Michelle Polak

Michelle Polak is an award-winning interdisciplinary, actor, creator, writer, director and teacher. Originally from Montreal, she now lives in Toronto and is the dedicated mother of five teens. She has performed in acclaimed productions in Canada and around the world.

She graduated from the Ryerson Theatre School in 1995. As an international artist through La Mama, she trained with Tina Landau in the Viewpoints movement methodology. Michelle is recognized for her specificity working with the body through metaphor and physical prowess.

Recent Credits include:
Solitudes, Aluna Theatre in association with Nightwood Theatre at Harbourfront, January 2020
Obeah Opera, Luminato, June 2019
Reflector, Theatre Gargantua at Theatre Passe Muraille, October 2017
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare in the Ruff, August 2017
Trace, Vertical City/High Performance Rodeo, Calgary, February 2017
Leaving Still, Sephine Collective, Nuit Blanche, October 2016

Michelle is currently in the process of completing her training to become a Gestalt psychotherapist at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto, as well as a contemporary end of life doula through the Institute of Traditional Medicine.

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