Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman

Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman
OccupationsPlaywright, screenwriter, actor
Notable workAlmost a Full Moon
SpouseJ. Kelly Nestruck
Parent(s)Carole Corbeil, Layne Coleman

Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman is a Canadian playwright, screenwriter and actor.

Her 2008 play, Scratch, was a prizewinner in the 2007 Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition,[1] was nominated for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play in 2009,[2] and was nominated for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2010 Governor General's Awards.[3]

Guarded Girls, Corbeil-Coleman's 2019 play about women in the Canadian prison system, premiered at Tarragon Theatre in Toronto and then was performed in Kitchener Waterloo at Green Light Arts, which had originally commissioned it.[4][5] It received the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play[6] and was shortlisted for the 2020 Governor General's Award for English-language drama.[7]

In 2022, Corbeil-Coleman's holiday musical Almost a Full Moon, based on Hawksley Workman's Christmas album of the same name, premiered at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton.[8] Her play The King James Bible Play will have its world premiere at the Stratford Festival in 2026[9] followed by a run at the National Arts Centre.[10]

Corbeil-Coleman's other work as a playwright includes The End of Pretending (2001);[11] Highway 63: The Fort Mac Show (2009);[12] The CN Tower Show (2012);[13] Sudden Death (2013);[14] and Madame Minister (2024).[15] She co-wrote Twisted (2015) with Joseph Jomo Pierre.[16]

She has also been a writer for the Showcase drama King and the CBC Radio drama series Afghanada.[17]

The daughter of novelist Carole Corbeil and actor Layne Coleman,[18] she has also had acting roles in television, including the series Blue Murder and Show Me Yours. In 2005, she appeared in the television film Mayday.[19] She is married to journalist and critic J. Kelly Nestruck.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Posner, Michael (2008-10-14). "A matter of lice and death". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  2. ↑ Mooney, Megan (June 3, 2009). "Dora Nominations Announced". Mooney on Theatre. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  3. ↑ "Complete list: The 2010 Governor General's Literary Awards". The Globe and Mail. 2010-10-13. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  4. ↑ Citron, Paula (2019-04-05). "SCRUTINY | Tarragon Theatre's 'Guarded Girls' Is A Harsh Indictment Against The Prison System". Ludwig van Toronto. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  5. ↑ Andrews, Coral (2019-05-10). "Guarded Girls humanizes both sides of Canada's correctional service". The Record. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  6. ↑ Fricker, Karen (2019-06-26). "Soulpepper's Rose grabs four Dora Awards". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  7. ↑ "Francesca Ekwuyasi, Billy-Ray Belcourt & Anne Carson among 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards finalists". CBC Books. May 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ Nicholls, Liz (2022-11-11). "Almost A Full Moon at the Citadel: Canada has a new holiday musical, full of snow, stories, and soup. A review". 12thNight.ca. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  9. ↑ Stratford Festival (2025-08-12). Season Announcement: This Rough Magic | Stratford Festival 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-08 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ "The National Arts Centre announces its 2026–2027 season: Live, bold, and unmistakably Canadian". National Arts Centre. 2026-05-07. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  11. ↑ Kaplan, Jon (2002-08-01). "Bronte Girls". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  12. ↑ Hunt, Stephen (March 27, 2009). "Review: Highway 63: The Fort Mac Show". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  13. ↑ Nestruck, J. Kelly (2012-10-17). "Review: CN Tower Show: like Second City with fewer laughs, bigger heart". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  14. ↑ Perry, George (January 3, 2013). "2013 Next Stage Theatre Festival Review: Sudden Death (Pyretic Productions)". Mooney on Theatre. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  15. ↑ Murphy, Aisling (2024-12-03). "Madame Minister is a star vehicle for Laura Condlln". Intermission Magazine. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  16. ↑ "Twisted by Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman & Joseph Jomo Pierre". Canadian Play Outlet. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  17. ↑ "Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman". National Arts Centre (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  18. ↑ Ouzounian, Richard (2008-10-04). "A very personal family drama". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  19. ↑ "Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  20. ↑ Walker, Morley (2024-12-21). "Actor's memoir a meditation on grief". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
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