Kanika Ambrose
Kanika Ambrose is a Canadian playwright from Toronto, Ontario.[1] She is most noted for her play Our Place, which was the winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, General Theatre in 2023.[2]
Our Place centres on two immigrant women in Scarborough who work at a jerk pork restaurant, and are trying to find men to marry so that they can remain in Canada.[3] It was staged by Cahoots Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille in 2022.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Aisling Murphy, "Scarborough playwright Kanika Ambrose shines a light on immigration and motherhood". Toronto Star, November 17, 2022.
- ^ J. Kelly Nestruck, "Crow’s Theatre and Soulpepper share the spotlight at Dora Mavor Moore Awards". The Globe and Mail, June 28, 2023.
- ^ J. Kelly Nestruck, "Review: Our Place explores undocumented lives in Toronto with lively language and layered performances". The Globe and Mail, November 24, 2022.
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