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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.
8 gen 2020 · Weyni Mengesha, artistic director of Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre, unpacks her relationship with theatre and offers her Brief But Spectacular take on how it can be used as a vehicle to support 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 ...
Mengesha directed the Canadian premiere of Kim's Convenience at Soulpepper Theatre. After playing a sold out run the theatre brought the show back twice to try and fulfill the demand. The play broke box office history and brought new audiences to the theatre.
“Under Weyni Mengesha’s tight direction, there is not a wasted moment in the 105-minute no-intermission show” Haines His Way “Director Weyni Mengesha has this production firing on all cylinders, from the skilled cast to expert pacing, and benefits greatly from Rachel Myers’ beautiful, detailed scenic design.”
Weyni Mengesha is a committed educator, mentor of new talent, and a producer of youth arts initiatives. She has led the Directors' Lab 2018 at Rumble Theatre as Master Director. Directors’ Lab is an integral component of Rumble’s Mentorship Program, designed to catalyze relationships between emerging and established artists and facilitate young artists’ transition to a professional career.
14 giu 2020 · Weyni Mengesha, seen shortly after her appointment as Soulpepper Theatre artistic director, says she’s going to do “whatever I can to make sure that, in my time, I said as much and did as much ...
