Obsidian Theatre Company - My Fly Kite

This kite has been designed and created by Amanda Parris.

Amanda Parris is an artist, educator, scholar and producer, as well as an accomplished actor and playwright. Descended from Grenadian and Venezuelan ancestry, Parris was born in London, England and raised on the south side of Jane Street in Toronto. Her plays have been staged at numerous theatre festivals in Canada and internationally. Her 2014 one-woman show, 32C a bus journey through Toronto tells the stories of three women and the baggage they carry.Over the course of her career, Parris has worked at The Remix Project and she is the co-founder of the alternative education organization Lost Lyrics. She is the host of  Exhibitionists on CBC Television and Marvin’s Room on CBC Radio 2.  She also writes a weekly column for CBC Arts.

Most recently, she created The Ride or Die Project, a multi-platform initiative that produces creative content inspired by women who support loved ones who are incarcerated. Parris has studied theatre at The Lee Strasberg Institute of Film and Theatre, Theatre Ontario, b current and York University and is currently working toward completing her M.A. degree in the Sociology of Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Her curriculum work was published in Rhymes to Re-Education, the first-ever Hip Hop education resource guide, created by the Ontario Ministry of Education.

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