Every year the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine through its Department of Creative and Festival Arts or DCFA holds what it calls "THE FESTIVAL OF PLAYS". I attended this event in 2014 for the first time and as a film, art, theatre and culture fan, I was totally blown away.
This is a weekend filled with some of the best known plays from local and foreign writers that are directed by students who will be graduating with degrees in Theatre Arts. It is an awesome opportunity to experience the "NEXT BIG THING" in theatre before they are BIG !!!
This event is happening this weekend from November 27 to 29 at the Learning Resource Centre (LRC). There are 6 plays in all (2 per night) and you can purchase tickets @ the LRC. My suggestion is to get the season pass for just $100 TT, you won't regret it.
If you are just checking out one night then it is $50 TT (that is for 2 plays on the night) and students with their ID's pay just $ 35 TT (again 2 plays on the night). More details of the plays, times and cost are in the poster below.
As you see, the writers of the plays being performed range from Shakespeare to our T&T theatre genius Tony Hall. If you want to stay in the know about future events from DCFA then check out their Facebook page here. If you want to study the Arts in Trinidad and Tobago then check out the UWI's DCFA page for more details of all programmes available.
I especially look forward to Sunday night as my friends Ahmad Ali and Ambika Rampersad will be acting in "Much Ado about Nothing" and my sister Shivana Sawh will also be acting in "Patricia A Love Story". My "theatre soul mate" Tyker Giselle Pionero will also be working behind the scenes, no seriously Sunday night is like a family experience for me.
There are six plays this year, look for the posters below for details on each one (directors, actors, times) and don't miss this year's FESTIVAL of PLAYS 2015.
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