Tahirih Vejdani is a Toronto based actor, singer, conductor, vocal instructor and arts administrator.
She graduated from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Music double majoring in Vocal Performance and Music History. Select theatre credits include: HMS Pinafore, Treasure Island, The Pirates of Penzance, Elektra (Stratford Shakespeare Festival); Portia’s Julius Caesar (Shakespeare in the Ruff); The Men in White (Factory Theatre); Jungle Book (Young People’s Theatre); Taming of the Shrew (Driftwood Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Tarragon Theatre); The Hobbit, Shrek The Musical, Honk! A Musical Tale of the Ugly Duckling (Globe Theatre); Paradise Lost (Summerworks Festival); Shakespeare Meets Hip Hop (Shakespeare in Action).
Select film/TV credits: Receiver, Kim’s Convenience, Let it Snow, InSecurity.
Her love for the arts began on the Prairies.
Tahirih grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan where she attended Campbell Collegiate highschool. As a youth she was actively involved in the arts scene and trained at the Saskatchewan Express Studios and Do It Class Young People’s Theatre (notable DIWC alumni of the program include: Tatiana Maslany, Paul Nolan, Sera Lys-Huck and Sabryn Rock).
Tahirih also took part in community theatre performing with Regina Summer Stage (Anne of Green Gables; The Wizard of Oz) and Regina Lyric Musical Theatre (Candide; Sweeney Todd; Carousel). After graduating from the University of Regina with a double major in vocal performance and music history, Tahirih moved to Toronto where she now resides.
