Eish Van Wieren

Bio

Eish Van Wieren 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 their dysmorphia, inform their creation of creatures, stories and masks. They are interested in using the wonderful to explore the horrible. 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. Their work has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, Theatre Outre, Buddies in Bad Times, Playwright’s Workshop Montreal, Theatre Outre, Swallow-a-Bicycle, Nightwood Theatre and more.