#202 Tony Ofori and Claire Renaud

Published: Sept. 10, 2019, 6:34 a.m.

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Amber (Claire Renaud) and Tom (Tony Ofori), finding their way as freshmen at Princeton, spend a night together that alters the course of their lives. They agree on the drinking, they agree on the attraction, but consent is foggy, and if unspoken, can it be called consent? Anna Ziegler investigates gender and race politics, our crippling desire to fit in and the three sides to every story.

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Playwright ANNA ZIEGLER is an award-winning playwright whose widely produced play PHOTOGRAPH 51 (starring Nicole Kidman) won London\u2019s 2016 WhatsOnStage award for Best New Play. It was selected as a \u201cBest of the Year\u201d by The Washington Post and the Telegraph.

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In 2017, The Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Manhattan Theatre Club and The Geffen Playhouse premiered her play ACTUALLY, and The Roundabout Theatre Company produced THE LAST MARCH. Her play THE WANDERERS won the 2018 San Diego Critic\u2019s Circle Award for Outstanding New Play and BOY was nominated for the 2016 John Gassner Award by the Outer Critics Circle.

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Director PHILIP AKIN has been acting and directing for over 40 years. In 2000, he was a founding member of Obsidian Theatre, Canada\u2019s leading black theatre company, and has served as its Artistic Director since 2006. Award include the Premier\u2019s Award for Excellence in the Arts (2018), William Kilbourn Award for the Celebration of Toronto\u2019s Cultural Life ( 2014) and the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts, Silver Ticket Award for Outstanding Contribution (2010). Dora Nominations for Best Director in the General Theatre Division 2008, 2011, 2012 (winning in 2012 \u2013 Topdog Underdog), two nominations in 2017 (winning in 2017 for Master Harold\u2026and the Boys)

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www.obsidiantheatre.com\nTwitter: @obsidiantheatre\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Obsidian-Theatre-Company-214760735208818/

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