THE TEACHER DIED by Bright Isani
As a script, the work is a voluble creative evaluation of the author’s society, Sambisa Republic, by looking at his gawky educational system. Apart from many contending issues in the discourse, the author’s use of cross-cultural references added to the universal relevance of the play. A typical science secondary school is established in Sambisa Republic to foster scientific growth through specialist imparting of empirical knowledge to students. Things go wrong as both the principal of the school and some of his unprincipled teachers’ descend on having licentious relationship with the wayward students. Some other teachers decide to make the difference by refusing to be engulfed in the vulgar and shame. Those teachers organize students’ debate thereby making the students to become the mirror in which the society can see itself. Mr. Obonogwaogwu, the coordinator of the students’ debate is at times amazed at the barrage of revelations by his students during the debate. The first debate ...