2023, WEYNI MENGESHA: Listed as one of Canada’s 10 notable Canadians for black history month
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
Now Playing Toronto TikTok: A triumphant Toronto story - BTS with Weyni Mengesha
CBC: Meet Stratford's new royal family
CBC: Weyni Mengesha on Inclusion in the Theatre
The AMANI Project Canada: AMANI Project Interview with Weyni Mengesha
READ ARTICLES
New York Times: Has Scott Joplin’s ‘Thoroughly American Opera’ Found Its Moment?
Toronto Star: Ravishingly reborn, Scott Joplin’s ‘Treemonisha’ triumphs at the Luminato Festival
Intermission Magazine: Soulpepper shines a light on women playwrights with Her Words Festival
Toronto Guardian: Treemonisha: Operatic Black Excellence
NOW Toronto: Black Opera Treemonisha Dazzles Luminato Festival
Intermission Magazine: REVIEW: Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha at Volcano Theatre/TO Live/Luminato
The Globe and Mail: Treemonisha achieves sonic unity by bridging the old and the new
CP24: 'da Kink in My Hair' continues personal storytelling for 20th anniversary return
CityNews Everywhere: 'da Kink in My Hair' continues personal storytelling for 20th anniversary return
The Globe and Mail: ‘da Kink in My Hair is back for a new generation
TOLive: Artistic director Weyni Mengesha sets the stage for diverse stories
Everything Zoomer: ‘da Kink in My Hair: Director Weyni Mengesha Discusses the Hit Play’s 20th Anniversary Run
The Star: Soulpepper’s new artistic director talks coming back to Toronto and ‘rediscovering the city’ with her family
The University of Toronto Hart House: Changemakers Series: What Art Teaches Us in Perilous Times with Weyni Mengesha
The Globe and Mail: Soulpepper’s Weyni Mengesha on teaming up with Bryan Cranston in LA
The Globe and Mail: Nestruck on Theatre, director Weyni Mengesha announces 2022 slate of shows
Playbill: Drama League Awards Announces 2021 Nominees
Now Toronto: Review: Duchess! Duchess! Duchess! takes the crown
York University, Alumni and Friends: One to Watch, Weyni Mengesha (BFA ‘05)
Now Toronto: Weyni Mengesha says 2022 season is all about family, community and belonging
Chatelaine: 33 Black Canadians Making Change Now
Toronto Star: As one of the few Black theatre leaders in TO, for Weyni systemic racism is nothing new
Now Toronto: 15 theatre shows to see in the first half of 2020
My Entertainment World: The 2019 Critics’ Pick Award Winners, Theatre
SOULPEPPER, Media Release: SoulPepper Announces New Artistic Director
Toronto Star: Kim’s Convenience is a cause for celebration
Now Toronto: The top 10 Toronto theatre shows of 2019
Rumble: Director’s Lab 2018 - Weyni Mengesha
New York Times: Review: ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Shares Family Ties, for Better and Worse
Black News: 2017 NAACP Theatre Awards Nomination: Best Director "Bars & Measures”
Two River Theater will host the 7th Annual Crossing Borders (Cruzando Fronteras):
“At the Very Bottom of a Body of Water,” Directed by Weyni Mengesha
Toronto Alliance for The Performing Arts:
FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS wins Big at 2017 Dora Awards
Intermission Magazine: SPOTLIGHT: WEYNI MENGESHA By Bahia Watson
Women In View: “FIVE IN FOCUS” INITIATIVE AT CMPA'S PRIME TIME IN OTTAWA
The Globe and Mail: Come From Away lands eight Dora Award Nominations
LA Drama Critics Circle: 2016 LADCC Awards, Nominees “Bars and Measures”
@This Stage Magazine: Artist Profile, Weyni Mengesha
The Globe and Mail: How Stories Shaped Weyni Mengesha into the Theatre Director She is Today
Broadway World: Canadian Opera Company Tops 2016 Dora Awards; All the Winners!
ByBlacks.com: Star Director Weyni Mengesha On Her Latest Project, Butcher
Toronto List: 10 things award-winning theatre director Weyni Mengesha can’t live without
LISTEN TO RADIO INTERVIEWS & PODCAST EPISODES
CBC Radio: Today on Q: Chloé Zhao, Weyni Mengesha, Ekow Nimako, Kemp Powers
JAZZ.FM: Justice and peace – is it possible to have both?