The Firehall Art Centre kicked off its 37th season with Speakeasy Theatre’s production of the provocative work The Shipment by Young Jean Lee. The play takes a look at black cultural stereotypes and makes us examine our ingrained assumptions and perceptions of race. Starting off, the first half of the show firmly places the 5…
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The Shipment Opens The Firehall Arts Centre Season.
The Firehall Arts Centre launches its 37th anniversary season with SpeakEasy Theatre’s powerful and provocative comedy, The Shipment, opening Wednesday, September 25th. The Shipment is written by award-winning Korean-American playwright Young Jean Lee. The play is a subversive modern minstrel show about Black identity meant to wake the world to the ridiculous narratives in dominant…