Miriam Fernandes is the Co-Artistic Director of the Toronto-based international company Why Not Theatre. Having worked primarily as a creator and performer for over a decade, Miriam is now turning her focus toward directing. Recent creation credits include Mahabharata (Why Not Theatre/Shaw Festival/Barbican Centre) and What You Won’t Do for Love (starring Drs. David Suzuki and Tara Cullis, Why Not Theatre). Directing credits include Sangen fra Verdens Ende (The National Stage, Bergen, Norway), The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs (Stratford Festival Meighan Forum), Metamorphoses (CDTPS), Hayavadana (Soulpepper Theatre), Nesen, (MiniMidiMaxi Festival, Norway). Miriam is currently in development for a number of new works including an adaptation of Nobel Award-Winning author Han Kang’s The Vegetarian. She is a graduate of Ecole Jacques Lecoq (Paris) and received the Dora Mavor Moore award for Best Performance by an Individual and Best New Play for Mahabharata, which was also celebrated for Best Production.