ABOUT OBSIDIAN
Learn MoreFounded in 2000, Obsidian is Canada’s leading culturally specific theatre company. An award winning organization, Obsidian Theatre has spent over 25 years training, producing and showcasing Black artists across the country.
Our Upcoming Season!
a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun)
by debbie tucker greenDirected by Mumbi Tindeybwa Otu Three couples. What might be. What once was. What could have been. …profoundly… is a bold and unflinching...
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How to Catch Creation
By Christina AndersonDirected by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu A feel-good story for dreamers about second chances, finding purpose, and the legacies we leave behind. Four artists...
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Canada Summer Jobs – Arts Administrator
We’re hiring an Arts Administrator as part of the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program! Join Toronto’s leading Black theatre company this summer. Applications are open...
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Black Out Night
May 8 An evening created by and for the Black community. A space to celebrate Black stories, artists, and audiences. It’s a night for Black...
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Black Creation Market
May 2, 8 and 9 – 3pm to 8pm @ Soulpepper Theatre, 50 Tank House Lane Discover your next favourite find at the Black Creation...
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WHAT WE DO
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TRAIN
Young Gifted, and Black is a paid, national training program that supports Black artists in non-performance disciplines.
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DEVELOP
Playwrights Unit is a national intensive play development program that supports Black playwrights through group sessions and individual mentorship.
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Produce
Obsidian produces plays from a world-wide canon focusing primarily on the works of highly acclaimed Black playwrights.
Learn MoreSUPPORTERS
Obsidian Theatre is proudly supported by Season Sponsor TD Bank Group through the Bank’s Corporate Citizenship platform, the TD Ready Commitment.
We are grateful to receive funding from all three levels of government: the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts.
