83 Million Gees takes top prize at National Drama Festival

Award winners who were part of the Merundoi project pose with their hardware

By Jairo Rodrigues

After three months, forty plays and travelling the entire country, it was Ronald Hollingsworth’s play 83 Million Gees, directed by Sheron Cadogan Taylor that took the $1 million top prize in this year’s National Drama Festival.

At the award ceremony held at the National Cultural Centre last Friday, November 16, Minister of Culture Dr Frank Anthony expressed that the festivals are improving the dramatic industry significantly. “The government under the Ministry is planning on opening the National Drama School in 2013 which will surely throw a challenge and opportunity to the youths “ he said, “The time is right to see more theatres being developed around the country since nothing