...The Black Voice...

Previews February 9, 10, 12, 2008

Opens February 13, 2008

Runs until March 9, 2008

Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace (click for box office information)

Our remount production of Born Ready is part of the RISK LIFE Project; a unique collaboration with Obsidian Theatre, Roseneath Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille.  Along with Obsidian's Born Ready, Roseneath will present David Craig's Smokescreen; an exploration of youth and drug abuse.  Together, these one act plays present a comprehensive look at extremely relevant issues facing today's youth.  The RISK LIFE Project is an immediate response to the growing dilemmas facing young people.

Born Ready focuses on the experiences of two black youth growing up in Scarborough and the devastating effects of today's urban gun culture.  Joseph Jomo Pierre writes about youth violence and the world in which it exists from a place that feels close to home.  The events of the play are elevated through poetic dialogue but also speak to youth in a familiar urban voice emphasizing the need to speak honestly about the causes of youth violence within our communities.

This exciting double bill will be complete with youth forums, question and answer periods and late night concerts with outreach to youth audiences across Toronto during Black History Month at the Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace.  An event not to be missed. 

"Two different plays, two different styles, one overriding concern: the problems of young people in Toronto today.

The double bill of Born Ready and Smokescreen that opened at Theatre Passe Muraille last night makes for an exciting evening of theatre." Toronto Star