Both productions suggest that the most important love story is the one we’re all still writing: the journey of embracing ourselves and our experiences.
“The stories that we’re putting on stage are to [allow] people to feel reflected in their city, and to make them feel like they have agency,” says artistic director Weyni Mengesha. “These are all just steps to continue to empower folks, and make them feel like there are places they can go to enrich their life in so many ways.”
By Nathaniel Hanula-James /May 27, 2024
iPhoto caption: Headshot by Dahlia Katz, background courtesy of Soulpepper Theatre
“I started to wonder what it is that I'm interested in saying. How do I see the world? What is my voice for? And the first thing that came to mind was African stories,” says actor Amaka Umeh.