Stratford Festival Hosts Launch of ‘Year of Black Performance’ Initiative

Stratford Festival Hosts Launch of ‘Year of Black Performance’ Initiative

By Neil Armstrong A national arts initiative, the Year of Black Performance, was launched after the matinee performance of Andrea Scott’s play, Get That Hope, at the Stratford Festival on August 17. It coincides with the final year of the International Decade for People of African Descent and invites the public to celebrate, support and recognize […]

‘Get That Hope’ Highlights the Complexities of a Family

‘Get That Hope’ Highlights the Complexities of a Family

By Neil Armstrong As coincidence would have it, “Get That Hope,” a play set in Little Jamaica about a family getting ready to celebrate Jamaica’s independence will have its opening night at the Stratford Festival on August 10, the same day that the Jamaican Canadian Association in Toronto will host its signature 62nd Jamaica independence […]