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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Black Creation Market: Call for Vendors
We are excited to host an artisan market featuring Black artists and artisans working across a myriad of artistic practices including photography, painting, printmaking, sculpture,...
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Young, Gifted and Black: Casting Call!
Obsidian Theatre will be holding auditions for the 25/26 Young, Gifted, and Black Showcase. We are seeking submissions from Toronto-based performers for the following two...
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Announcing New Pricing for How To Catch Creation
Dear Obsidian Community, The Obsidian team is dedicated to bringing you bold and exciting Black theatre, whether through co-productions or producing independently. As a nomadic...
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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.
