‘LOVE and its DIALECTS’ @ the 2011 Paprika Festival

LOVE and its DIALECTS

“Fighting the pressures of school and expectations, battling the responsibilities of relationships and life, five youth must navigate the tensions of passion, fear, desire and deception and choose whether to face reality or exist in illusion. As conflicts of the heart clash on the battlefields of their conscience who will see beyond the pain and who will be victim to it?”

Written by Amber Williams King | Directed by Shamelia Joseph

Stage Managed by Susie Jaroszewska

Starring: Alia Ettienne, Cleon Mills, Marlon Pecco, Shanaise Williams and Abhi Yogasegaran

 

Presented by the 2011 Paprika Festival

at Tarragon Theatre [30 Bridgman Avenue]

LAST SHOW this Saturday, March 26th at 7:00 pm

Tickets are FREE

Contact: 416.531.1827  |  www.tarragontheatre.com/tickets

Obsidian Theatre Company present ‘RUINED’

Set in a present-day small mining town in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lynn Nottage’s Ruined (2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama) follows a young woman’s path to Mama Nadi, a savvy businesswoman who, in the midst of a complex civil war, both protects and profits from the women whose bodies have become battlegrounds.

At once heartbreaking and captivating, Ruined pays homage to the courageous and resilient women who must piece themselves together after the ruin.

 

Written by Lynn Nottage

Directed by Philip Akin

Jan 16th – Feb 12th, 2011

@ Berkeley Street Theatre

Check our Events Page for more info.

Resilience: Stories of Single Black Mothers

This Saturday the long-anticipated documentary “Resilience” is being played at Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex Ave. near St. George subway station) at 7pm. “Resilience” explores the lives of three single black mothers in Canada providing an unstigmatized account of the challenges women face everyday. The event is being held to benefit Literature for Life, the founding organization behind Women Wordz.

After the screening there will be a panel discussion with director Lana Lovell, author and social advocate Dalton Higgins, social worker and participant Nancy Blades, and Wendy Komiotis, executive director of violence-prevention organization METRAC.

For more information, visit: www.resiliencedocumentary.com

See trailer below

See you there!

When Brothers Speak – 12th annual Spoken Word Concert

Open Mic @ Trane Studio

Jully Black Live in concert @ Yorkwoods Library Theatre

Yorkwoods library partnering up this year with The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and the JUNO awards to bring the best in live music to the community. October 23rd 2010 Jully Black will be performing at this free all-ages concert.