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Kyra Weichert (KEE-rah WAI-kert)
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Kyra Weichert is a queer, multi-disciplinary artist, based in Toronto, Canada. They are recognized professionally for their boundless energy and playful nature. They’ve performed on sets, stages, and trains across Toronto and the GTA.
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Most recently, Kyra has sashayed-across-the-stage as Brunnhilde, the evil stepsister in the panto Cinderella: Stepsisters’ Revenge. Whether in the delicious physical camp of Panto-Land or in subtler realism, Kyra’s sharp reflexes and innate timing creates lively, spontaneous, and layered comic characters.
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They approach scripts and characters with empathy and specificity, whether as the cunning, whip-smart Elektra (Orestes) or the troubled, unsettled Cassandra of Troy (Fallen).
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Kyra continues to deepen their artistry through classes and workshops. They coach privately with Dora-nominated actor Vivien Endicott-Douglas, and study on-camera with Melee Hutton (MH Studios) and Angela Besharah (The Lighthouse). They also study with Second City (Improv for Actors).
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This summer, Kyra will be on set as a lead in Citizens of Nowhere, a feature film they co-wrote with Nathan Powell.
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As an artist, Kyra loves to explore new works and new voices, especially those that focus on the exploration of queerness, feminism, gender identity, and mental health.
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When not creating, Kyra enjoys spending time at board game cafes or convincing their friends to go to board game cafes.
