2026 Adjudicators

Linda Kash began her career at the Second City Theatre in Toronto, where she performed, directed and conducted workshops. She has appeared in and directed a number of plays, films and television shows throughout Canada, the US, Europe, Russia and New Zealand. 

Notable Stage Credits include: Stratford, New Stages, Tarragon, Canadian Stage, Harold Green, Second City Toronto and LA, Theatre Aquarius, Studio 180, Musical Stage, Thousand Islands, BlueBridge, Theatre Calgary and Sudbury's YES Theatre 

Notable TV includes: Seinfeld, Fargo, Batwoman, Cybil, Third Rock From the Sun, Everyone Loves Raymond, Cadet Kelly, Monk, Degrassi, The Jim Henson Hour, Doc, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, She TV most recently, Sweet Z with Lauren Graham and Falling Together, Merry Little Ex Mas and Sisters on HBO

Notable Films include: Waiting For Guffman, Best in Show, Cinderella Man, Man of  The Year, Are We Done Yet and Little Italy, 3 Ernest Movies 

Notable Animation includes: Paw Patrol, Thomas The Tank, Cat in the Hat, Angela Anaconda, Timothy Goes to School, Almost Naked Animals, Madeleine, Dumb Bunnies, Scaredy Squirrel, Quads and Fugget About It. 

Linda has also co-created several shows for TV including  "Go Girl!" and "The Joe Blow Show" for The Comedy Network, which she also directed. 
Directorial projects include Colin Mochrie in "HYPROV" for Just For Laughs and the Edinburgh festival and she directed a season of Love It or List It. In August she'll  Directing for Coal Mine Theatre in Toronto   And is currently directing Shrek for Westben Theatre 

Linda has taught scene study, sketch writing  and /or improv at Humber College, Fleming College, Laurier University, and conducted workshops at Trent and Arizona State  University. 

In 2007, co-founded a Performing Arts School called PAPA for kids and teens. (And now adults!)

During Covid 19, Linda also co-created an adult online learning platform offering unique access to the best in the entertainment industry. 

Linda  is best known as The Philadelphia Cream Cheese Angel (a successful campaign which ran over 26 years) but her proudest work to date, by far, is her fabulous blended family.