Playwright Edward Ulzen’s Play Man 2 Man Opens On June 18th 2010 At The Buddies & Bad Times Theatre In Toronto!

My friend Edward Ulzen’s play “Man 2 Man” will open at the Buddies & Bad Times Theatre on June 18th 2010.

I remember  numerous conversations I have had with gay black men in Toronto complaining that we need more representation in the arts.

Edward’s play is very important, it is a play about gay black men loving each other.

Man 2 Man is political because black gay male love tends to be hidden from the public sphere.

Edward decided instead of just “complaining” about our lack of representation he “wrote” his play!

We are usually invisible in the Canadian arts  and  the white gay men tend to receive the majority of the media attention.

The racist message is, “gay culture” equals “white culture” and this is dangerous and deleterious.

Gay black men we have been displaced for far too long.  Homosexuality is still a taboo subject in African and Caribbean communities in Toronto and across Canada.

Why is the black Toronto community still reticent to discussing homosexuality?

In the  black community, the silence, the shame, the homophobia is a serious problem that needs to be addressed.

I also want to point out, this play is not an  interracial play either.  I know some gay black men are sick of seeing interracial romance between a black gay man and a white gay guy.

The play Man 2 Man  is specifically about the cultural differences between an African gay man and a Caribbean gay man.

The black community in Toronto is a not a monolithic group we are very diverse.

This play focuses on the issue, how can a black gay male couple navigates and negotiates love and relationships?

There is a paucity of art representing the gay black Canadian male experience.  In less than two weeks, Edward Ulzen’s play will run for two days at Buddies & Bad Times Theatre.

Here is the info to purchase tickets the price is only $15 dollars! Tell all your friends and spread the word!

You can purchase tickets at Yonge & Dundas Square in Toronto TO Tix.

Here is the information about the performances for Edward’s play:

1) First performance on June 18th at 8:00pm  the doors open at 7:30pm at Buddies & Bad Times Theatre.

2) Second performance is on June 19th at 2:30pm doors open at 2:00pm at Buddies & Bad Times Theatre.

3) The third performance is on June 19th at 8:00pm doors open at 7:30pm at Buddies & Bad Times Theatre.

Here is  more  info to purchase tickets to see Edward`s play:

http://www.ticketweb.ca/snl/Search.action?query=man+2+man+by+kwame+stephens