
As a member of In Studios, she studies and performs improv throughout New York City. She states, “If you’re not slightly uncomfortable, then I did something wrong.” Alisa Murray is currently working on a collection of monologues called SteroTYPES and is a staff writer for The Actors Project NYC as well as a company lifetime member. This actress/writer/improviser pokes fun at stereotypes. Talia also teaches drama at the University of Winnipeg and coordinators a Youth Mentorship in the Arts Program for ACI (Arts and Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba).Īlisa Murray describes her pieces as a beautiful mixture of sass, sarcasm and sweetness.
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As a member of ACTRA and EQUITY, Talia has appeared in many feature films, television shows, independent shorts and on many professional stages. Her commission with the Vancouver Olympics, 2010, Aerial Artistry, featured her performance as an aerial dancer, on silks. Her shorts, I Dream of You, Collections, The Strawberry Confession and Intel have been shown at many film festivals. It is based on her experiences in Afghanistan as a ‘war artist’ with the Canadian Armed Forces, as is her screenplay, Anywhere But Here. Cry After Midnight was chosen for the Women Playwrights International Conference in Stockholm, 2012. Dracula has been produced by several high schools. Confessions of an Art School Model toured Canada and the USA, including the NYC Fringe Festival. STAGES: Creative Ideas For Teaching Drama was published by J.


(Canadian public radio) drama commission. Talia is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada and has had many performances, publications and a C.B.C.
