for a game. It's 1967, the Centennial, the last year of the NHL's original six, and "the summer of love". Things change when a new kid, recently immigrated from Pakistan, wants to join the game. The play follows the 5 friends over the next 28 years in a quintessentially Canadian journey.
Naked: Aging siblings reconnect when a sister falls ill. Each is intent on inheriting the family home.. It is a comedy that is being produced by Lost and Found Theatre at the Conrad Centre from October 9-12, 2013. An excerpt from the Lost and Found Theatre's site: "Meet Michael and Maggie, two very different siblings thrown together in a comic battle for control when they unexpectedly become caregivers to an ailing sister. Join them as they learn about themselves, and each other in this exploration of family."
Heretic: A love story played out against a backdrop of violence, power and fanaticism, not unlike our 21st century world. It is inspired by a woman who lived a passionate, dangerous and independent life as revealed in 14th century Inquisition records. It is a full-length, four character play in two acts.
Colour Me Fuschia: Dramatizes an imaginary meeting between Emily Carr and the late painter, Lynn Donoghue. Two strong, vibrant women explore choices dictated by their creativity and gender. A one-act, two-hander.
Theatre
2018 - Pocket Rocket produced by Theatre Baddeck in Nova Scotia
2016 - Pocket Rocket produced by Lost & Found Theatre at the Registry Theatre in Kitchener, under the direction of Kim Blackwell
2015 – Pocket Rocket – 5 day workshop (Lost & Found) followed by a public reading
2015- Pocket Rocket short-listed for Tom Hendry comedy award
2014 – Pocket Rocket selected by Theatre Calgary for a workshop and public reading as part of their FUSE play development programme
2013 – Naked: produced by Lost & Found Theatre at the Conrad Centre in Kitchener, under the direction of Alan Sapp
2010 – The Heretic: a juried selection for a workshop and staged reading directed by Autumn Smith and produced by Foundry Theatre, Toronto.
2008 – Naked: workshop and staged reading funded by Waterloo Regional Arts Fund, directed by Gary Kirkham and produced by Lost & Found Theatre, Waterloo.
2007 – Colour Me Fuchsia: excerpt presented as part of She Speaks, to celebrate International Women’s Day and raise money for Anselma House and ICWP
2007 – In the East a Glass of Water: directed by Gary Kirkham and produced for Asphalt Jungle Shorts, Kitchener
2006 – The Heretic: workshop and public reading funded by OAC, directed by Lisa O’Connell and produced by Pat the Dog
2004 – The Heretic: reading produced for The Cobblestone Festival, Paris, ON
2003 – The Heretic: juried selection for the Off-The-Page Series produced by Scriptlab at Equity Showcase Theatre, Toronto
2002 – Burn: produced for Theatre & Co’s New Works Festival, Kitchener
1999 – Highway Robbery: produced for Theatre & Co’s May Playfest, Kitchener.
Published Writing
- Firefighter Mom, click Magazine 2016
- Yo Wants to Know, a monthly 6 page story appearing in click (Cricket Magazine Group) a children’s magazine published in Chicago. Writing by Lea Daniel; illustration by Lea Daniel and Alan Daniel. January 2000 to 2016.
- Not Another Dinosaur!, Scholastic, Toronto 2005
- Surprise! Trillium Publishing, Seattle, WA 2005
- Drummer, The Wright Group, Bothell, WA 2001
- Ginger’s War, The Wright Group, Bothell, WA 2000
- Voyages in Time, a supplementary historical series. The Wright Group, Seattle, WA
Dancing With Jacques
Letters from the Sea
Cloak of the Wind
Night Music
Gold!
To Oregon
Ghost of St. Augustine
Meet Me at Midnight
Naked: Aging siblings reconnect when a sister falls ill. Each is intent on inheriting the family home.. It is a comedy that is being produced by Lost and Found Theatre at the Conrad Centre from October 9-12, 2013. An excerpt from the Lost and Found Theatre's site: "Meet Michael and Maggie, two very different siblings thrown together in a comic battle for control when they unexpectedly become caregivers to an ailing sister. Join them as they learn about themselves, and each other in this exploration of family."
Heretic: A love story played out against a backdrop of violence, power and fanaticism, not unlike our 21st century world. It is inspired by a woman who lived a passionate, dangerous and independent life as revealed in 14th century Inquisition records. It is a full-length, four character play in two acts.
Colour Me Fuschia: Dramatizes an imaginary meeting between Emily Carr and the late painter, Lynn Donoghue. Two strong, vibrant women explore choices dictated by their creativity and gender. A one-act, two-hander.
Theatre
2018 - Pocket Rocket produced by Theatre Baddeck in Nova Scotia
2016 - Pocket Rocket produced by Lost & Found Theatre at the Registry Theatre in Kitchener, under the direction of Kim Blackwell
2015 – Pocket Rocket – 5 day workshop (Lost & Found) followed by a public reading
2015- Pocket Rocket short-listed for Tom Hendry comedy award
2014 – Pocket Rocket selected by Theatre Calgary for a workshop and public reading as part of their FUSE play development programme
2013 – Naked: produced by Lost & Found Theatre at the Conrad Centre in Kitchener, under the direction of Alan Sapp
2010 – The Heretic: a juried selection for a workshop and staged reading directed by Autumn Smith and produced by Foundry Theatre, Toronto.
2008 – Naked: workshop and staged reading funded by Waterloo Regional Arts Fund, directed by Gary Kirkham and produced by Lost & Found Theatre, Waterloo.
2007 – Colour Me Fuchsia: excerpt presented as part of She Speaks, to celebrate International Women’s Day and raise money for Anselma House and ICWP
2007 – In the East a Glass of Water: directed by Gary Kirkham and produced for Asphalt Jungle Shorts, Kitchener
2006 – The Heretic: workshop and public reading funded by OAC, directed by Lisa O’Connell and produced by Pat the Dog
2004 – The Heretic: reading produced for The Cobblestone Festival, Paris, ON
2003 – The Heretic: juried selection for the Off-The-Page Series produced by Scriptlab at Equity Showcase Theatre, Toronto
2002 – Burn: produced for Theatre & Co’s New Works Festival, Kitchener
1999 – Highway Robbery: produced for Theatre & Co’s May Playfest, Kitchener.
Published Writing
- Firefighter Mom, click Magazine 2016
- Yo Wants to Know, a monthly 6 page story appearing in click (Cricket Magazine Group) a children’s magazine published in Chicago. Writing by Lea Daniel; illustration by Lea Daniel and Alan Daniel. January 2000 to 2016.
- Not Another Dinosaur!, Scholastic, Toronto 2005
- Surprise! Trillium Publishing, Seattle, WA 2005
- Drummer, The Wright Group, Bothell, WA 2001
- Ginger’s War, The Wright Group, Bothell, WA 2000
- Voyages in Time, a supplementary historical series. The Wright Group, Seattle, WA
Dancing With Jacques
Letters from the Sea
Cloak of the Wind
Night Music
Gold!
To Oregon
Ghost of St. Augustine
Meet Me at Midnight
