Leah Walton

Leah is an actor, professor of acting, and theatre-maker, based in Philadelphia. She has performed Off-Broadway at Ars Nova with the Berserker Residents, in an original play she co-wrote with the ensemble. In Philadelphia she has performed with the Walnut Street Theatre, Arden, InterAct, Lantern, Pig Iron, Montgomery Theatre, 11th Hour, Azuka, EgoPo, People’s Light, among many others. In 2015 she was awarded a Barrymore Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. She trained at Ithaca College, the National Theatre Institute, Moscow Art Theatre, Michael Chekhov Association, and has her MFA from Temple University. She is currently teaching the Sophomore Acting Studio at University of the Arts.