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We recently caught up with Kim’s Convenience creator Ins Choi, whose new play Bad Parent is making its World Premiere at Soulpepper Theatre this month. Following the run here Bad Parent moves on to…

I have been given the opportunity to write this blog post after the completion of my journey with Sixth Soulpepper Academy. A reflection I am thankful for. To begin at…

Let me tell you, I was not ready for the rollercoaster ride that was: second semester. Upon acceptance to the Soulpepper Academy, us members were told that we would be…

On the first day of our first trimester of the academy, d’bi.young anitafrika offered us an exercise: to sit with ourselves in a place of gratitude. Then, from that thank,…

I am Ahmed Moneka an actor, singer and now a playwright. I am a member of the 2021 Soulpepper Academy and I feel privileged to be part of this incredible group of artists….

I am so grateful. At times I have to shake myself lest I believe I’m in a dream. If you asked me this time last year if I’d be making…

Theatres have ghost lights for a reason. There was once a practical reality, of course, in keeping a dim glow in a place as trip-hazard-riden as a stage, but modern…

Walking, Thinking, Breathing, Rediscovering I’ve started going for walks again, like, really long ones. You know what I’m talking about. It’s been a while because things got busy and the…

I miss being asleep.  I miss going about my daily life, blind to the weight of the current moment.  The Black Lives Matter protests have awakened me.  I am awake…