ABOUT OBSIDIAN
Learn MoreFounded in 2000, Obsidian is Canada’s leading culturally specific theatre company. An award winning organization, Obsidian Theatre has spent over 25 years training, producing and showcasing Black artists across the country.
Our 24/25 Season!
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Table for Two
World Premiere “Ghanaian parents don’t talk about sex and when they do, it’s not very helpful.” In the uproarious yet poignant Table for Two, Akosua Amo-Adem...
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FLEX
Canadian Premiere It’s 1997 and the WNBA is changing the game. Every player on Plainnole’s Lady Train High School basketball team dreams of going pro....
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seven methods of killing kylie jenner
seven methods of killing kylie jenner explores cultural appropriation, queerness, friendship and the ownership of black bodies online and IRL
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Celebrate our 25th Anniversary Season with us!
Join us as we kick off Obsidian Theatre’s 25th anniversary season with a special screening of the classic film Love and Basketball! Happening on January 24,...
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Introducing our OTC25 campaign!
For 25 years, Obsidian Theatre has stood as a beacon of excellence, proudly producing, developing, and training Black artists within the Toronto theatre community and...
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Strengthening Toronto’s Theatre Sector together!
We’re excited to proudly announce a Creative Collaboration Initiative between Obsidian, Soulpepper Theatre, The Musical Stage Company, Bad Hats Theatre and The Toronto Fringe Festival! This Creative Collaboration Initiative focuses...
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WHAT WE DO
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TRAIN
Young Gifted, and Black is a paid, national training program that supports Black artists in non-performance disciplines.
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DEVELOP
Playwrights Unit is a national intensive play development program that supports Black playwrights through group sessions and individual mentorship.
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Produce
Obsidian produces plays from a world-wide canon focusing primarily on the works of highly acclaimed Black playwrights.
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Obsidian is supported by TD as our season sponsors, and we receive funding from all three levels of government: Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts. We are fortunate to have received funding from The Slaight Family Foundation to try and kick start the arts sectors after COVID. The Young Gifted and Black program is supported by Scotiabank, Catapult and The Metcalf Foundation.
