
Hello all,
 
Things are quietly moving along on a number of fronts here at Obsidian. 
First up is our Evening With Obsidian event on February 10^th. We had 50 
tickets to see the Color Purple and the response has been so great to our 
initial ticket offering that we had to get 15 more. Currently we are at 
capacity, however if you are interested in being added to our waiting list 
please contact the office (416.463.8444) and we will do our best to 
accommodate you. 


An Evening with Obsidian: The cast of The Color Purple
This looks like it will be a fine evening. A great show, some comestibles 
at intermission and a tax receipt to boot. I look forward to seeing you there.
 
As we head towards Black History Month we thought that it would be great 
to celebrate some of the many people who have worked with us over the 
years. So every day of the month of February we will feature one Black 
artist along with a short interview on the Obsidian Blog. Stop by 
http://obsidiantheatre.blogspot.com and check it out. You may be surprised 
by who you find has been hanging out with us.
 
Finally, I am currently directing Andrew Moodie’s new play “Toronto the Good” 
for the Factory Theatre. It is a complex, current story about Toronto, race, 
profiling and life. I am enjoying the whole process very much. I think that 
this is going to be quite an amazing production so please come out and see 
it if you can and take advantage of the deal below- it is well worth it! 

Here’s the Deal:
Special offer to Obsidian Theatre patrons from Factory Theatre:
 
Factory Theatre Presents the World Premiere of 
TORONTO THE GOOD
Written by: Andrew Moodie  Directed by: Philip Akin


Call the Factory box office (416.504.9971) and quote the code: OBSIDIAN515 
to receive $5 off regular priced tickets* to Toronto the Good.
(* Any performance between February 6^th and March 1^st, 2009, subject to availability) 
 
Also, I would like to welcome Kimberley Rampersad as my Apprentice Director 
on “Toronto the Good”. Kimberley is here from Winnipeg as part of our 
Mentor/Apprentice program and while she has been a great help to me 
thus far I am not sure that I have forgiven her for bringing all that Manitoba 
weather with her.
 
A winter survival tip: I heard on CBC Radio the other day that if you walk 
into a store backwards then your glasses won’t fog up. Lets just say that 
people trying this have reported mixed results. I leave it to you to see for 
yourselves but I urge you to be careful walking backwards.
 
And that is Obsidian for this month. Take care and stay warm,
Philip