Mario Piedade Menezes (29 May 1960 – 25 June 2022), popularly known by his sobriquet Tragedy King,[1] was an Indian theatre director, playwright, and actor who primarily worked on the Konkani stage.

[2] Menezes has also acted in tiatrs by directors like Roseferns, Comedian Agostinho, Jose Rod, Pascoal Rodrigues, Patrick Dourado, Ligorio Fernandes and Menino De Bandar.

[8] Menezes staged tiatrs in India as well as in other countries including the United Kingdom[9] and Gulf nations like Kuwait.

[8] He has also been honoured as the Best Actor (1981), Best Director and Best Performance (1992), "Goa Bandh" and Best Duo with Lawry Travasso in 2002 at Kala Academy Tiatr Festival.

[8] Menezes died as a result of massive heart attack at Chiplun, Maharashtra,[14] while he was en route to Mumbai.