obsydyan theatre community interest company
Epsom
Obsidian is Canada’s leading culturally specific theatre company. Our threefold
mission is to produce plays, to develop playwrights and to train emerging
theatre professionals. Obsidian is passionately dedicated to the exploration,
development, and production of the Black voice. Obsidian produces plays from a
world-wide canon focusing primarily, but not exclusively, on the works of highly
acclaimed Black playwrights. Obsidian provides artistic support, promoting the
development of work by Black theatre makers and offering training opportunities
through mentoring and apprenticeship programs for emerging Black artists.
Obsidian Theatre Company was born out of a passionate sense of artistic
responsibility – a responsibility to bring the Black voice, in its many artistic
dialects, to Canada’s cultural forefront. Obsidian encourages Black artists to
expand their vision of what they perceive, create and present to a national
audience. Obsidian continues to play a prominent role in Canada’s theatrical
mosaic by showcasing the work of both emerging and established Black artists.
Since its inception, our development programs have led many artists to expand
their professional development and create new Canadian works. Through our
training programs, we produce plays, develop playwrights and train emerging
theatre professionals.