Monday, September 13, 2010

The work begins...

On Labor Day, quite fittingly, our work began.  Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka came to the Duke campus to work with the students and creative team on his play The Beatification of Area Boy. The play is rich in history and culture and music and multimedia and comedy. Follow with us as the story of our production unfolds, from the words of the playwright to the behind-the-scenes design to the musical composition to the day-to-day rehearsal process. Lagos, Nigeria is the setting, but is Lagos really so different from countless other cities, both here and abroad? And is the corruption in Lagos unique? Join us to find out...

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