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Other Side of the Game
Other Side of the Game
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Author: Amanda Parris Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press Format: Softcover # of Pages: 128 Pub. Date: 2019 ISBN-10: 1770919910 ISBN-13: 9781770919914 Cast Size: 3 women, 2 men
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About
the Play:
Winner of
the 2019 Governor General's Award for
Drama (Canadian equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize)
Other Side of the Game is a full-length drama by Amanda
Parris. Inspired by interviews
conducted with individuals in Toronto and Halifax, Other
Side of the Game gives voice to
Black women who support their men, their families and communities,
even in the face of dire consequences. Set in Toronto, straddling
modern day and the 1970s Black civil rights movement, the play is
evocative and lyrical in its presentation of a population under
siege.
Other Side of the Game,
set in Toronto in two different decades, tells the story of two Black
women – Beverly and Nicole – who are community organizers. In the
1970s Beverly walks into an office of Black activists, wanting to
join the Movement, and has to prove she's committed enough to fight.
Some forty years later, in the Hip Hop Generation, Nicole reunites
with her ex-boyfriend on a basketball court, wondering where he's
been, when a police officer stops them. Other Side of the
Game is an insightful,
thoughtful, absorbing look at the demands placed on Black women to be
superhuman, to be perfect mothers, partners, and workers all while
never tiring in the fight for their communities. Amanda
Parris' voice is compelling and
wise, crafting characters that will stay with readers and audiences
for long after the last page or curtain call.
Other Side of the Game
premiered in 2017 at
Aki Studio Theatre in
Toronto, Co-produced by
Cahoots Theatre and Obsidian Theatre Company, and
won the Governor General's Award for Drama in 2019.
Cast: 3 women, 2 men
What people say:
"[Parris] is definitely
someone to keep an eye on… [she] is a strong writer with a unique
and inspiring voice." — Mooney on Theatre
"Parris's play does the worthy
work of combating the idea that Black women are superhuman, able to
bear the weight of their communities, fight societal racism on micro
and macro levels, and care for their families while managing a tight
budget." — Toronto Star
"Through this important
exploration of gender and loyalty in the Black community, Parris
highlights a whole host of issues crucial for all Canadians to
confront and consider." — NOW Magazine
"Other Side of the Game
is an unbelievably good piece of theatre." — Stratford
Festival Reviews
"If wishes were kittens,
Amanda Parris's debut play, Other Side
Of The Game, would still be a lion's roar against
Toronto's treatment of the Black community." — Caribbean
Camera
About the Playwright:
Amanda Parris is a Canadian writer for the stage and
screen, as well as a television and radio host. Born in London,
England, descending from Grenadian and Venezuelan ancestry, she was
raised in Toronto. Her debut play, Other Side of the Game, won the
Governor General's Literary Award in 2019. She is the co-founder of
the award-winning alternative education organization Lost Lyrics and
worked with the Remix Project and the Manifesto Festival. She has
spoken about her work at United Nations conferences around the world. |
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