Courtesy of Nightwood Theatre“Julie, a young Afro-Canadian screenwriter, is retelling To Kill a Mockingbird. This time the story will be told from the perspective of… a Black woman. Calpurnia. The Finch family’s maid. In pursuit of perspective to cure her writer’s block, Julie upturns an important family dinner party. Hilarity and tension ensue in this satirical comedy that takes a caustic look at class, race, identity, and family dynamics under the roof of a wealthy Jamaican Canadian home.
Calpurnia is a part of Black Theatre Workshop’s Discovery Series play development initiative that promotes the unseen work of emerging and established Black Canadian playwrights.” (From the CPO Website)
PRECY CABIGTING: Early 50s, born in the Philippines, Lesbian, tough, not a victim
JULIE GORDON: Twenty-eight, Canadian born, Queer, passionate
LAWRENCE GORDON: Late 50s/Early 60s, Jamaican born, Retired Judge, determined
MARK GORDON: Twenty-five, Canadian born, Lawyer, warm-hearted
CHRISTINE CHARTER: Twenty-eight, Canadian born, sweet, smart, has edge
JAMES THOMPSON: Late 50s/Early 60s, Canadian born, Lawyer, affable but also an alpha male
2018, Nightwood Theatre / Sulong Theatre co-production, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto
Calpurnia is available through the CPO Website.
To view more plays like this, click here.
Cayle Chernin Award for Theatre
For more information on Black Theatre Workshop and their Discovery series, visit their website.
