Factory and Obsidian Theatre team up to finally bring Gale's play to Toronto
Angélique Quebec's oft-denied history of slavery By Stephen Weir / Caribbean Camera It took twenty years but as the spring stage season draws to a close, the most important Black History play just hit the boards, not with a thud but an explosion. Ang é lique is the true story of a young domestic slave, who was blamed for setting fire to Montreal and was tortured and hanged for her troubles. The 285-year old saga is not a state secret. However, the fact that there was slavery in Lower Canada (now the province of Quebec), and at least one black woman who fought back is not a well-known fact. Ang é lique a classic Canadian play written by the late Lorena Gale, is based on the transcripts of the trial in 1724 of Angelique. The current remount produced by Factory and Obsidian Theatre (mounted initially by the Quebec - based Black Theatre Workshop) draws a line from this relatively unknown event to the province ' s contemporary struggles with racism. ...