Six black Canadians clash, collide, and swap jokes
A dramatic and often humorous look at six black Canadians of diverse backgrounds who share a Toronto house. Their lives unfold against the backdrop of civil unrest, which erupted when the Los Angeles police officers on trial for the beating of Rodney King are acquitted. The fracas outside keeps intruding as characters clash, collide, and swap jokes about everything from racism to the status of Quebec as a distinct society, from Malcolm X to The Road to Avonlea.
TESTIMONIALS
Riot, Andrew Moodie’s first play, was an immediate success with critics and audiences. First produced at the Factory Theatre (Toronto) in 1995 with a subsequent remount in 1996.
Subsequent productions by Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa) in 1997 & Black Theatre Workshop (Montreal) in 1998.
Riot was published by Scirocco Drama in 1997 and is also available for purchase through PGC’s Canadian Play Outlet
Winner - Chalmers Canadian Play Award (1996)
