Why Your Favorite Plays Are Finally Diverse!

I mean, by virtue of being a black woman, I almost don't have a choice but to be an advocate, which just kind of comes with the territory. I did help to create a theater company many years ago. It was founded in my home, in my living room. Obsidian Theatre Company, which is Canada's premier diverse theatre company, you know, spearheaded by Alison Seely Smith, Philip Aiken, Janet Sears. It was really a great endeavor to bring focus to the fact that we're here and we are talented and we can do a lot of things. Aside from what you were seeing, you know, 20 odd years ago when the theatre company was formed, there weren't a lot of roles. I mean, there weren't a lot of black people. At stratford. This year, 20 of the acting company is diverse. Four of the 12 plays are led by African Canadian women. It's pretty exciting when I think back to 20 years ago when maybe there was one person, one Sandy Ross, who represented all of us everywhere. So Obsidian was formed to start performing works and showing our capabilities to the world.