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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 Africa .

Her play ''Harlem Duet'' won many Canadian awards, including four Dora Mavor Moore Award s 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 , a Toronto theatre company that specializes in African And Caribbean Canadian drama, and is a professor at the University Of Toronto .


PLAYS

  • ''Afrika Solo'' ( 1987 )

  • ''Harlem Duet'' ( 1997 )

  • ''The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God'' ( 2002 )