Diaspora Dialogues Play Readings

Obsidian Theatre Company is thrilled to host the Diaspora Dialogues 24/25 Black Playwriting Mentorship Program culmination with readings of:

When Widows Speak By Pierrette Walker and Infest by Lili Robinson at Tarragon Theatre.

This event is FREE, but space is limited—save your seat now!

When Widows Speak
By Pierrette Walker
Wednesday, Sept 10, 2025, 7:30PM at Tarragon Theatre

When Widows Speak is an invitation into the lives of three women navigating the impact and shifts following the loss of their partners. It is an invitation to sit with the nuances of grief, its discomforts, its humor and its transformative possibilities– whether we want to or not. It is a dance between reality and the metaphysical. When Widows Speak is dedicated to those who were ever made to feel “too much” for feeling love and its layers- what some call grief or loss, and what others call memory.

Infest
By Lili Robinson
Thursday, Sept 11, 2025, 7:30PM at Tarragon Theatre

Set in an East Vancouver B.C. Housing apartment building, Infest follows the relationships between a group of the building’s residents as they attempt to control a spreading bedbug infestation. Starting here, Infest explores the ways that issues of mental health, diaspora, and intergenerational trauma manifest outwardly in our lives. Centering the relationship between a Black mother and her teenage daughter, Infest digs into the journey to reclaim one’s own reality when the cascading challenges of systemic oppression become an infestation of one’s very mind.