TORONTO - From the time Obsidian Theatre artistic director Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu was appointed to her position in January 2020 to when she started it in July, the world changed dramatically. And I was wondering how I could support Black artists in an institutional capacity.”Tindyebwa Otu then conceived “21 Black Futures,” a CBC Gem anthology series of short, filmed stage monodramas from CBC Arts and Obsidian Theatre. Tindyebwa Otu commissioned the pieces from 21 Black playwrights of varying generations across the country. Each piece has a different Black director and performer and was shot onstage under COVID-19 protocols at Meridian Hall in Toronto. “Just keep fully opening up the perspective that the idea of a Black future is so rich and so diverse and so complex.

Source: thestar February 17, 2021 19:39 UTC