Hello all,
 
Well we closed Late and Black Medea last Sunday and it was a 
pleasure to sit and watch the productions one last time. All the 
performances had grown so much and as we sat around at Betty’s 
having an après show drink it struck me just how much I had 
enjoyed being and creating with these people. They are a 
wonderfully talented crew and it was hard to say goodbye.




 
It is also very hard to know that the main producing for this 
season is already over. We do have lots of other things coming up 
but I’m not sure how I feel about having our shows done for the 
year. With that in mind I would ask you to remember that the work 
does keep moving forward here and your support is always needed. 

I am happy to announce our first ever International Playwirghts Forum, 
featuring renowned playwrights Velina Hasu Houston, Kwame Kwei-
Armah and Migdalia Cruz-  taking place Oct. 31, Nov. 1 & 2.


Visiting Playwrights: (From left) Velina Hasu Houston, Migdalia Cruz, and Kwame 
Kwei-Armah
 We have a full weekend of events including our opening party, which 
includes seeing The Misfit by Anita Majumdar and/or Pyaasa by Anusree Roy 
at Theatre Passe Muraille on Fri. Oct. 31. 
We are still in the midst of building the Saturday evening Across the TDot 
readings but so far there will be short pieces by Laurence Anthony, Marie 
Beath Badian, Victor Gomez, Aisha Sasha John, motion, Alicia Payne and 
David Yee. I am still looking for a couple more pieces and I will let you know 
who I find.
If you know of any interested groups, playwrights units, individual playwrights, 
etc. please forward this information to them and visit our website - all are 
welcome. 

Obsidian is truly fortunate to have two outstanding people as Playwrights 
in Residence this year. 



From left: Donna Michelle St. Bernard and Joseph Jomo Pierre
 .
Through the auspices of the Ontario Arts Council, 
Joseph Jomo Pierre and Donna-Michelle St. Bernard will be our PiR and I 
am looking forward to see what synergies can happen over the next year. 
Obsidian has worked with Joseph on Born Ready, Pusha Man and Hip Hop: 
Who Stole the Soul while Donna-Michelle was part of our inaugural 
Playwrights Unit and has several pieces in development, most notably Gas 
Girls with New Harlem Productions. 
 
 Here's the deal...
We don’t usually use the newsletter for offers from other theatres but in this 
case I thought it might be appropriate especially since 5 of the cast have been 
associated with Obsidian {hey Alison} and it is a very good deal.
Special Offer to Obsidian Theatre patrons from Soulpepper Theatre Company
 
                           Soulpepper Theatre presents 
                Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking 1959 play 
                                  A Raisin in the Sun
                   at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts 
                             October 15 -November 15.