Money pon mi brain.
The moment I landed in Jamaica, it was clear that my small island sentiments and ideas of life were not going to reign true here.
Like most shared experiences, some things will hold true for all involved but other things will be, well, unique, and mine is no different. As an international student, I will attempt to help you have an even better first year experience than I did with lessons from my mistakes,
Photo Credit – All photos used in this article provided by Neil Waithe.
The premise of Nine Night is obvious from the early lines. Set in England,
The Nine Night ritual and ceremony has been a long standing tradition to honour the dead in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Natasha Gordon, an English writer of Jamaican heritage, has held a deep fascination for the ritual,
I decided to study to become a theatre artist after the overwhelming and enriching experience of the first Caribbean Festival of the Arts, CARIFESTA, in 1972 in Guyana.
Originally published in the Gleaner, Tuesday, January 16, 2018.
Just as he set foot in the elevator, the fellow passenger’s eyes fixed on Akeem Mignott.
“Is this the actor?”
“A Carol for Moneybags”, the Jamaican adaptation of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ written by renowned playwright and journalist Barbara Gloudon, with original songs by Conroy Cooper is the School of Drama’s second production for the 2017/2018 academic year.
