Is God Is
Necessary Angel Theatre Company partners with Obsidian Theatre Company and Canadian Stage for the Canadian premiere of the genre-smashing award-winner IS GOD IS written by Aleshea Harris, to be directed by Obsidian’s Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu. An explosive new contribution to the American canon that premiered in 2018 to critical acclaim and multiple award-wins, IS GOD IS is a Tarantino-esque contemporary tragedy fusing the Spaghetti Western and Afropunk in a story of two sisters on a journey of righteous revenge.
“Aleshea Harris is a force of nature and one of the most exciting contemporary Black female playwrights right now,” comments Obsidian Theatre Company Artistic Director Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu. “IS GOD IS challenges the narrative of who a Black heroine is and what they are allowed to do on stage. I find it really freeing in both its form and narrative. It is a bold theatrical adventure and an exciting way to dive back into live theatre.”
Heads will turn and genres will be smashed in the Canadian premiere of this award-winning modern myth.
'Step aside, Quentin Tarantino and Martin McDonagh... A snarly new master of high-octane carnage has risen into view. And she—yes, she—is putting her own audacious stamp on that most venerable of pop genres…Is God Is sees fit to bring down the house.'
– New York Times
by Aleshea Harris
Canadian Premiere
live theatre
Directed By
Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu
A Obsidian Theatre Company, Necessary Angel Theatre Company, and Canadian Stage co-production
May 3 – 22, 2022 at the Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre
With
Oyin Oladejo
Vanessa Sears
Alison Sealy-Smith
Tyrone Benskin
Sabryn Rock
Micah Woods
Savion Roach
Matthew Brown
Stage Manager Emilie Aubin
Assistant Stage Manager Ada Aguilar
Set Designer Ken Mackenzie
Costume Designer Ming Wong
Lighting Designer Raha Javanfar
Sound Designer Thomas Ryder Payne
Video Designer Laura Warren
Movement Director Jaz 'Fairy J' Simone
Dialect Coach Amani Dorn
Casting Consultant Hannah Antaki
