Leah Walton
Photo Credit: Billy Bustamante
Leah has proudly worked as an actor, teacher, and
theatre collaborator for over two decades,
and is a member of Actors Equity Association.
As a Philadelphia-based artist, Leah has performed with numerous local theatre companies, including
Philadelphia Theatre Company, Walnut Street Theatre,
Arden Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, People's Light,
1812 Productions, Theatre Horizon,
InterAct Theatre Company, 11th Hour Theatre Company,
Pig Iron Theatre Company, EgoPo Productions,
Montgomery Theatre Company, Mum Puppettheatre,
Azuka Theatre, Temple University, among many others. She is a Barrymore Award recipient and nominee.
Leah has developed new plays, and performed
Off-Broadway at Ars Nova with the Berserker Residents,
and with The Debate Society
at Playwrights Horizons SuperLab.
Her teaching credits include
Temple University, the University of the Arts,
the Arden Theatre, the Walnut Street Theatre,
the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy,
and privately.
Leah's training began as a Drama Student at Ithaca College where she received a BA degree and graduated Magna Cum Laude. While enrolled at Ithaca College, she spent three semesters abroad and trained at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Theater Institute in Waterford, CT, the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia, and the Gate Theatre of London, England. It was during her undergraduate career that she became interested in theatrical movement work, particularly that of Michael Chekhov, and has studied his acting technique with the International Michael Chekhov Association. She is graduate of Temple University’s MFA Acting program.
Leah's current scholarship is focused on elevating the unique voices of her students through her studies with
Theatrical Intimacy Education, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, and has completed training with
the International Coach Federation.