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Omari Newton

In conversation with award winning actor and playwright Omari Newton about his career and his experiences as both an actor and a playwright in Canada. To watch live, keep an eye on our Facebook page or Youtube channel. The YouTube video will be ready on this page one week before we go live at 2PM. You can watch here on this webpage; on Facebook or YouTube! The video will also be archived here to watch on demand.

February 26, 2022

2PM

40 minutes

Featuring

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Omari Newton
Actor & Playwright
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A Black man in a grey suit smiles looking at the camera

Omari Newton

Omari Newton is an award-winning professional actor, writer, director, and a senior instructor at The Vancouver Film School.  

As a writer, his original Hip Hop theatre piece Sal Capone has received critical acclaim and multiple productions, including a recent presentation at Canada’s National Arts Centre. He has been commissioned by Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) in Montreal to write a companion piece to Sal Capone entitled Black & Blue Matters.

Newton’s work in Speakeasy Theatre’s production of Young Jean Lee’s The Shipment earned him a 2017-2018 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor, as well as a nomination for Best Direction.

Notable film & TV credits include: Lucas Ingram on Showcase’s Continuum, Larry Summers on Blue Mountain State and lending his voice to the Black Panther in multiple animated projects (Marvel). Most recently, Omari has a recurring role as Nate on Corner Gas (the animated series) and a recurring role as Corvus in Netflix’s hit new animated series The Dragon Prince.

About

Starting his career in Montreal as an actor, Omari studied theatre at Concordia University and NTS. His career as a playwright began with the creation of his hip/hop theatre production Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of . The play and the creation of his hip hop theatre company Boldskool Productions were his response as an artist to the 2008 Montreal police shooting of unarmed Fredy Villanueva. He is currently developing a companion piece Black and Blue Matters with Black Theatre Workshop and the NAC. He now lives in Vancouver where, in addition to his work as a playwright, he has a very exciting TV and film career. 

Watch Omari’s TedTalk The Essential Service of Art.

The 2022 Saturday Salons are part of Artistic Diversity Discussion @ Centaur, which is generously sponsored by Canada Life.

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