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Weyni Mengesha

Artistic Director, Director, Dramaturge, Performer

Awards & Nominations

2017 Dora Award Nominee (General Theatre Division) – Outstanding Direction (Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts I, II, III))

2014 Dora Award Nominee – Outstanding Direction (Lungs)


Assistant Director

As You Like It () Assistant Director
Three Sisters () Assistant Director
The Threepenny Opera () Assistant Director

Director

A Streetcar Named Desire () Director
The Guide to Being Fabulous () Director
Pipeline () Director
Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train () Director
A Streetcar Named Desire () Director
Butcher () Director
Kim's Convenience () Director
Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts I, II, III) () Director
Kim's Convenience () Director
Butcher () Director
Lungs () Director
Kim's Convenience () Director
Lungs () Director
Kim's Convenience () Director
The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs () Director
Kim's Convenience () Director
Another Africa - Shine Your Eye () Introduction Director
Another Africa - Peggy Pickit Sees the Face of God () Introduction Director
A Raisin in the Sun () Director
Yellow-Man () Director
A Raisin in the Sun () Director
blood.claat: one womban story () Director

Dramaturge

Another Africa - Shine Your Eye () Dramaturge
Another Africa - Peggy Pickit Sees the Face of God () Dramaturge
The Africa Trilogy - Peggy Pickit Sees the Face of God () Dramaturge
The Africa Trilogy - GLO () Dramaturge
People Power () Play Creation Facilitators / Dramaturge

Performer

The Threepenny Opera () Betty

Staff

Soulpepper Theatre Company Artistic Director (2019-)
The Amy Project Artistic Director