Djanet Sears

Djanet Sears is a Canadian playwright, actor and director. Born in England to a Guyanese father and a Jamaican mother, Sears was raised in England and in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Her birth name was Janet -- she added the D when she came across a town called Djanet on a trip to Mali. Her play Harlem Duet won many Canadian awards, including four Dora Mavor Moore Awards and a Governor-General's Award for drama. In addition to her writing, Sears also acts in theatre and film productions. She was also a founding member of Obsidian Theatre Company, a Toronto theatre company that specializes in African and Caribbean Canadian drama, and is a professor at the University of Toronto. Plays by Djanet Sears:\n* Afrika Solo (1987)\n* Harlem Duet (1997)\n* The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God (2002) Sears, Djanet