THE FLYCATCHER’S IDENTITY

Listing: THEATRE

Nigeria’s Art & Culture takes center stage during the celebration of Nigeria’s Independence as the curtain rises on The Flycatcher’s Identity (Off Broadway) and Fela! on Broadway.

The Flycatcher’s Identity by P. Chudi Uwazurike, PhD, directed by Marcia Forbes-Shannon and produced by Fabian Burrell. October 15, 2009 – November 1, 2009 at Grand Theater @ Producers’ Club, 358 West 44^th Street, New York City. Thurs-Sat 7:30pm, Sat and Sun matinee 2:30pm and Wed. Oct 28, 7:30pm.  Tickets – General Admission: $18.00! Discounts for Seniors, Students w/ID and Groups of 10+: $15.00.  www.flycatchersidentity.com. 212-726-8268 Ramba Productions.

Set in present day Lagos, a young New York woman goes in search of the father who abandoned her and her mother and fled to his homeland during the era of the Civil Rights Movement.  When she discovers that her father is living a wealthy existence in Lagos, Nigeria she is determined to confront him and disguises herself as a maid to gain entry into his household.  Arriving in Lagos,  during a locust plague, she discovers not only that her father is married but his house of cards is about to topple on him and only her and her legal eagle fiancé can save him from financial ruin and a political scandal.  Original Highlife music score by Cameroon-Nigerian maestro Ladi “This Kind of Man” Kong throbs throughout the two-hour drama with music.