Ganesh Thava

Ganesh Thava is a Tamil-Canadian writer, director, and producer active in both theatre and film. He trained at the George Brown Theatre School in Toronto and the Neighborhood Playhouse Theatre in New York. Before his career in the arts, Ganesh earned a marketing degree from Toronto Metropolitan University and worked in advertising. As an arts administrator, he has contributed to organizations like the York Region Arts Council, Driftwood Theatre, and Theatre Gargantua. His short films, including The Orchid & The Tree, Bark, and Imposter, have garnered international attention, with screenings in the US, India, Indonesia, and South Korea. He is currently developing his feature film Man Abroad, which was shortlisted for the Whistler Film Festival’s Screenwriters Lab. In theatre, Ganesh directed the Primetime Award-winning Toronto Fringe show My Korean Canadian Friend and wrote and performed in Koli Kari, which debuted at the Toronto Fringe Festival this year. He is also developing a new play, Monstera, and a musical, The Accountant.