Black Classicism Moving Forward: Greek Tragedy in Yorubaland: A Conversation with Femi Osofisan

Description: Join us for an evening of conversation with acclaimed playwright, poet, and scholar Femi Osofisan, Distinguished Professor of Theatre Arts at Kwara State University, Nigeria. Professor Osofisan has published more than sixty plays as well as a number of novellas and poetry collections, and is the first African to receive the Thalia Prize, which was awarded to him in 2016 by the International Association of Theatre Critics. He will be speaking with us about two of his plays: Women of Owu, a 2006 adaptation of Euripides' Trojan Women, and Medaaye: An African Re-Reading of Euripides' Medea, from 2022. Both plays are available in the Core Office; please email Brian Walsh (bgwalsh@bu.edu) or Rebecca Moorman (moorman@bu.edu) for more information.