Leah is the Co-Founder with Martha Ross of Theatre Columbus (now Common Boots Theatre.) in Toronto. The company created over 30 new plays and innovative productions of classics.  She studied theatre at Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris, France.

Leah is presently a Resident Artist at Soulpepper and on faculty for The Soulpepper Academy where she has taught and mentored many artists.  She has directed several shows for the company and more recently performed in  Animal Farm, directed by Ravi Jain and in Wedding at Aulis, an adaptation of Ipheginia by Sina Galani, directed by Alan Dilworth.

Leah also has a substantial teaching career. Since 2001 she teaches a yearly intensive 7 week Clown course for The Ryerson Theatre Acting Program and is an Instructor of Directing at The University of Toronto. 

Leah has worked as a communication coach and for The Shoe Project, a boundary crossing writing project, coaching women who write and perform their stories of immigration to Toronto.