Selected Past Events

The TAXI Project toured to high schools and community centres in 10 southern Ontario cities and municipalities through April and May, 2009, including London, St. Catharines, Erin, Brampton, Mississauga, Etobicoke, Toronto, Scarborough, Peterborough and Kingston. Among the highlights were a performance at the Cecil Community Centre, Toronto, co-presented with the China Rights Network, commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre; an evening of theatre with Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services and Children's Peace Theatre youth groups; and a kick-off to Asian Heritage Month in partnership with Community and Race Relations Peterborough.

• July 28th - August 9th, 2008. The TAXI Project enjoyed a two-week run at the Alchemy Theatre in Toronto accompanied by readings and discussion by members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program and an interactive workshop lead by No One Is Illegal.
• December 11. Chillout! An Evening of Spoken Word, Performances and Film. Thorncliffe Neighborhood Office Youth Centre, Toronto.
• October 23 - November 1. TAXI School Community Tour: A Workshop Reading. In schools across Toronto.
• June 5, 2007 TAXI Stand Jam. At Buddies and Badtimes Theatre - Tallulah's Cabaret, Toronto.
• May 16, 2007. TAXI Project: Exploring Freedom of Expression in the Arts. Convergence Conference at Ursula Franklin Academy.
• April 1, 2007 Workshop Presentation at Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, Toronto

Testimonials

Bloor Collegiate grade 12 drama student say "Great acting. I love the ideas of the taxi driver and all of the different stories. I love how everyone's story is so different, but so similar at the same time."

"I really loved the play and I hope you guys come back to do another piece (you made me cry)."

"I know too many people in this situation so I would like to say thank you for this play."

A Nelsan Boylen Grade 10 drama students said.
"what I remember most was that when the Chinese girl counldn't go back and see her sick mother in China"

A Sir Wilfred Laurier Collegiate student said "I'd like to commend you folks for doing a good job. I look forward to having you back at Laurier with the full presentation."

A Contact Alternative School student said "I was going to leave school early but I stayed for the play and I must say I loved it. I was very nice."

"A very moving play that clearly demonstrates how violence, persecution and war affects peoples lives."

A Winston Collegiate Institute student said "Overall it was a great play which looks at how writers are censored in non-democratic countries outside Canada."

"I remember the Mexican lady's suffering and the guy taking pictures of his passengers (which is very significant to me)."