Michelle Mohammed is an artist, actor, and director. In 2023, she played Betty and Anu in A Poem for Rabia (Tarragon Theatre), Des in Yerma (Coal Mine Theatre), assistant directed Peter Hinton in The Hooves Belonged to the Deer (Tarragon Theatre), worked as Artistic Associate at Suitcase in Point, and as Toronto Company Manager for The Mahabharata – Barbican Tour with Why Not Theatre.

When she is not working on a production, Michelle works on her artistic leadership skills with artists and companies she admires. She is extremely honoured to be working closely with Miriam and Ravi this year cultivating her skills in Artistic Direction with the generous support of the Metcalf Foundation.

Select Acting Credits: Betty & Anu in A Poem for Rabia (Tarragon Theatre), Des in Yerma (Coal Mine Theatre), Olga in Orphan’s for the Czar (Crow’s Theatre), Villager in Chitra (Shaw Festival), Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare BASH’d), Devisor/Creator in Mahabharata (Workshops) (Why Not Theatre/Shaw Festival), Drive (Live Portrait), Ruby and the Well (Shaftesbury), Murdoch Mysteries (CBC).

Select Directing Credits: He Won’t Marry Me (Port Hope Festival), Assistant Director of The Hooves Belonged to the Deer (Tarragon Theatre) Twice Blessed (Workshop) by Marissa Orjalo, Apprentice Assistant Director of Oh What a Lovely War (Shaw Festival), Assistant Director of Top Girls (Brock University), Dramaturgy in The Trick to Walking Backwards by Aria Sharma (STRATFEST@Home).