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THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO BY WOLE SPYINKA

TITLE: THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO PLAYWRIGHT: Wole Soyinka Setting: Nigeria   PLOT SUMMARY The play is divided into five scenes that communicate the playwright’s message. Scene one: The scene breaks...

THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST BY AMA ATA AIDOO

TITLE: THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST PLAWRIGHT: Ama Ata Aidoo   CASTS (Characters) Ato Yawson: A young Ghanaian graduate. Eulalie Yawson: Afro-American graduate. Esi Kom: Ato’s mother Monka: His sister. Nana: His...

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR BY NIKOLAI GOGOL

TITLE: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR PLAYWRIGHT:  Nikolai Gogol SETTING: Russia Cast of Characters ¨    Anton Antonovitch – Mayor ¨    Artemy Filipovitch – Charity Commissioner ¨    A’mmos Fyodorovitch – Judge. ¨    Luka Lukitch – School Superintendent. ¨    Ivan Koosmitch...

I WILL MARRY WHEN I WANT

I WILL MARRY WHEN I WANT (1986) Synopsis of the Play I Will Marry When I Want is a Gikuyu play co-written by Ngũgĩ wa Mirii and...

HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON PLAYS | SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON PLAYS

Choose two (2) characters, (one each) from any two plays you have read and appreciated and show how they resemble and differ in terms...

THE BLACK HERMIT | PLAY

TITLE: THE BLACK HERMIT PLAYWRIGHT: NGUGI WATHIONG’O SETTING: UGANDA AFTER INDEPENDENCE INTRODUCTION The Black hermit is a play that talks about how some people run away from their...

THIS TIME TOMORROW | PLAY

PLAY: THIS TIME TOMORROW PLAYWRIGHT: NGUGI WA THIONG’O SETTING: UHURU MARKET IN KENYA AFTER INDEPENDENCE PUBLISHER: KENYA LITERATURE BUREAU YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1970 INTRODUCTION The playwright portrays several issues that...

THE LION AND THE JEWEL | PLAY

TITLE:                THE LION AND THE JEWEL PLAYWRIGHT:   WOLE SOYINKA SETTING:           AFRICAN VILLAGE OF ILUJINLE...

THREE SUITORS ONE HUSBAND | PLAYS

TITLE:                              THREE SUITORS ONE HUSBAND PLAYWRIGHT:                 GUILLAUME OYONO -MBIA SETTING:                             (MVOUTESI) CAMEROON (1960) INTRODUCTION Three suitors one husband appears to be a comedy play...

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