Directed by Weyni Mengesha
Written by Dael Orlandersmith
Presented by Nightwood Theatre in
Co-Production with Obsidian Theatre Company
Featuring Ordena Stephens-Thompson, Dean Marshall
Set Designer: Tamara Marie Kucheran
Lighting Designer: Beth Kates
Costume Designer: Tamara Marie Kucheran
Sound Designer: Thomas Ryder Payne
Projection Designer: Beth Kates
Stage Manager: Matt Farrell
YELLOWMAN
Mengesha directed the Canadian premiere of the Pulitzer Prize nominated play Yellowman by Dael Orlandersmith. Yellowman is a work of staggering truth about internal racism: the fractured divisions that occur between people based on the shade of their skin. It is a love story and a tale about families and the damage they inflict upon each other.
“Tense, gripping theatre of a high order...This one deserves to be high up on your ‘must see’ list.”
The Toronto Star
“[Mengesha] has done a triumphant job...Yellowman is a co-production by Nightwood and Obsidian, and it’s the best thing I’ve seen from either company. Unbelievable.”
The National Post
