Eish Van Wieren

Bio

Eish Van Wieren (they/them) is a trans-nonbinary trans-disciplinary performer, playwright, costume designer and independent producer from Mohkinstsis/Calgary and currently based in Tkarón:to/Toronto. They hold an MFA in performance creation, are part of Factory Theatre’s Playwriting TEPS cohort 2023/2024 and an IATSE 873 permit in the costume department. Eish is an alumni of Playwright’s Workshop Montreal Young Creator’s Unit 2021-2022 and the Nightwood Innovators 2022-2023.

As a mask/object based creator and playwright, Eish immerses themself in building and developing theatrical works with full-face masks and show-related objects. The wonders of plants, animals and magic, along with the horror of their dysmorphia, inform their creation of creatures, stories and masks.

Their work has 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. In August 2023 they studied mask making and physical theatre with Berlin based company Familie Flöz with generous support from the Canada Council. You can find Eish on Instagram @splatbonfitz_productions.