Everyday She Rose

Queer white man Mark and straight Black woman Cathy-Ann, both on the brink of 30, have been roommates and besties for years. The play opens with them getting ready for the 2016 Pride parade. Everything is going swimmingly until Black Lives Matter-Toronto activists stop the proceedings via a sit-in on the pavement, making demands for no uniformed police at the parade and more space, funds and inclusion for Black participants.The play adds another dimension when the action stops dead and the two characters suddenly become the playwrights Nick and Andrea, asking their own questions of each other. Does Nick take BLM seriously? Why did he ask Andrea to write with him if he doesn't? Is it a coincidence that male Nick wants to write a play with a linear narrative, while female Andrea is determined to break the fourth wall? How can the play have balance if Mark is portrayed only as a bad guy? Main themes: oppression and privilege.