Warona Setshwaelo

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Warona Setshwaelo is a storyteller, mother and activist from Botswana and South Africa living in Tio’tia:ke (Montréal) since 2007. She has been fortunate to work with theatre companies such as Imago, Centaur Theatre, Segal Centre, Black Theatre Workshop, Teesri Duniya, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, The Belfry, Tarragon, Repercussion Theatre, Prairie Theatre Exchange and Obsidian Theatre and is excited for her Soulpepper and NAC debut.

She is a META recipient, as well as the Montreal ACTRA Woman of the Year (2023) and Victor Knight Community Leader award (2021). Most recently she was honoured to be named the Gina Wilkinson Prize 2024. Recipient.
Warona is honoured to participate in this authentic reflection of Southern Africans.