Tag Archives: Theatre @ York

Seeding the Future: York University Black theatre students share original work inspired by 21 Black Futures 

TORONTO, February 24, 2021 – Three theatre students from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design are among the emerging Black Canadian talent who have created work inspired by Obsidian Theatre’s 21 Black Futures, a collection of 21 filmed monodramas streaming on CBC Gem. For the project, Seeding the Future, Black Canadian […]

Theatre @ York’s new play Post National kicks off a season dedicated to “Worlds of Exile”

TORONTO, Wednesday, Nov.8, 2017 – Theatre @ York launches its 2017-18 season with Post National, a new work devised by students under the mentorship of an international collaboration between UK-based artist Deborah Pearson and Volcano, Toronto’s world renown boundary pushing theatre company. An innovative exploration of Canadian identity and citizenship in an increasingly populist world, Post National previews […]

Performing Indigeneity: Theatre @ York raises Brébeuf’s Ghost

Award-winning Algonquin/Métis director and playwright Yvette Nolan helms Theatre @York’s compelling new production of Brébeuf’s Ghost, “a tale of horror in three acts” by internationally renowned Aboriginal playwright Daniel David Moses. The show previews from January 24, opens January 26 and runs to January 30 in the Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre at York University’s Keele campus. Brébeuf’s […]