- Sam Ukala
Sam Ukala is a
Nigerian playwright, poet, short story writer, actor, theatre director and academic. He has been Professor of Drama and Theatre Arts at a number of Nigerian universities, includingEdo State University andDelta State University. As an academic he is associated with the concept of 'folkism', the idea of using native models for theatre rather than colonial models. He is currently Chairman of theDelta State Chapter of theAssociation of Nigerian Authors (ANA).His published plays include "The Slave Wife", "The Log in Your Eye", "Akpakaland" (winner of the 1989 ANA/
British Council Prize for Drama), and "Break a Boil". He also worked withHorse and Bamboo Theatre in 1999 and wrote (withBob Frith ) "Harvest of Ghosts", which toured the UK and the Netherlands.External links
"African Theatre: Playwrights and Politics". Editor: Martin Banham, James Gibbs, Femi Osofisan.The second volume in the annual African Theatre series that focuses on playwrights and politics in Africa. His website is ::www.samukala.com::
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