Eliza Martin

Eliza Martin is an award-winning theatre artist, children’s author, artist educator, and arts-based child and youth care practitioner (M.A. CYC). 

On-stage Eliza works as a professional actor, playwright, and theatre maker. She has performed in both Canada and the U.S. since her conservatory years, and created such works as: O (NYC United Solo Award Best Satire, All About Solo, Critics’ Choice), Harvey & The Extraordinary (My Entertainment World – 2018 Critics’ Pick Award Nominee, Outstanding Solo Performance) and BLOOM (Bad Hats Theatre, 2019 Creator-in-Residence). Eliza’s debut novel Harvey and the Extraordinary (Annick Press) inspired by her play of the same title, was published in 2021, and translated into Czech in 2022. Her next two books are currently being published.

Alongside her work on the stage and page, Eliza has been working with children and youth in a variety of roles for over a decade. In addition to arts education, her work has spanned early childhood education, outdoor education, enhanced support education, community arts, child and youth mental health, and therapeutic arts. Eliza holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts (Theatre Specialist, English Major) from the Theatre and Drama Studies program at the University of Toronto, a Diploma in Professional Actor Training from Sheridan College, and a Master of Arts (Child and Youth Care) focusing on inclusive arts-based practices and arts-based methods of support, from Toronto Metropolitan University. www.elizamartin.ca.