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Based on a traditional Ghanaian tale, Anowa rejects the suitors chosen by her parents and marries the stranger Kofi Ako, who becomes a wealthy slave trader. Their childlessness and conflict over slavery strain the marriage; an old man and woman intermittently serve as a chorus, commenting on events. The play ends with Kofi’s suicide and Anowa drowning herself.
Ato Yawson returns to Ghana from abroad with his African American wife, Eulalie, whose new family and home unsettle her relationship with her cultural past. Their marriage brings tensions over childbearing, fidelity, family, and the encounter between Western and African traditions.
Based on a traditional Ghanaian tale, Anowa rejects the suitors chosen by her parents and marries the stranger Kofi Ako, who becomes a wealthy slave trader. Their childlessness and conflict over slavery strain the marriage; an old man and woman intermittently serve as a chorus, commenting on events. The play ends with Kofi’s suicide and Anowa drowning herself.
Ato Yawson returns to Ghana from abroad with his African American wife, Eulalie, whose new family and home unsettle her relationship with her cultural past. Their marriage brings tensions over childbearing, fidelity, family, and the encounter between Western and African traditions.