NALIS’ very own Sashei Players will dramatise excerpts from the novel, Prospero’s Daughter, written by Dr. Elizabeth Nunez at the Amphitheatre, National Library on Thursday 6 May, 2010, 6:30 pm All are invited to attend.

Prospero’s Daughter (which explores race and class conflicts in 1960s Trinidad), is NALIS’ selection for this year’s One Book, One Community (OBOC) Nationwide Reading Project, launched on April 14, 2010. The OBOC promotes the reading habit, encourages an appreciation for local literature and seeks to build a better community through reading and discussion. A number OBOC programmes and activities will take place at libraries across the country from April 14 – May 28. Persons are invited to participate in readings, book discussions, tours, field trips and much more.

This performance by the Sashei Players promises to be a delightful. The Sashei Players, a group of young talented members of staff, have delighted national audiences with their many productions (books on stage) over the years. Other productions by the Sashei Players include:

Night Calypso by Lawrence Scott – 2005
Miguel Street by Sir V.S. Naipaul – 2007
The Schoolmaster by Earl Lovelace – 2008
All That Glitters by Michael Anthony (D.Litt) - 2009