The Politics of Theatre
A viewing and talkback on the play by Makambe Simamba [CC]
LINK TO Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers.
Register for this event and receive a link to the play Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers by Makame Simamba. A talkback discussion will take place afterwards with the playwright and producer from b current performing arts.
Sunday, May 3rd : 8:00pm – 9:00pm EST
This event takes place online and is free to attend, but space is limited so we encourage you to register now.
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A 17-year-old Black boy wearing a hoodie in Florida leaves a 7/11 carrying a bag of Skittles and an iced tea. He never makes it home. Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers invites us into the infamous world of one teen, into his last moments, and into his intricate dance to the afterlife. A bcurrent production developed with the support of Alberta Theatre Projects and Banff Playwrights Lab.
Makambe K Simamba is a Dora Mavor Award winning playwright and actor, whose work includes Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers, and Little Brothers, A Chitenge Story, and The Drum Major Instinct. She works consistently in theatre, as well as in film/TV. Makambe is a proud Zambian, and she is thrilled to serve her community though her ability to tell stories.
Makambe will perform the Opening Gala Theatre Performance of Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers.
Catherine Hernandez is the author of Scarborough (Arsenal Pulp Press). Scarborough won the 2015 Jim Wong-Chu Award, was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award, Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction, the Trillium Book Award, and longlisted for Canada Reads 2018. Scarborough is being adapted into a film by Compy Films, Reel Asian Film Festival and Telefilm, with Catherine authoring the screenplay. Her second book, Crosshairs will be published this September (HarperCollins Canada).
Catherine will be moderating The Power and Politics of Prizes.