Philip Akin on moving from Jamaica to Canada in the 1950s (Pt 1 of 48)
Philip Akin on moving from Jamaica to Canada in the 1950s (Pt 1 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on growing up religious (Pt 2 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on schooling in Oshawa (Pt 3 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on the 1960s (Pt 4 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on prejudice and fine words (Pt 5 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on his nickname growing up: Thunder (Pt 6 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on why he chose theatre (Pt 7 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on being in the air cadets (Pt 8 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on air cadets and a great family (Pt 9 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on Air Cadets, shiny shoes and being Black in Oshawa (Pt 10 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on being a football cheerleader (Pt 11 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on the first year of Ryerson Theatre School (Pt 12 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on the acting grind (Pt 13 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on Herb Whittaker propelling his career (Pt 14 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on his first season at the Shaw Festival (Pt 15 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on being a Black actor in Canada’s theatre scene (Pt 16 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on the ephemeral legacy of an actor (Pt 17 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on George Bernard Shaw, inclusion and building Black theatre companies (Pt 18 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on the growing bench strength of talent in Canada (Pt 19 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on working in Canadian film and TV in the 1980s (Pt 20 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on being typecast (Pt 21 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on Black archetypes in TV and film (Pt 22 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on the death of vocal technique (Pt 23 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on his worst experience as an actor (Pt 24 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on Canadians and Americans on a film set (Pt 25 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on making money as an actor (Pt 26 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on playing parts that perpetuate stereotypes (Pt 27 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on 'Slow Dance on the Killing Ground' (Pt 28 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on playing Othello (Pt 29 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on working in theatre and missing important family moments (Pt 30 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on safety and whether the show must go on (Pt 31 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on the play "Othello” (Pt 32 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on performing at the Stratford Festival (Pt 33 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on the burden of playing Othello (Pt 34 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on whether Obsidian Theatre would ever produce “Othello” (Pt 35 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on adapting Shakespeare (Pt 36 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on taking over Obsidian Theatre Company (Pt 37 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on running Obsidian Theatre Company (Pt 38 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on the play 'Intimate Apparel' (Pt 39 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on getting people to see your play (Pt 40 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on technology in theatre and a good story (Pt 41 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on how audiences change (Pt 42 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on Obsidian Theatre supporting Black artists (Pt 43 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on rehearsing for a role (Pt 44 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on having a venue as a theatre company (Pt 45 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on advice for young artistic directors (Pt 46 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on rehearsal hall etiquette (Pt 47 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council
Philip Akin on advice for young directors (Pt 48 of 48)
Interviewed by Andrew Moodie on March 28, 2019 in Toronto.
Filming location courtesy of Cahoots Theatre
Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council