Articles by Michael Kras

Michael Kras

Michael Kras (he/him) is a Hamilton-based playwright, director, performer, magician, and teaching artist focused on writing new-generation stories including the Voaden Prize-winning play The Team (Essential Collective Theatre/Theatre Aquarius), No Big Deal (Roseneath Theatre), The Start Up (Theatre Aquarius/Brave New Works), finsta (Boca del Lupo), and The Year and Two of Us Back Here (Broken Soil Theatre). Michael is also an in-demand magic director and designer, currently serving as the Magic & Illusion Lead for the North American Tour of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Other magic direction credits include The Extinction Therapist (Theatre Aquarius), Franklin’s Key (Pig Iron Theatre), and A Christmas Carol (Maltz Jupiter Theatre).