Eish Van Wieren (they/them) is a white (Dutch/UK) trans-nonbinary transdisciplinary theatre practitioner, performer, playwright, mask maker and costume designer originally from Mohkinstsis/Calgary and currently based in Tkaranto/Toronto. The wonders of plants, animals and magic, along with the horror of their dysmorphia, inform their creation of creatures, stories and masks. They are interested in using the wonderful to explore the terrible. Eish is passionate about staging trans/queer stories while building teams that reflect the stories on stage.
Eish is an alumni of Playwright’s Workshop Montreal Young Creator’s Unit 2021-2022, Tarragon Theatre’s Extended Young Playwriting Unit 2021 and a current member of the Nightwood Innovators 2022-2023. They have been supported by the Canada Council, Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, Theatre Outre, Buddies in Bad Times, Playwright’s Workshop Montreal, Canadian Stage, Swallow-a-Bicycle, Nightwood Theatre, Factory Theatre and more.
Select Credits Include: Grape Head (Playwright’s Workshop Montreal, Splatbonfitz Productions), The Parasite (Buddies in Bad Times, Theatre Outre), Orange You Glad (Buddies in Bad Times), Disparate Worlds (Splatbonfitz Productions), The Void (Buddies in Bad Times), Apartment Show (Thumbs Up Good
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