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The 2016 smash hit production of Black Boys played to packed houses, stellar reviews, and was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance – Ensemble. After embarking on a nation-wide tour to theatres in Vancouver (The Cultch, with Zee Zee Theatre), Calgary (High Performance Rodeo), and Montreal (Espace Libre, with Black Theatre Workshop), Black Boys comes back to Buddies this February for a limited two-week run.
A raw, intimate, and timely exploration of queer male Blackness, Black Boys is created from the lives of three people seeking a deeper understanding of themselves, of each other, and of how they encounter the world. As they explore their unique identities on stage, they subvert the ways in which gender, sexuality, and race are performed. Theatrical and intimate, Black Boys weaves together the ensemble’s own personal stories in search of an integrated self and a radical imagination.
At the heart of the piece is an impressive ensemble of skilled young artists. The Dora-nominated ensemble – Stephen Jackman-Torkoff (Botticelli in the Fire/Sunday in Sodom, Angels in America), Tawiah Ben M’Carthy (Obaaberima), and Thomas Olajide (Love’s Labour’s Lost, King Lear) – have been seen on the stages of the Shaw Festival, the National Arts Centre, Canadian Stage, and the Stratford Festival. Director Jonathan Seinen has been the creative force behind Unknown Soldier, and Like There’s No Tomorrow, while Dora Award-nominee Virgilia Griffith choreographs after establishing herself as a formidable performer in her own right, most recently in Cahoots Theatre’s production of Other Side of the Game. The creative team is rounded out by dramaturge Mel Hague and designers Rachel Forbes (set and costume), Stephen Surlin (sound and video) and Jareth Li (lighting).
Accessible Performances
Audio-described performance:
Relaxed performance
Wednesday, March 7, 8:00 PM
A Buddies in Bad Times Theatre production
Black Boys
created by SAGA COLLECTIF
starring STEPHEN JACKMAN-TORKOFF, TAWIAH BEN M’CARTHY + THOMAS OLAJIDE
directed by JONATHAN SEINEN
choreography VIRGILIA GRIFFITH
dramaturge MEL HAGUE
set + costume design RACHEL FORBES
sound + video design STEPHEN SURLIN
lighting design JARETH LI
Preview: February 28
Opening Night: March 1
Closing Performance: March 11
Runs: Tues-Sat 8pm, Sun 2:30pm
Tickets: PWYC - $40
Box Office 416-975-8555 or buddiesinbadtimes.com
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander Street, Toronto ON
TOURING INFO –
Vancouver | The Cultch (with ZeeZee Theatre) | January 16-20 | communications@thecultch.com
Calgary | High Performance Rodeo | January 23-26 | tford@oyr.org
Montreal | Espace Libre (with Black Theatre Workshop) | February 13-17 | benedicte@rugicomm.ca
Photo: Tawiah Ben M’carthy, Stephen Jackman-Torkoff and Thomas Olajide. ©2017 Tanja-Tiziana.
2018-01-10
Toronto: "Black Boys" returns to Buddies in Bad Times Theatre February 28-March 11