Makambe K Simamba originally from Zambia, is a multiple award-winning playwright and actor. Select stage acting credits include work with New Harlem Productions, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Ghost River Theatre, Chromatic Theatre, and Sage Theatre. On-screen, she can be seen in projects like Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Titans, True Dating Stories, Grand Army and more. As a playwright, her solo work includes the multiple Dora Award-Winning Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers, A Chitenge Story and Makambe Speaks. Makambe intends to be of service through her ability to tell stories.
Join us on this episode as Makambe takes us on the journey of her immigration to Canada, her creative exploits within the nuances of the Black aesthetic and umbrella in North America, and how she inhabits her successes and rides the big ups and big downs on her path.
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