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At Artword Theatre
mainspace, 75 Portland Street
October 8 to 26, 2003
The AfriCan Theatre Ensemble
presents
Anowa
a play by Ghana
’s leading writer Ama Ata Aido
directed by Rhoma Spencer
Previews Wed, Oct 8 and
Thurs, Oct 9 at 8 pm: $10.
Tuesday to Thursday at 8 pm: $20
Friday and Saturday at 8 pm: $25
Sunday matinee, 2.30 pm: pwyc .
Student/seniors all shows (exc. prev. & Sun):
$17
Anowa runs 2 hrs
incl. a 15-minute intermission
To reserve call the St.
Lawrence Centre Ticket Line
416-366-7723 or book
at StL online:
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The AfriCan Theatre Ensemble
(ATE) commemorates its fifth anniversary season with the
Canadian premiere of Anowa, a play by Ghana
’s leading writer Ama Ata Aidoo, who will travel from
Accra to attend the performance as a guest of the
Company.
Set towards the end of the 19th Century in what was then the
Gold Coast, this lyrical tragedy tells the story of a young
girl who defies her parents to marry the man of her choice
but does not live happily ever after." Anowa portrays the
universal emotion which we call love in its gripping forms:
courtship, altruism, self-love … Aidoo ’s dramatic
transformation of the popular West African folktale gives us
a slice of Ghanaian life, and lovingly embraces its audience
through its entertainment and its enduring message that no
one ought to be a slave." – Modupe Olaogun, Artistic
Director, ATE.
The play is directed by Rhoma Spencer who is in
her third season as Resident Director/Manager at ATE. Ms
Spencer directed And the Girls in Their Sunday
Dresses by South African playwright Zakes Mda, and the
Company ’s staged reading of her play Lawino and
Ocol at the recently concluded AfriCanadian Playwrights
Festival. She will make use of a Greek-styled chorus, the
movement of the Ashantis and music to inform her directorial
approach to Aidoo ’s drama.
Playing the title role of Anowa is Rebecca Fisseha
(Things Fall Apart) and in the role of Kofi Ako, Anowa
’s husband is Lucky Ejim (God Don ’t Like
Ugly, Things Fall Apart).Other supporting cast members
include d ’bi young (Da Kink, yagayah),
Arthur Lee Rose (Hot Feet, Ain ’t Misbehavin)
and Lua Shayenne (Zigga, As You Like It).
For more information visit
the AfriCan
Theatre Ensemble website.
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