Playwrights Unit
An integral part of the company is the Obsidian Playwrights Unit, a venue for exploration of ideas.
Playwrights commit to bi-weekly meetings over a seven-month period {September to March}. The group is headed by the Artistic Director and is focused on playwright development as opposed to full-length play creation. This allows for each playwright to work on a short piece for workshop production and also explores a number of philosophical ideas that stimulate ideas and conversation.
In February, the playwrights are matched with three directors to work on staging the plays for a workshop production, culminating in a Performance showcase called the 'Mussorgsky Project'. This year's playwrights are Laurence Anthony, Aisha Sasha John and Motion.
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