Studio 180 AT HOME: Landed

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Studio 180 AT HOME: Landed

A Conversation on Theatre-Making and Immigrating

By Studio 180 Theatre

Date and time

Wed, Apr 14, 2021 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

Location

Online

About this event

In anticipation of Palestineman IN DEVELOPMENT, prolific theatre artists John Ng and Anusree Roy will join sam Khalilieh in a conversation about immigrating to Canada and establishing a life in the theatre. Studio 180’s Byron Abalos moderates this intimate discussion, inviting your questions; delving into the complexities of identity; and celebrating the rich experiences and talent of our communities.

The session will be 75 minutes and an opportunity for audience questions will be provided.

Learn about our Studio 180 AT HOME programming: http://studio180theatre.com/athome/

Register for Palestineman by sam Khalilieh: https://palestineman.eventbrite.ca

ABOUT THE PANELISTS:

sam Khalilieh: sam is an award-winning performer who is now a writer. His first play, Palestineman, was originally developed as an unacknowledged, self-loathing simmering just sitting in him -- quiet or loud, it didn’t matter -- it was there, anyhow. The play was then workshopped at the Toronto Fringe Festival where sam said; “I liked doing that”. It was because of the experience at the Fringe that sam began working with Studio 180.

John Ng: John is a first generation, Hong Kong-born Chinese-Canadian actor/playwright of Taishanese ancestry. He received his theatrical training at the University of Ottawa, in the city where he first landed and still resides. As a performer, he has worked with various companies across the country, including the NAC, GCTC, Factory, Tarragon, Passe Muraille, Modern Times, fu-Gen, Native Earth, YPT, Cahoots, Electric Company, Nightwood, Royal MTC, Vertigo, Gateway, and VACT. John can also be spotted in a recurring role as Mr. Chin in the CBC TV series Kim’s Convenience. Studio 180 audiences will remember John from our 180 READS presentation of The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh.

Anusree Roy: Anusree is a Governor General’s Award-nominated writer and actor whose work has premiered internationally. Her plays include: Sisters, Trident Moon, Little Pretty and The Exceptional, Sultans of the Street, Brothel # 9, Roshni, Letters to my Grandma, and Pyaasa. Her opera libretto pieces include: The Golden Boy and Noor over Afghan. Her works have won her four Dora Mavor Moore Awards along with multiple nominations. She is the recipient of the K.M. Hunter Award, RBC Emerging Artist Award, The Carol Bolt Award and The Siminovitch Protégé Prize. She was the 2018 finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (The oldest and largest prize in the world, awarded to women playwrights writing in the English language). For television: Anusree has worked on Remedy, Killjoys, Nurses S1 & S2 along with being the current Consulting Producer and writer on Transplant S2. Anusree is currently developing a feature film inspired by Sisters.

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