Espoir Segbeaya
Stratford: Wuraola in Death and the King’s Horseman. Born in Munich, Germany, and raised in Nelson, B.C., in the magnificent mountains of the West Kootenays, Espoir is an Afro-Canadian, trilingual actor, storyteller and musician. She is a classically trained singer with a special interest in ensemble and choral music. She seeks to stretch the perimeters of her definition of theatre daily and is currently expanding her practice to include voiceover, narration and puppetry. She is a recent (pandemic) graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada’s Acting program. In 2019–2020, at NTS, she performed in Burning Vision, directed by Mike Payette, and played the titular role in Nell Gwynn, directed by Krista Jackson. In 2020–2021, she was part of Black Theatre Workshop’s Artist Mentorship Program, followed by a summer performing in Repercussion Theatre’s Shakespeare-in-the-Park. She is also featured in The Rest is Electric podcast.
