{"product_id":"black-boys-paperback","title":"Black Boys - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Jackman-Torkoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTawiah M'Carthy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas Antony Olajide\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Boys\u003c\/i\u003e by Saga Collectif (Virgilia Griffith, Stephen Jackman-Torkoff, Tawiah M'Carthy, Thomas Antony Olajide, and Jonathan Seinen) uncovers the complex dynamics of the queer Black experience. Text, movement, and design portray the rhythm and vulnerability of three very different Black individuals who seek a deeper understanding of themselves, each other, and of how they encounter the world. As they explore their unique identities, their performances rigorously interrogate and playfully subvert the ways in which gender, sexuality, and race are read and performed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheatrical and intimate, \u003ci\u003eBlack Boys\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together the ensemble's own personal stories in search of an integrated self and a radical imagination while shining a light on new possibilities for young Black queer people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaga Collectif\u003c\/b\u003e, founded in 2012, is a theatre company that brings to the stage under-represented bodies and voices in a fashion that is risky, honest, and new. They dissect and dismantle, pose questions to unravel identity, ancestry, and place in society. They bravely challenge themselves to move into the unknown to discover personal truths, and hope to offer themselves as examples for those who see limits and choose to transcend them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Jackman-Torkoff\u003c\/b\u003e is a lover, a wandering poet, and a disco dancer. They were born in Toronto and raised in foster care in Richmond Hill. Stephen has acted in several productions across Canada, including \u003cem\u003eAngels in America, Botticelli in the Fire \u0026amp; Sunday in Sodom\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Glass Menagerie\u003c\/em\u003e. Stephen is the resident poet with the Queer Songbook Orchestra and toured with them in October 2018 to ten cities across Canada. This year they will be working on a multidisciplinary solo piece called \u003cem\u003eDie Phantasie\u003c\/em\u003e. After spending a lot of time in institutions, Stephen is now immersing themself in creation and collaboration beyond institutional walls.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTawiah M'Carthy\u003c\/b\u003e is a Ghanaian-born theatre artist. His playwright\/creator\/performer credits include \u003cem\u003eBlue Bird, Body 13, Obaaberima\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Kente Cloth\u003c\/em\u003e. Tawiah has worked with theatre companies such as the National Arts Centre of Canada, the Cultch, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Obsidian Theatre, MT Space, the Globe, and InterArts Matrix as an actor, playwright, and\/or director. Tawiah is a co-founder of Blue Bird Theatre Collective and Saga Collectif.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Antony Olajide\u003c\/b\u003e is a Dora Mavor Moore Award-nominated, Toronto-based actor from Vancouver, British Columbia, and a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. His film credits include \u003cem\u003eInhuman Condition\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMariner\u003c\/em\u003e. Some of Olajide's theatre credits include \u003cem\u003eHamlet, King Lear\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e for the Stratford Festival; \u003cem\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Winter's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e for Canadian Stage; and \u003cem\u003eThe Whipping Man\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRuined\u003c\/em\u003e for Obsidian Theatre. In 2014, he received the Stratford Festival's Peter Donaldson Award for Great Promise in Shakespeare and the Classics. Thomas is a recent graduate of the Canadian Film Centre's CBC Actors Conservatory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44067247390854,"sku":"9780369100474","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/3446\/5926\/files\/G5Viss9KyN9780369100474.webp?v=1781474167","url":"https:\/\/profixdiy.com\/products\/black-boys-paperback","provider":"ProFix Home Repair","version":"1.0","type":"link"}