Angela Sun is a Toronto-based fat East Asian performer, theatre creator, poet, and writer. She is currently a member of the environmental theatre company, Broadleaf Theatre. In her spare time she enjoys reading and writing about art, feminism, pop culture, identity, body image, mental health, and social justice. Ironically, she fell in love with Canadian theatre after seeing a televised production of Kristen Thomson’s I, Claudia on CBC. (She finally saw the remount on stage 5 years later and was over the moon.) You can follow her exploits on her sporadically-updated Twitter @21sungelas.
This striking performance blends poetry, music and movement, on stage in Toronto
I’ve never seen an audience rise to their feet as fast as they did for Soulpepper Theatre‘s production of for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf. As resonate now as it was in 1976, Director Djanet Sears and an exceptionally talented cast does a commendable job bringing this iconic and important production to the Toronto stage.
Two Birds One Stone explores the personal and the political on the Toronto stage
“It’s complicated” is a phrase often heard throughout the play Two Birds One Stone, currently playing as a part of the RISER Project program at The Theatre Centre, whenever co-creator/performer Natasha Greenblatt is asked to comment on the contentious relationship between Israel and Palestine. While the situation is indeed “complicated,” this nebulous term is often used to discourage or deter much-needed investigation and analysis. Fortunately, Greenblatt and Palestinian co-creator/performer Rimah Jabr do not shy away from any complexity in their account of what it means to search for identity on conflicted and occupied territories.
Ngozi Paul delights Toronto audiences as writer and performer in The Emancipation of Ms. Lovely
I was not in the greatest mood when I arrived at Streetcar Crowsnest to watch The Emancipation of Ms. Lovely. It was raining hard, I was tired from the week, and my guest had just canceled at the last minute.
This striking performance blends poetry, music and movement, on stage in Toronto
Two Birds One Stone explores the personal and the political on the Toronto stage
Anusree Roy’s play takes on the taboo of mental illness in Toronto’s South Asian community
The Orange Dot lands on the Toronto stage with provocative but mixed messages