Tawiah M'carthy
First collaborated with us in CHAT on the solo-stage at the Rhubarb! Theatre Festival, Greenhouse, a short film directed by Raha Shirazi and the world premiere of his play The Kente Cloth.
REFERENCES
Check out Tawiah's feature in Canadian Immigrant.
Tawiah received a preview article in NOW magazine for his first solo-show The Kente Cloth and was mentioned as "Outstanding Performance" in their SummerWorks Wrap-Up.
CREDENTIALS
Past to Present - Nolan in The Fort at York (Crate Productions), Franny in Balm in Gilead (Column 13 Actors Company), Yahweh in Not Wanted on the Voyage, Dumaine in Love Labours Lost, David/Ahmet in Three Birds Alighting on a field, Bottom in Midsummer Night’s Dream and Duncan in Macbeth (Theatre @ York) as well as Mark in POKER FACE a short film by Nick Javier that debuted this spring at the Q2F Film Festival.
Future - Tawiah is developing his next play, Last Request, about relationships in the face of illness.
THE NITTY GRITTY
1. What is your Mission Statement?
To tell stories through art that serves to lead a change and leave a mark.
2. What do you see in this box?
Jesus Christ conducting a rock band ... I LOVE JESUS!
3. What is your favourite work of art?
Jennifer Muzlera, “unfinished horse” (2005).
4. What is your Vice?
Beautiful people.
So, I decided to look up the meaning of “vice”, you know how, in some dictionary, and it gives examples of what the word is or how to use it in a sentence… well for “vice” the association was sexual immorality. :) I believe it is very fitting of me. My vice is sexual immorality.
5. Who is your Muse?
For me it would be more of a what, than a who tickles my guru senses.
What?
My muse is life’s challenges - everything around me. You create from truth and that truth comes from our experiences and journeys through life.
Who?
Bob Marley, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Nana Yaa Asantewaa, Sidney Poitier
6. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
A decade of change. I will be living in art and creating art.
7. What was your first crime, felony or misdemeanor?
Breach of trust? (I told a secret). Fraud ? (I lied on a resume to get a job) Identity theft? (I pretended I was someone I wasn’t). Murder? (I killed a fly).
The list goes on...