The Department of Theater and Film Studies of University of Cape Coast has launched the Elolo Gharbin Season Theatre for the second semester of the 2021/2022 academic year.

 It was difficult for theatre lovers to hold back their laughter almost throughout the duration of excerpts of four plays to be staged for the semester.

The students of the Department of Theater and Film studies have a reputation for putting out attention-grabbing plays and this semester is not an exception.

Dubbed, "A Season of Four Plays" the students will stage four (4) productions namely:  "the Dilemma of a Ghost"; "Altine's Wrath"; "Blood and Tears" and “My CGPA and God."

The plays will be staged on the 6^th to 8^th, 13^th to 15^th, 20th to 22^nd and 27^th to 29^th of October, 2022, respectively, at the Main Auditorium-UCC.

Launching the Theater Season, the Omanhen of the Twifo Traditional Area, Otumfuo Amoah Sasraku IV, called on government to leverage on the power of theater and film to help create jobs for the youth in this country. He said theater and film had become very strong and powerful, hence, the need to leverage on its powers to create jobs and make Ghana an attractive location for film and theater production in West Africa.

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Omanhen of Twifo Traditional Area, Otumfuo Amoah Sasraku IV speaking at the launch

The Omanhen added that the credibility of any film was judged by its sound quality, stage, story content and good performance.

The Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Prof. Kwabena Sarfo Sarfo-Kantankah, underscored the need to inject capital, technological devices and innovativeness to enhance theater and film productions at the Department.

The Dean explained that the revolution of the continent will stem from its creative industry, stressing that due to the ease of entry and vast opportunities, the sector could employ millions of young people. He, therefore, underlined that for UCC to become an entrepreneurial university, much premium should be put on the Department of Theater and Film Studies.

Prof. Sarfo-Kantankah reiterated his firm commitment to support the Department to build the capacities and knowledge of students.

The Head of the Department, Dr. Atta Xornam Owusu, in a brief remark, said theater goers should expect mind-blowing performances from the students. 

Some patrons, mostly students, expressed satisfaction with the excerpts and said they looked forward to watching the full plays.

The launch was witnessed by the Director of Academic Affairs, Mr. Gideon Abbeyquaye Esq; the Deputy Librarian, Ms. Paulina Kwafoa as well as some traditional authorities.

About Elolo Gharbin Theatre Season

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The late Mr. Elolo Gharbin

The Department of Theater and Film Studies of University of Cape Coast was established in 2004.

In its formative years, the Department had only one lecturer, Mr. Elolo John Gharbin.

Mr. Gharbin taught almost all the courses offered by the Department until about the second or third year when other lecturers were employed to teach courses in theater.

 In September 2020, he passed on and the Department named the theater season after him.

Source: Documentation and Information Section