About the contributors. Toronto Laboratory Theatre-- The Aeneid: Inspired by Virgil's The Aeneid/ Oliver Kimeid-- A dialogue between Oliver Kemeid and Yana Meerzon-- A dialogue between Kira Loughran and Yana Meerzon-- Settling Africville/ George Elliott Clarke-- A dialogue between George Elliott Clarke and Diana Manole-- The Tashme project: the living archives/ Julie Tamiko Manning, and / Matt Miwa-- A dialogue between Matthew Chin, Matt Miwa, Julie Tamiko Manning and Izumi Sakamoto-- Foreign tongue: the musical/ Lola Xenos with/ music by Justin Hiscox and / Daniel Abrahamson-- A dialogue between Cynthia Ashperger and Yana Meerzon-- My name is Dkhel Faraj/ Nada Humsi-- A dialogue between Nada Humsi and Diana Manole-- In sundry languages/ Toronto Laboratory Theatre-- A dialogue between Art Babayants and Shelly Liebembuk-- About the contributors.
Summary:
"In this companion anthology to Theatre and (Im)migration, plays by immigrant artists take a look at communication, historic moments, the immigrant and refugee experiences in Canada, accents, and more. In The Aeneid by Olivier Kemeid, translated by Maureen Labonte, the classic tale of searching for a new home is reimagined into an urgent modern-day refugee story. Settling Africville by George Elliott Clarke is a dedication to the African American refugees of the War of 1812 that settled in Nova Scotia. The Tashme Project: The Living Archives, a documentary-style play, carefully pieces together the experiences of Japanese Canadians who were in the internment camps in the 1940s. Foreign Tongue: The Musical represents the mark that accents place on immigrants. In My Name is Dakhel Faraj, the true story of a refugee of the Iraq war is presented in English, English Sign Language, and Arabic. And In Sundry Languages is a collection of multilingual skits on immigrant experiences."-- Provided by publisher.
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