Nehassaiu is a multi-hyphenate
Currently at The Stratford Festival, Canada thru Nov 1, 2026 - making her musical theatre debut - as "Lady Clapham" in SOMETHING ROTTEN and "Lt. Brannigan" in GUYS & DOLLS, Nehassaiu recently enjoyed back to back seasons (2024 & 2025) at the SHAW FESTIVAL in the Canadian professional premiere of Marcus Gardley’s The House That Will Not Stand, a brand new Sherlock Holmes mystery, Will Eno's GNIT and the British farce, TONS OF MONEY! Her "off-season" escapades included "Raby" in FAT HAM's Canadian premiere at Can Stage and "Janine" in Kanika Ambrose's MOONLIGHT SCHOONER.
A Faculty-Mentor in Randolph College's low-residency MFA in Theater Program, Nehassaiu has taught at Princeton, Rhode Island College, Brown University and RISD and has offered workshops at Boston University, University of Rhode Island, Shakespeare & Co., and elsewhere.
Her poetry collection Music for Exile is available wherever you love to buy books!
"Nehassaiu?"
né-hé-sigh-u is a little song
Whisper to yourself: "Never lie to you."
Now say... Né-hé-sigh-u
(emphasis on the sigh)
deGannes ( di-ganz) rhymes with "hands."