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• he/they, born on a Thursday 🤸🏾‍♂️

[Obsidian Theatre @obsidiantheatre]

Introducing Lose Your Father by Mobólúwajídìde D. Joseph. 

Catch an excerpt reading of Mobólúwajídìde’s play at our Playwrights Unit Showcase on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 7pm in the Factory Theatre.

RSVP to let us know your coming: https://t.co/MZ7QEkbrqO

[Intermission @intermissionmag]

The spectacle of suffering: Toronto theatre’s addiction to trauma porn, written by Stephanie Fung

"Trauma is everywhere in Toronto — on the streets, subway, and stage — and maybe that’s why I’m so bored by it."

https://t.co/1d2cs97Zcj

[Karen Fricker @KarenFricker2]

Thank you for being there, Kelly, and for help spreading the word. Anyone can take this course and we hope many people do!

[Signy Lynch @SignyLynch]

The @Toronto_Fringe New Young Reviewers Program is back! Those 15+, apply now to join us for some workshops and review some Fringe shows - no experience necessary! https://t.co/UICJQ5gH3u (Applications due on the 20th)

[Yolanda Bonnell @Yolanda_Bonnell]

I'm part of Theatre for Palestinian Voices here in Tkarón:to. We still have some items up for bid for our silent auction raising funds for the Freedom Theatre in Jennin Refugee Camp.

https://t.co/uuQLwualQd

[Jeremy O. Harris @jeremyoharris]

Many people can’t even spell documentary.

Thank you @Tribeca @HBO

[C.J. Prince @cj_prin]

You'll hear a narrative that the pandemic ravaged the arts/culture sector & that's why it's in such bad shape. I prefer to think that the pandemic exacerbated the inherently unequal & exploitative nature of the industry, & those in charge refuse to accept that they can't go back.

[Graham Isador @presgang]

Writing about my vision loss has lead to a lot of work in TV and journalism. I wanted to pay it forward.

With @sharedbylines I’ve put together a scholarship for blind/visually impaired journalists. The scholarship is for three grand. Apply below.

https://t.co/8dTquSYAyC

[Obsidian Theatre @obsidiantheatre]

Calling all young-in-craft and professional Black theatre artists! Our Black Ties event is on March 22 from 5-7pm at Soulpepper Theatre. 🎭 Expand your knowledge, network, and be inspired by fellow Black theatre artists. Don't miss out, RSVP today! https://t.co/lXnaa02q5f

[James F. Thomas (of IDLEWILD) @james_f_thomas]

I love this tiny three-paragraph essay about taking one’s 12-year-old son to a Shakespeare play. the final paragraph is like a prose poem https://t.co/9oToE6ZarG

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

How many school music programs got defunded for this

[Nia Centre for the Arts @NiaCentre]

Opportunity for Artists 📣

@TorontoArts Black Arts Grants accepts project applications on a rolling basis. The grant program funds work by Black artists/artist collectives across disciplines.

Learn more about the program on their website.

https://t.co/08LztHnTef

[Kayla Besse @kayla_besse]

Hi friends! I'm so excited to share that @stratfest is offering 12 accessible performance dates for the 2024 season. Please share far and wide! I would especially love to hear from you if I can help you out with arranging a group trip. See you there 🫶

https://t.co/oqfSE5e8qa

[Nick Hune-Brown @nickhunebrown]

Call for pitches for @TheLocal_TO: looking for stories for our first culture issue, on the economics of making art in Toronto in 2024. Looking for essays, profiles, first-person stories, investigations—anything that sheds light on what’s NEW about creating culture in this city.

[Steph Fung @dysfungtional]

v grateful to receive the award for Outstanding Emerging Critic!!! this is dope!!!!!!!!!

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

"The first genocide in history where its victims are broadcasting their own destruction in real time in the desperate, so far vain hope that the world might do something."

Blinne Ni Ghralaigh at the ICJ in the Hague

[Jeremy O. Harris @jeremyoharris]

Just thinking about how the most significant and lasting corporate change across the board post 2020 is that now Juneteenth is a federal holiday and white people get to take it off too.

[Nightwood Theatre @nightwoodtheat]

📣Please help us share #Toronto #theato ! Our Rising Moon Writing Program led by playwright Amanda Lin for youth aged 16 to 19 who identify as trans or cis girls, trans boys, Two-Spirit, or non-binary is now open for applications: https://t.co/9mLjhy8IJX