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Virgilia Griffith

Dwain Murphy and Virgilia Griffith in 'a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun).' iPhoto caption: Dwain Murphy and Virgilia Griffith in 'a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun).' Photo by Jae Yang.

REVIEW: Obsidian and Tarragon co-production reflects on the inadequacy of language

a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun): the title says it all, offering a definition for an absent word. The thing is the thing unsaid. For the play’s three couples, language falls short: beautifully, tragically, sublimely.

By Ferron Delcy / Nov 24, 2025
virgilia griffith iPhoto caption: Virgilia Griffith in rehearsal for Rosmersholm with Jonathon Young. Photo by Dahlia Katz.

‘After this play, you’ll be changed’: Inside the incendiary world of Rosmersholm

“We get to dig into something in the present moment and also reflect on the world and our global community,” says actor Virgilia Griffith. “That's what makes it special, that we're doing the play in 2024 and that it will be in conversation with the world.”

By Janiece Campbell / Aug 29, 2024

REVIEW: Queen Goneril at Soulpepper

A fascinating juxtaposition of past and present, Shields’ modern response to King Lear is creative and bold.

By Aisling Murphy, , Jessica Watson / Sep 18, 2022
iPhoto caption: Virgilia Griffith in Betrayal. Photo by Dahlia Katz.

A Kind of Painful Abundance: Andrea Donaldson Talks Big Scars and Big Love in Pinter’s Betrayal

Typically known for directing contemporary feminist works, Donaldson insists the interplay of love and betrayal keep this work as relevant today as it was four decades ago.

By Jordy Kieto / Aug 30, 2019