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A Black Theatre Workshop Production presented by NAC English Theatre’s Grand Acts of Theatre

Co-created by Julie Tamiko Manning, Eo Sharp, Nalo Soyini Bruce Directed by Julie Tamiko Manning The incomparable, Maryline Chery Centaur Theatre press release (September 14, 2021) – From September 23 to October 2, 2021 , Centaur Theatre’s outdoor event, Portico Project , returns for its second year with a new commissioned work developed by the event’s inaugural curators: Julie Tamiko Manning , Eo Sharp and Nalo Soyini Bruce . They were given ‘carte blanche’ by Centaur’s A

Fuego by Christine Rodriguez is part of the Black Ink mentorship program of Black Wealth Media

A Theatre Passe Muraille digital production Written & Performed by Samson Bonkeabantu Brown Directed by Tsholo Khalema Where the spirit world and the real-world meet, lies a world unapologetically crafted and performed by critically acclaimed trans identified artist, Samson Bonkeabantu Brown. 11:11 explores the other side of fear through the eyes of a young, Black transman struggling to understand the ancestral messages saturating his dreams. Poster credit: photo by Dahlia Ka

PAPILLON juxtaposes three solos and a live experimental soundtrack

At Novelette’s Toronto salon, captivating stories untangle as eight distinctive women narrate their lives with honesty, humour, and joy.

A Piece of Mine Arts, with the support of Theatre Passe Muraille Presentation The Negroes Are Congregating (NAC) unapologetically wrestles with deep-rooted internalized racism through the lens of the Western World and the 'Black experience' that stretches far beyond Canada and the United States, for a pan-African exploration. The laugh-out-loud piece balances comedy with discomfort, pulling audiences beyond the fourth wall, where everyone is invited to cackle, cry and be st

Black Theatre Workshop's presentation/World Premiere of Simone Half And Half Simone, Half and Half tells the story of a teenage girl searching for her identity and feeling pulled between cultures, told through theatre, music, dance, poetry, and video projections.  Production Manager Tristynn Duheme • Set & Costume Designer  Nalo Soyini Bruce • Video Designer Haui • Stage Manager Sandi Becker • Actor Jennifer Roberts • Play

Le Conseil des arts de Montréal en tournée et Black Theatre Workshop presentation Rendez-Vous with Home is the story of sisters Josephine and Suzette, who are sent by their mother on a trip to Haiti to bury their father, a man they barely knew. Josephine, who has scant memories of her father, is anxious. Suzette, on the other hand, has no memories of her father and considers the trip an all-expenses paid vacation. But what the two sisters experience in Haiti proves to be mo

Performative reading At Eight months pregnant, Clara sends her fiancé away on a fishing trip in anticipation of some quiet time with her baby before its arrival. But their time together is anything but quiet, and leads Clara to examine her troubled and estranged relationship with her own mother. Featuring a live 3-member gospel choir, Quiet explores the intimate bond between mother and child, of journeying through one’s past in search of forgiveness and redemption. À propos d

This Playground Productions Development Presentation of emerging playwright and performer Gabe Maharjan’s first play is open to the public while it is still in the experimental phase. Eva is a 20 year old trans girl who has woken up in Rio de Janeiro on the daywhen she will finally complete her transition. Eva is on a fantastical adventure in pursuit of the perfect boy and the perfect body set in an introspective wonderland. Written by Gabe Maharjan • Directed by M

A Rabbit In A Hat Production Rabbit in a Hat Productions' presentation of The Trophy Hunt At the 2019 Montreal Fringe Festival. The Trophy Hunt is an exploration of who eats who in our canned hunt of a world where everything is observed, everything a zoo. PLAYWRIGHT: Trina Davies • DIRECTION: Paul Van Dyck • MOVEMENT DIRECTION: Vanessa Rigaux • COSTUME DESIGN: Nalo Soyini Bruce • MASK DESIGN: Ashley Lang • STAGE MANAGEMENT: I

Black Theatre Workshop's presentation/World Premiere of Scotian Journey Sierra Carvery is a young Black woman from Halifax, Nova Scotia who, as she completes a university history paper, gets distracted by thoughts about down home and heading back for the Africville Reunion. She recounts these experiences through storytelling, song and spoken word. Scotian Journey reveals the history and stories about Nova Scotia that are still relevant today, but not yet in the history books.

A La Tigresse Production The Autism Monologues are stories from the perspective of autistic people, family members, advocates and hinderers interwoven into a theatrical journey of discovery. Jen Viens, director • Christine Rodriguez, playwright, actor • Nikita Bala, lighting design • Julie Barbeau, actor • Marie Leofeli Romero Barlizo, dramaturge • Jean Bernard, actor • Stephen Booth, actor • Nalo Soy

A Groupe Ihozo Production Young, inexperienced, smart but candid, Karugaju sees her future emerging differently than she had imagined! In the service of her people and her kingdom Kinyaga, several pitfalls mark the beginning of this reign, undermined by fierce opposition in the royal ranks itself. She will have to secure her power; to conquer the various intrigues of the court, and to serve the people who she loves. Au crépuscule de son règne, le roi Nkorongo révèle à son peu

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf ‘for colored girls’ brilliantly shows how important and essential a sisterhood and the conversations – or lack thereof – within it can be, often culminating in a hot pot of laughs and tears through song, dance and poetry. Written back in 1974, yet it still holds a valuable space in our current climate, playwright Ntozake Shange flings you into the world of a group of women who are finally stepping into