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Author of the article: Liane Faulder Publishing date: Mar 14, 2021  •  March 14, 2021  •  4 minute read  •  Joel Bernbaum collected stories from refugees across Canada and developed them into Being Here: The Refugee Project. Supplied Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Joel Bernbaum’s got guts. He is pursuing a career in two of the most challenged employment sectors — journalism and theatre — oh, and in the middle of a ...

Everything his actors needed for Being Here: The Refugee Project was right there on the page. Cast members were tasked with finding nuance within the “verbatim” play, based on interviews with refugees who have come to Canada. But they were asked to perform it as is, no exceptions. “I told the actors they could not make ‘actor’ choices here,” Shumata said. “They had to be a vessel for the words.” The Belfry, which has produced a filmed version for streaming, will celebrate the world première of Being Here with six streaming performances starting next week. Though it was sho...