Abuja Play Readers



The PLAYREADING GROUP is for
theater lovers who get together monthly (or so) to read and enjoy plays together.
View more photos of the group on FACEBOOK.

 Reading lines from popular plays, members of the Abuja Playgroup meet at least once a month at a designated venue. On each meeting, there are members who read a role in a play that has been selected ahead of time, while others sit bak, relax, and listen. There are no lines to learn, no costumes, no special effects or on-stage kisses. Also, no acting experience is required. Admission is free but participants are usually requested to come along with food and drinks to share.

Below is a FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT of their activities by NEWMAN GONPIL, one of the group's coordinators:

"Whoooaaa, Last night was a big hit in any language! What a session we had. First, it was the crazy Director that would stop at nothing to make you wear her costumes, and it was fun all through. And just check out the ‘word play slam’ by El-jo titled ZEBRA. (It was interesting to know what part of that Animal we belonged, figuratively speaking, Keep it up Bro.)

"Who was the new singing bird in our hood? Nemi right? Well done. Lindsay, you gotta buckle up…..it’s a serious competition.

"We had quite a couple of first timers, well come to our family, we hope to see you again. A big shout out to Debby and El-jo for arranging the venue. We liked it.

"Believe me, our growing number is becoming a big concern for me. We took every available space at Mikes the last time and it was a child’s play compared to last night. We need to start thinking fast.

"RETURNEES
We had Funke and Boma who took a French leave for some time, but we are glad they are BECK!

"GLOBE TROTTERS
In the past few months, I am not where Ibiso belongs. She is always abroad! And Mike? He is always in some meeting in Washington DC. What about the craziest of them all, JOJO….( This girl leaves me speechless) she has probably toured the whole of Naija. What is important is, you all come with AGEGE BREAD! It’s an important tradition.

"FACEBOOK GROUP
Mike created a group page tagged ABUJA PLAYGROUP. Sign up and you’ll be added. It’s easier to maintain and it should be the beginning of phasing out the yahoo group mailing list. We’ll maintain both at the moment.

"I’ll keep us posted. Enjoy a great week end." - Newman

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