Black Theatre Workshop

Theatre

Specialities: Creative writing, Screenplay writing

Contact Info

Email address

schools@theatrebtw.ca

Website address

blacktheatreworkshop.ca/

Where Artist lives

Montreal

Resides in

English Montreal

Social Media

Experience working with

Secondary 1 & 2
Secondary 3 & 4

I regularly explore the following Broad Areas of Learning/Themes in my work

Media Literacy
Citizenship and Community Life (Identity & Belonging)

Listed in the Quebec Culture in the Schools Repertoire

I can facilitate virtual creative experiences

School board areas you are available to work in

Central Quebec - Quebec City & Environs
Central Quebec - Rural/Regional Schools
Cree School Board
Eastern Shores - Gaspe/Coast
Eastern Shores - Lower St. Lawrence
Eastern Shores - Magdalen Islands
Eastern Townships
English Montreal
Kativik School Board
Lester B Pearson - outside Montreal transportation areas (STM)
Lester B Pearson - within public transit area
Littoral - Lower North Shore
New Frontiers - Chateauguay
New Frontiers - Chateauguay Valley
Riverside
Sir Wilfrid Laurier – Lanaudiere
Sir Wilfrid Laurier – Laval
Western Quebec - Northern area
Western Quebec - Southern area (Hull, Wakefield etc)

Travel

I am not available for travel
All Black Theatre Workshops are offered virtually

Black Theatre Workshop is Canada’s longest running theatre company dedicated to the works of Black and diasporic communities. We are committed to showcasing Black Canadian artists and inspiring dialogue through our virtual theatre-oriented workshops.

Abena Bentley by Jeremy Cabrera

The workshop text,

Creative Approach and Experiences Offered

Black Theatre Workshop provides virtual theatre-oriented workshops for students all across Quebec. Our facilitator, Abena Bentley, will teach participants script analysis using the Broadway classic A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Participants will be taught text analyzation techniques and the importance of understanding author intent. This workshop is best suited for students from Sec 1-3.