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  In the third episode of our webinar series Expanding the Canon – and in honour of Black History Month – SIR’s Artistic Director Rodrigo Beilfuss and actor-playwright-in-residence Jessica B. Hill discuss the transformative works of American journalist, teacher, playwright, and poet Angelina Weld Grimké, and Machado de Assis, a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer, widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature – and whom Harold Bloom called “the greatest Black writer in Western literature”. Enjoy! Click HERE to watch on our YouTube channel. Expanding the Canon is a series of conversations between Jessica
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Shakespeare in the Ruins is holding auditions for our 2022 Mainstage, in-person outdoor production of Much Ado About Nothing.  All roles available. Auditions will happen online (via Zoom and self-tape)   Directed by Ann Hodges Assistant Director: Sophie Smith-Dostmohamed Rehearsals: April 25 – June 01, 2022 (five-workday weeks) Production dates: June 02 – July 02, 2022 NOTE: All actors must be hired as ‘Winnipeg local’ Roles to be cast/Audition requirements:   All roles are available. 10 actors will be cast, one of which will be exclusively an understudy. Most actors will play multiple roles (see below). SIR supports a respectful
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