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Remembering the ‘Brink: Oil and a Whole Lotta Gas’ moves to Linden today
After five successful shows at the newly refurbished home in Kingston, Georgetown, the Theatre Guild’s Workshop Ensemble will perform “Remembering the Brink: Oil and a Whole Lotta Gas’ in Linden and Berbice. The show will travel to Linden’s Lichas Hall, today and then to Line Path Secondary at Skeldon on Saturday June 22. 
Both shows will be performed at 5pm and are free to the public.
‘Oil and a Whole Lotta Gas’ is comedic forum theatre piece which seeks to begin the process of popular engagement with the issues surrounding oil and gas in a non-political but very entertaining way.
The show revolves around 8 sharp skits, two monologues, two quickies and several scintillating dances by a cast and crew of about 40.
Big audience hits have so far been “Tek Back We Cat-Fish” with a series of comic characters rifting off a script written by award winning writer, Mosa Telford. “Wendell”, played by Clinton Duncan, comments coyly on several matters of importance to Guyana. He comments on immigration, migration, foreign policy and economics.
He talks about the aspiration of Guyanese to take their place of pride as leaders and as a global destination with a great future. Several other pieces gesture to the possible social problems Guyana may face soon but the Theatre Guild now steep in theatre for education and action techniques never stop at just describing problems. All offer possibilities and solutions.
Another huge hit of the show has been the work of Frederick Minity who plays “The Preacher” in the hilarious “ Ten Commandments of The Oil” written by Clinton Duncan with inputs from the ensemble. This piece cleverly deals with all of the lessons to be learned for management, fiscal, governance and economic policies to manage Guyana’s expected wealth.
It makes the point, however, that expectations must be managed and gives guidelines as to how.
Three great favourites of the children shows have been the very comedic spoof off of Dora the Explorer – into “Mora de Explora” played by veteran prizewinning actress and director, Simone Dowding, as “Mora”, Osafa Dos Santos “ as “Diego” and Gregory Eastman as “Boots”.
“Oil and Gas University” dealing with key terms in the industry plays off a script developed by Sherwin Adams featuring Shivina DeMendonca, Jennifer Langevine and Tristana Roberts. Veteran director and actor, Godfrey Naughton’s quickie, “Oily”, is written by Coleen Humprey who plays a well-known Guyanese social media personality in “Boom Out from the Royal Wedding”.
The research and development of the production as well as the facilitation of free shows for school children has been underwritten by CGX Energy in support of the arts and public education about the industry.
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