A Lloyd N De Arts production with the very meaningful title, Unmasked, was performed on April 21. Significantly, it was not performed at any of the conventional venues, the National Cultural Centre or the Theatre Guild Playhouse, but at the Girl Guides Association Building on Brickdam, previously unknown as a house for theatre.
Unmasked was directed by Lloyd Thomas, a drama teacher, actor, dancer, playwright, director, and a product of the National School of Theatre Arts and Drama. Thomas was for some time a member of the National Drama Company, and then founded Lloyd N De Arts. The group he formed also has the distinction of being one of the few real and active theatre companies in Guyana. It immediately formed an alliance with high school students studying Theatre Arts and CAPE Performing Arts, and Unmasked is the latest production which served as an exam piece for CXC students at Tutorial High.
