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Weyni Mengesha is an award-winning director who built her storytelling career in theaters across Canada with upcoming shows in Los Angeles and New York City. ... Sign up with your email address to join Weyni’s mailing list and stay up to date with shows, productions and events.
Weyni Mengesha. Director: With Me. Weyni Mengesha is known for With Me (2018), Kim's Convenience (2016) and Hero. Traitor. Patriot (2014). She has been married to Eion Bailey since 31 March 2011. They have two children.
Weyni Mengesha is the Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company and an award-winning director, known for her groundbreaking work and community engagement. Weyni has directed shows across Canada that have gone on to tour nationally and internationally, and have been developed into television shows playing on CBC, Global, and Netflix.
Directed by Weyni Mengesha Written by Tennessee Williams Presented by Soulpepper Theatre Company Featuring Akosua Amo-Adem, Lead Doz, Mac Fyfe, Sebastian Marziali, ... “Mengesha’s interpretation of A Streetcar Named Desire reflects extraordinary insight into both the Soulpepper microcosm and the Toronto theatrical landscape in a larger sense.
Trey Anthony’s ’da Kink in my Hair spectacularly untangles the triumphs and tragedies of the devotees of Novelette’s hair salon in the heart of Toronto's Caribbean-Canadian community, Eglinton West. This brand-new production reunites many of the original cast members with director Weyni Mengesha, who directed, wrote the Dora-nominated score and lyrics, and played in the band for the ...
Weyni Mengesha tells the stories we don’t often hear. As one of the first Black artistic directors of a major theatre company who’s directed hit plays like ’da Kink in my Hair and Kim’s Convenience, she’s spent her career shining the theatrical spotlight on stories by and about people of colour. “We live in a city where we celebrate ...
2023, WEYNI MENGESHA: Listed as one of Canada’s 10 notable Canadians for black history month . READ HERE. IN THE PRESS WATCH INTERVIEWS. CTV The Social: Weyni Mengesha on Treemonisha CBC Documentary: Scott Joplin's Treemonisha: a CBC Documentary Breakfast Television: ‘da Kink in my Hair’ returns to Toronto for its 20th anniversary interview with Weyni Mengesha
