Sheer genius

SHEER GENIUS compiles the dramatic works of Zeno Obi Constance, a playwright renowned in Secondary School circles in Trinidad and Tobago, where he has scored enviable success. Witness to his talent are the record number of Original Play awards (16 to date), the growing number of schools finding inspiration and gaining legitimacy by producing his work, and the proliferation of "clones". The book contains fifteen (15) one act plays which deal with social issues such as Teenage Pregnancy, Incest, African Awareness, Sex and Crime. The plays, which have been performed throughout the Caribbean and in New York, have become staple diet at the Secondary Schools Drama festivals in Trinidad with their being over 100 productions over the years. In addition some of the plays have been published internationally. ‘The Ritual’ has been published in Europe in Caribbean Plays for Playing by Heinemann Press in 1985 and in Carlong’s Caribbean Drama by Carlong Publishers in 2001 while ‘Dueling Voices’ was published by Macmillan Press in England in 2002. 'The Ritual' has also been included on the list of prescribed texts for students writing the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Theatre Arts subject at Ordinary level for the past 8 years