Althea Cunningham, is an award winning Canadian musician. A multidisciplinary artist: Writer, Actor, Arts Educator, Music and a Producer. On The Verge, her Neo-Soul EP was independently released in 2010, to critical acclaim and has had international airplay and featured artists spots. Her original music has been heard on: Black Souls Rhythms Radio, Time Trippin Radio, Bowl of Soul Radio and The Key of A (CBC) to name a few. As an Arts Educator she has influenced minds for fifteen years mostly across Western Canada.

 

Favorite theatre roles include: Ensemble; Working directed by Kate Ryan for Plain Jane Theatre, Bird Girl; in Seussical for Western Canada Theatre directed by Samantha Macdonald. Muse; for The National Ice Theatre of Canada directed by Allison Maclean, Azizi; for The Francis Winspear Centre For Music directed by David Hoyt and Elizabeth; The Vibrator Play directed by Amy DeFelice for Trunk Theatre.

 

Producing credits include: live music events across Canada (2007- 2017) and On The Verge CD. Co-producing include: Sunkiss To Death (2023) it will be her first exploration of producing theatre. She graduated with honors from Grant MacEwan University Theatre Arts Program.

Dabbling in television and film she hopes to increase her presence on screen. In film, she has played the leading role in The Invincible Jayson Garvey (2020) written and directed by Melanee Murray-Hunt, an afrofuturist story about current issues. This talent can be seen on screen in The Invincible Jayson Garvey playing at Film festivals globally.