Dr. Joanne Kilgour Dowdy currently teaches Adolescent/Adult Literacy at Kent State University in the US, and so even though she has been involved in dance all her life, attendees at the Monday Night Theatre Forum on April 24 were not expecting to be treated to an impromptu dance lesson. Joanne told the story of a … Continue reading
Theatre practitioner Mervyn de Goeas said he does not think of himself as just a director or a mas-man or an actor or a writer, but as an artist. He told an appreciative audience at the Monday Night Theatre Forum he has been a has-been on many occasions and come back each time. This article … Continue reading
Bagasse Company co-founder Christine Johnston’s love affair with theatre began as an accident. She said the experience was painful, as she knew nothing about theatre. It was there she met Raymond Choo Kong, who introduced her to the Trinidad Tent Theatre (TTT), which she described as fascinating. Johnston said it really captured her imagination and … Continue reading
Drama educator, director and actress Belinda Barnes said several significant events in her life led to her involvement in theatre. She told an audience at the Monday Night Theatre Forum at the Trinidad Theatre Workshop (TTW) that the first such event was failing Common Entrance. She was sent to a Catholic boarding school in Michigan … Continue reading
Playwright, director and actor Ronald Amoroso credits his early influences in life growing up in South Trinidad and studying abroad with his later success in the theatre. The 81-year-old also studied as a civil engineer and told the audience at the Monday Night Theatre forum that he uses the techniques of the two disciplines interchangeably. … Continue reading
Trinidad Theatre Workshop founding member Eunice Alleyne has had a long and varied life in theatre, beginning in high school. While at St. Joseph’s Convent Port-of-Spain, she was drawn into the choral group because of the quality of her voice. During A-Levels, Alleyne joined the Barajuan (Barataria/San Juan) Literary and Cultural Club, where she participated … Continue reading
At age 85, Freddie Kissoon can be regarded as one of the grand old men of T&T theatre. He’s best known for being the creator of the popular radio play, Calabash Alley, and the founder of the Strolling Players theatrical troupe. Kissoon detailed his history in theatre to a fascinated audience at the Monday Night … Continue reading
For someone whose name has become almost synonymous with the revolution of theatre in T&T, it’s startling to hear Dr. Lester Efebo Wilkinson insist he came to theatre late in life. Speaking at the Monday Night Theatre Forum at the Trinidad Theatre Workshop (TTW) on February 29, Wilkinson said he was involved in the Arts … Continue reading
The fourth Monday Night Forum at the Trinidad Theatre Workshop featuring legendary Trinidad Theatre practitioner and Tent Theatre Founding Artistic Director Helen Camps, drew a crowd of admirers, theatre practitioners and the curious, and for good reason. Camps’ stories of her current work in the maximum security prisons alternately drew tears to the eyes and … Continue reading
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