| Jumping
into Fall
October
2009
Hello All,
"C" stands for cold which,
alas, it is.
"C" also stands for Canonize
This!, which is just around the
corner.
Next week in fact.
Oct.
21-23: Wednesday to Friday.
Take your mind off the cold weather by warming up in the
Berkeley Street Theatre with some of the most innovative and
exciting playwrights Black Canadian theatre has to offer.
Listen to excerpts from the works of: Darren Anthony, Sarah
Michelle Brown, Dian Marie Bridge, Marcia Johnson, Michael
Miller (Wed. 21st), George Boyd, Nicole
Brooks, Joan M. Kivanda, Djennie Laguerre, Sharon Lewis
(Thurs. 22nd ), d’bi.young anitafrika, Donna
Michelle St. Bernard, Motion, ahdri zhina mandiela and
Joseph Jomo Pierre (Fri.
23rd).
Tickets are $5.00 or attend
all 3 evenings of readings for just $12.00
Visit http://www.obsidiantheatre.com/ for more
info.
Also, Yellowman, our first show of
the season, is rehearsing just across the street from the
office, which is very cool as it allows the cast and crew to
drop by to use the computers- plus we get to catch up on all
the rehearsal doings. I particularly enjoy it when the office
and the rehearsal hall have a point of intersection. It makes
this whole producing thing worthwhile.
Yellowman
Written by Dael
Orlandersmith
Directed by Weyni
Mengehsa
Starring: Dean Marshall and
Ordena
Nov.2-14, 2009 at the Berkeley St.
Theatre
To purchase tickets visit:
otctix.com
Synopsis:
Yellowman tells the story of Eugene, a light-skinned black man
and his relationship with Alma, a dark-skinned black woman. An
intriguingly dramatic look at how we see the world and those
around us.
Obsidian Apprentices Steppin' Out
Mumbi Tindyebwa, Obsidian’s
2008/09 Directing Apprentice and Nadine Grant, this year’s
Costume Design Apprentice have been hard at work on DVxT
Theatre’s latest production The Turn of the Screw- Assistant
Director and Costume Designer respectively. A big
“Congratulations!” to both Nadine and Mumbi from all of us at
Obsidian.
DVxT Theatre Company presents
The Turn of the
Screw
Adapted by Jeffrey
Hatcher
From the story by Henry
James
Featuring Christine Horne and
Clinton Walker
Director: Vikki
Anderson
Assistant Director: Mumbi Tindyebwa
Costume Designer: Nadine Grant
The Turn of the Screw is a
site-specific performance of Henry James's hauntingly
beautiful glimpse into the ultimate source of evil: the human
mind.
At the Campbell House
Museum
October 15-Nov. 7,
2009
Show begins at 8:30.
Box office opens at
7:30
For more information or
to purchase tickets visit www.dvxt.com
This is going to be a
great production. Hope you get a chance to come out and
support Obsidian Apprentices!
This year, for the first time, we
have made our season brochure
available on-line. Check out obsidian-theatre.com/Obsidian_2009Season_Brochure
and take a
look. We will have a limited number of hard copy versions
available at the office and at Canonize This! if you have a
need to be able to keep a reference copy in your
bag.
Looking forward to seeing all of you next
week,
Philip |
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