For our inaugural season as collective leadership, we are thrilled to introduce a new seasonal offering; RUFF’S WINTER TALE. Each year, this event will act as the official launch of our season and will initiate our interrogation of the themes we are focusing on for the year.
For 2022, in support of our interrogation of Othello, we are hosting a live in-person (yay!) staged reading of Shakespeare’s Nigga by Joseph Jomo Pierre. Selected and directed by collective leadership member Kwaku Okyere we are thrilled to bring this beautifully provocative and historically underproduced work to the stage in a one-night-only presentation.
Event Information
Shakespeare’s Nigga by Joseph Jomo Pierre
A staged reading directed by Kwaku Okyere
Thursday, February 24th at 730pm
Location: Red Sandcastle Theatre – 922 Queen St East
This is a Free Event with limited seating
RSVP Opening Soon
Play Description
Shakespeare holds the fate of several black slaves in his hands. Among them are the rebellious Aaron and the obedient Othello, who each have complicated relationships with Shakespeare’s daughter, Judith. But a vital secret remains hidden that could untangle complex familial ties and change the course of their history.
Joseph Jomo Pierre
Playwright and actor Joseph Jomo Pierre was born in Trinidad, and raised in Scarborough, Canada where he completed a BFA in acting at York University. He is the author of Shakespeare’s Nigga, a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for drama, as well as Beatdown: Three Plays, which includes Born Ready, BeatDown, and Pusha-Man. He lives in Toronto.