Other Side of the Game
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| Other Side of the Game | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Amanda Parris |
| Date premiered | October 14, 2017 |
| Place premiered | Aki Studio Theatre, Toronto, Canada |
Other Side of the Game is a 2017 play by Amanda Parris. It won the Governor General's Award for English-language drama in 2019.
Development
Parris was inspired to write the play after visiting a friend at the Don Jail in Toronto.[3] She noticed the majority of the people in the waiting room were women and began speaking to them.[4] Other Side of the Game is Parris' first play.[3] She initially wrote the play envisioning herself performing it, but was encouraged by dramaturge, Marjorie Chan, to explore alternate versions of the play without herself as a performer.[5]
Productions
Other Side of the Game premiered in October 2017 at Aki Studio Theatre in Toronto as a co-production from Obsidian Theatre and Cahoots Theatre, directed by Nigel Shawn Williams. The production starred Virgilia Griffith, Ordena Stephens-Thompson, Shakura Dickson, Peter Bailey, and Ryan Rosery, and was choreographed by Jasmyn Fyffe.[6][3]