[ASU] The Prison Graduates-Today at 7.30pm!!

[Adu, Prince]

Dear Colleagues:

This evening, as a part of the worldwide arts festival Nuit Blanche, ARTS/West will host a performance of the award-winning The Prison Graduates. Written by the late Ghanaian playwright Efo Kodjo Mawugbe.

The Prison Graduates is a tragicomedy about social and economic inequality in neocolonial Ghana. The play tells the story of four ex-convicts just released from one of the country’s high-security prisons. In their attempts to imagine a future in an economically unstable nation, the bright and lovable losers shed light on crucial issues such as civil servant bribing, an abused and overcrowded prison system, and the dangers of impersonal cash-and-carry medical care. And while the play is certainly socially conscious, it is also immediately funny. Using a mélange of cultural humor, slapstick comedy, and satire, it promises to keep audience members rolling with laughter while posing difficult questions about freedom and self-determination.

The Prison Graduates will be directed by Michael Ofori and performed by Kombe Kapatamoyo, Prince Adu and Benedine Avalu.

Date: Saturday April 6 at 7:30-9:00 PM 
Venue: ARTS/West. 
Admission is free with a suggested $10 donation, and seating is first come first serve.

Thank you!

Prince Adu
Candidate, Master of Public Health
College of Health Sciences and Professions
Ohio University

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