From the dramatist who brought us Da Kink in My Hair comes How Black Mothers Say I Love You, a play about an emigrating Caribbean mother who leaves her two daughters behind for six years. We spoke to playwright-actress Trey Anthony about her current passions.
What she just read: "I don't have much time to read, but I recently finished The Prisoner's Wife by Asha Bandele. It's a memoir about a woman who volunteered to read poetry for a group of prison inmates and then falls in love with one of the prisoners. It follows their relationship over five years. It's actually a beautiful love story and a very emotionally charged read."
What she's watching: "I feel like I might have a bit of a theme with women in prisons. I'm in the middle of Wentworth on Netflix. So good. It's a drama series about an Australian women's prison. It's dark, and gripping – I can't stop watching it."
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What she's looking forward to: "I'm going to see d'bi.young anitafrika's production at Theatre Passe Muraille. It's called She Mami Wata & The Pussy Witch Hunt, and it's the second instalment of her Orisha Trilogy, after Esu Crossing the Middle Passage. I love d'bi.young – she's amazing – and I can't wait to see this production."
How Black Mothers Say I Love You continues to Sunday. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst St., 416-504-9971 or factorytheatre.ca