Kat Sandler

Kat Sandler
Sandler in 2016
Born
Katherine Sandler

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materQueen's University at Kingston
Occupationplaywright
Years active2000s-present
Notable workMustard
AwardsDora Mavor Moore Award

Katherine Sandler is a Canadian actress, playwright, and theatre director.[1] She was born and raised in Toronto,[2] and she attended secondary school at the University of Toronto Schools in the class of 2004.[3] She studied at the Dan School of Drama and Music at Queen's University, graduating in 2008. Sandler is the Artistic Director of Theatre Brouhaha in Toronto, which she co-founded with Tom McGee.[4][5]

Sandler is known for her play Mustard, for which she was awarded the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play in 2016.[6] In 2026, Sandler adapted her play Yaga, a reimagining of the myth of Baba Yaga, into an eight-episode television series for the Canadian streaming service Crave.[7]

Plays

  • Earth-Bound Angel[8]
  • Lovesexmoney[9]
  • Help Yourself[10]
  • We Are the Bomb[11]
  • Delicacy[12]
  • Will[13]
  • Cockfight[14]
  • Punch-Up[15]
  • Retreat[16]
  • Liver[17]
  • Late Night[18]
  • Bright Lights[19]
  • Mustard
  • Sucker
  • Bang Bang
  • The End of the World Club
  • Yaga

References

  1. ^ "'We want to have something to fight for'". The Globe and Mail, July 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Our People: Kat Sandler". Soulpepper Theatre Company. Toronto. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  3. ^ "Notable Alumni: Katherine (Kat) Sandler". University of Toronto Schools. Toronto. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  4. ^ "Playwright explores new ground in return to Queen's". Queen's Gazette. Kingston, Ontario: Queen's University. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  5. ^ "Sandler, Kat". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Alberta, Canada: Athabasca University. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  6. ^ Maga, Carly (June 27, 2016). "2016 Dora Awards spread the wealth". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  7. ^ Schneider, Michael (February 18, 2026). "'Heated Rivalry' Star Hudson Williams Joins Crave Mystery Thriller Series 'Yaga' With Carrie-Anne Moss and Noah Reid". Variety. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  8. ^ "Two sides of life in your 20s". Toronto Star, June 3, 2009.
  9. ^ "Love, sex, death and laughs on stage". Toronto Star, January 5, 2012.
  10. ^ "The pitch". National Post, December 31, 2011.
  11. ^ "Women have their say on Fringe festival stage: Gender doesn't dictate whose work gets seen at theatre fest". Toronto Star, June 30, 2013.
  12. ^ "Art of darkness". The Globe and Mail, August 13, 2013.
  13. ^ "In search of spooky thrills". The Globe and Mail, October 31, 2013.
  14. ^ "An entertaining rumble". The Globe and Mail, June 28, 2014.
  15. ^ "Best shows in years spur record ticket sales for Fringe Festival: Combination of top-notch shows, agreeable weather and changes to online ticketing proves a hit". Toronto Star, July 14, 2014.
  16. ^ "A clever take on what makes Gen Y click". Toronto Star, September 23, 2014.
  17. ^ "Community theatre: Hot indie organizations bring high energy to their neighbourhoods and their audiences". Toronto Star, April 26, 2015.
  18. ^ "ZoomerMedia zigs into live theatre: Indie playwright Kat Sandler and media mogul Moses Znaimer team up for media magic". Toronto Star, October 11, 2016.
  19. ^ "What playwright Kat Sandler is watching and reading". The Globe and Mail, June 30, 2016.
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