As part of the APT Peer Conversation Project, Sehar Bhojani meets with interdisciplinary artist Saba Akhtar, for a conversation and a rumination on race within theatre and storytelling.
Sehar Bhojani is a Muslim-Canadian artist, producer, arts leader, and dog-mom. She is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada's acting program. As an actor, she has appeared in various commercials, television shows such as The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) and Coroner (CBC), and films Punchline (short) and feature film SLAXX (EMA Films/Amazon Prime Video). As a producer, Sehar has worked with a number of Canadian Theatre companies and is currently Associate Artistic Director of Theatre Direct in Toronto.
Saba Akhtar is an actor, writer and producer raised in Houston, Texas and based in Toronto, Ontario. They studied Theatre and Performance Studies at The University of Toronto, later completing training with The Watah Theatre School and The A.M.Y Project.
Saba has performed on the stages of Canadian Stage, Buddies in Bad Times, and Summerworks Festival. They recently appeared in the short film, Lemons, which debuted at the Next Fest Emerging Arts Festival (2022). Their work has been shown at the Paprika Festival (2022), Reel Asian Film Festival (2021), Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival (2021), the National Arts Centre’s Transformation Project (2021), Rendezvous With Madness Festival (2020), and more. Saba’s writing has been published in Ultra Magazine, Mann: A poetic Reflection of the Mind, and Black Solo: Volume 3. As an arts worker, Saba has worked alongside Hot Docs Film Festival, The A.M.Y. Project, and Taqqut Productions.
Saba is currently in residence at the Second City Conservatory and working as Associate Producer for Balancing Act.
