THE STORIES: THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO. As Michael Smith describes: Brother Jero is a self-styled 'prophet,' an evangelical con man who ministers to the gullible and struts with self-importance over their dependence on him. The play follows him t

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Swamp dwellers: The play focuses on the struggle between the old and the new ways of life in Africa. It also focuses on the struggle between human beings and unfavorable sources of nature.

An African playwright reveals his thoughts on man's betrayal of his vocation for power in this drama