The acclaimed play Bitter Cassava will return to the stage for one showing only for Carifesta. The production, which celebrates its fortieth year of existence this year, will take place on August 18 at the Little Carib Theatre. The play was written in 1979 by Dr. Lester Efebo Wilkinson, who directed the play in its … Continue reading
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Bitter Cassava returns, still relevant (June 12, 2016)
Power defines Bitter Cassava, from the music to dancing to the singing to the performances delivered by every actor on stage. The play tells the story of Samuel William Blondell (Muhammad Muwakil), the village ram, who throws his common-law wife Justina (Tishanna Williams) and their three children out of the house when he decides to … Continue reading