Weyni Mengesha

Represented by Kish Iqbal

Resume

CAEA

 

THEATRE:

Hosanna

Director (2011)

Stratford Shakespeare Festival

blood.claat

Director (2010)

Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre

Yellowman

Director (2009)

Nightwood Theatre/Obsidian Theatre Company

*A Raisin in the Sun

Director (2008, 2010)

Soulpepper Theatre Company/Theatre Calgary

The Taxi Project

Director/Dramaturge (2007-2008)

PEN Canada

BliNK

Director (2008)

Soulpepper Theatre Company/Luminato

**Blood.claat

Director/Dramaturge (2003-2010)

Theatre Passe Muraille/New York Hip Hop Theatre Festival

***’da kink in my hair

Director/Dramaturge (2001-2005, 2010))

Theatre Passe Muraille/Mirvish Entertainment/Hackney Theatre London

New Play Development

Associate Artistic Director (2004-2006)

Theatre Passe Muraille

In the Words of Ken Sara-Wiwi

Director/Dramaturge (2005)

PEN Canada/KSW Foundation

 

*Dora Award Nomination- Best Direction

**Dora Award Nomination- Best Direction

***Dora Award Nomination- Best Original Composition

 

FILM/TELEVISION:

Lord Have Mercy

Assistant Director

Vision Television (12 Episodes)

Lord Have Mercy

Flood Director

Vision Television (2 Episodes)

bo ke bophelo

Story Editor

Leda Serene Films- South Africa (6 Episodes)

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Selam Youth Festival (Creative Director) 2003-Present; an annual creative arts festival

The A.M.Y. Project (Co-Director) 2004-Present; an annual theatre training program for young women 

Soulpepper’s Leading Ladies Program for Young Women (Acting)

Market Lane Public School (Teacher) training in Shakespeare, through Souleppper Theatre

(Tarragon Theatre) Paprika Festival (Directing Worksho)

 

TRAINING:

Graduate of York University’s Theatre Directing Program 1997-2001

Soulpepper’s Academy 2006-2008

 

AWARDS:

Finalist of the 2009 Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts

Recipient of the RBC Emerging Artist of the Year Award (Presented by Mayor Miller)

African Canadian Woman’s Achievement Award 2007

Harry Jerome Award for Excellence in the Arts

AronImage Award for Community Leadership

Harold Award for Artistic Excellence (Nominated by Djanet Sears)

People to People Aid Organization (Canada) Inc.’s Leadership Award