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.
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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 The only way to find your voice is to use it. In San Francisco, four artists and intellectuals...
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FLEX
CANADIAN PREMIERE Critic’s Pick – The Globe and Mail It’s 1997 and the WNBA is changing the game. Every player on Plainnole’s Lady Train High...
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Portraits of Connection
After the critically-acclaimed World Premiere at UK’s Royal Court, Obsidian and Tarragon come together in bringing a brand new production to Canada, marking its North...
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Annoucing our new Associate Artistic Director & Dramaturg!
Natasha Mumba is a Zambian-born, Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist whose work is shaped by her unique perspective as a Zambian-Canadian. Her practice is rooted in international...
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Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators!
Submissions are NOW OPEN for our Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators (RGTC)! This is a fantastic opportunity for Obsidian to fund new theatrical works in development by Black...
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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.
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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. Scotiabank and Catapult support the Young Gifted and Black program.
