Host Lydie Dubuisson sits down with award-winning emcee, playwright and agitator Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, a.k.a. Belladonna the Blest, for an intimate conversation about theatre, creativity and artistic practice on October 9th 2025.

Music: abstract dub to PERSONHOOD PRACTICE & PEDAGOGY IN BLACK WOMXN THEATRE! Thesis by d’bi young anitafrika

Reading: Pirate and the Lone Voice by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, read by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard

La Parole’s theme song is “Cocktail Music” by Francesco Biondi.

Thank you to Our Sponsors: Heritage Canada, Groupe3737, City of Montreal, Trellis Micro-Grant.

Thank you to Our Partners: Playwrights' Workshop Montreal, Playwrights Canada Press, Playwrights Guild of Canada, Neworld Theatre, MAI Montreal, Arts Interculturels.

Creative Director: Dian Marie Bridge

Producer: Shannon Corenthin

Editors: Adjani Poirier, Tyler K. Rauman

Technician: Tyler K. Rauman

Recorded at The Community Digital Arts Hub

Learn more about La Parole and BTW at www.blacktheatreworkshop.ca

Learn more about Black Theatre Workshop:

Facebook: @BlackTheatreWorkshop

Instagram: @theatrebtw

Host Lydie Dubuisson sits down with Haitian-quebecoise afro-feminist theatre artist Maguy Metellus, for an intimate conversation about theatre, creativity and artistic practice. This interview was recorded during Black Theatre Workshop’s 2025 Club Zed Playwrights' Festival on May 15th 2025.

Music: abstract dub to PERSONHOOD PRACTICE & PEDAGOGY IN BLACK WOMXN THEATRE! Thesis by by d’bi young anitafrika

Reading: Rendez-Vous Lakay by Djennie Laguerre, read by Lydie Dubuisson

La Parole’s theme song is “Cocktail Music” by Francesco Biondi.

Thank you to Our Sponsors: Heritage Canada, Groupe3737, City of Montreal, Trellis Micro-Grant.

Thank you to Our Partners: Playwrights' Workshop Montreal, Playwrights Canada Press, Playwrights Guild of Canada, Neworld Theatre, MAI Montreal, Arts Interculturels.

Creative Director: Dian Marie Bridge

Producer: Shannon Corenthin

Editors: Adjani Poirier, Tyler K. Rauman

Technician: Tyler K. Rauman

Recorded at The Community Digital Arts Hub

Learn more about La Parole and BTW at www.blacktheatreworkshop.ca

Learn more about Black Theatre Workshop:

Facebook: @BlackTheatreWorkshop

Instagram: @theatrebtw

Host Lydie Dubuisson sits down with accomplished director, dramaturge, writer and cultural animator Diane Roberts for an intimate conversation about theatre, creativity and artistic practice on October 9th 2025.

Music: abstract dub to PERSONHOOD PRACTICE & PEDAGOGY IN BLACK WOMXN THEATRE! Thesis by d’bi young anitafrika

Reading: The Lamentable Tragedy of Sal Capone by Omari Newton, read by Diane Roberts

La Parole’s theme song is “Cocktail Music” by Francesco Biondi.

Thank you to Our Sponsors: Heritage Canada, Groupe3737, City of Montreal, Trellis Micro-Grant.

Thank you to Our Partners: Playwrights' Workshop Montreal, Playwrights Canada Press, Playwrights Guild of Canada, Neworld Theatre, MAI Montreal, Arts Interculturels.

Creative Director: Dian Marie Bridge

Producer: Shannon Corenthin

Editors: Adjani Poirier, Tyler K. Rauman

Technician: Tyler K. Rauman

Recorded at The Community Digital Arts Hub

Learn more about La Parole and BTW at www.blacktheatreworkshop.ca

Learn more about Black Theatre Workshop:

Facebook: @BlackTheatreWorkshop

Instagram: @theatrebtw