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Three Sisters

REVIEW: Tarragon’s El Terremoto offers a delicate look at a family navigating disaster

Playwright Christine Quintana’s attention to character sets El Terremoto apart.

By Liam Donovan / Apr 10, 2024
iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.

REVIEW: Three Sisters weaves together joy, fear, and the Biafran Civil War

In this conversational review of Three Sisters, contributors Kemi King and Aisha Lesley Bentham reflect on a masterful production helmed by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu.

Written by Aisha Lesley Bentham, and Kemi King / Mar 16, 2024
iPhoto caption: Headshot by Dahlia Katz, background courtesy of Soulpepper Theatre

Soulpepper digs into Nigerian history with Canadian premiere of Inua Ellams’ Three Sisters

“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.

By Fiona Raye Clarke / Feb 29, 2024
iPhoto caption: Marti Maraden through the years. From left: as Sonya in Uncle Vanya (1978, photo by Robert C. Ragsdale); headshot by V. Tony Hauser; as Manon in Forever Yours, Mary Lou (1990, photo by David Cooper).

Marti Maraden left behind a legacy of care, intelligence, and depth of thought

In the days and weeks following her passing, artists from across the country have shared their experiences and memories of Marti. She is universally remembered as kind, generous, talented, supportive, and in possession of a very sharp mind and a very sharp wit.

By Christine Horne / Nov 2, 2023