More schools urged to participate in National Drama Festival

Leonora Secondary School students during their performance in the National Drama Festival on Tuesday at the National Cultural Centre. (Photo by Arian Browne)

Culture Minister Dr Frank Anthony has urged more secondary schools to participate in the National Drama Festival, saying successful dramatizations of the literature being studied by students have given them a better understanding of the works.

Anthony also noted also that theatre art is now being offered at the Carib-bean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)-level, when he spoke at the opening of the National Drama Festival at the National Cultural Centre on Monday, according to a Government Information Agency (GINA) report.

The festival, now in its third year after being re-launched by the Ministry of Culture, seeks to promote local talent and exhibit Guyana’s culture through drama. Apart from the