Courthouse Drama ongoing at STAGES, Olympia too

Andrea ‘Delcita’ Wright is once again ready to command the stage in a new production called “Court House Drama”.

Based on true events, “Court House Drama” seriously looks at the hundreds of Jamaican children with learning disabilities who are left behind by an inadequate education system. Delcita is even more colourful with her learning difficulty. She is frustrated that the Government has decided to use her as an experiment in a pilot ‘slow learners’ programme. She must be the longest running high school attendee in Jamaica. Miss Coldwater has been in the ‘Jamaica High School’ since 2002 and is often called ‘School Mumma’.

She would prefer to join Jamaica’s labour force and earn wages – anything but school! Things become more interesting in this uproarious and original comedy, as for the first time we will be introduced to Delcita’s father Mass Zacky, played by the energetic Patrick Smith.

“Court House Drama” hits hard when Delcita’s favourite teacher Pamelia (Sherene Davis) experiences serious relationship issues with her ‘hot chocolate’ tutor Diamond Francis (Dennis Titus). Delcita finds herself explaining basic life skills to her teacher – the blind and the dumb!

So … will Delcita finally graduate from high school? Is taking the Government to court over her educational plight far too ambitious? Can the naive teacher defend her maternal situation in front of the judge (Donald Thompson)? Will Delcita rewrite the Child Support laws? “Court House Drama” rules on many issues.

The major goal of “Court House Drama” is to expose Jamaicans to learning disabilities and difficulties, and skillfully show how such conditions affect children and adults. It is also to expose the population to support that can be accessed through Government agencies as well as enhanced support through sharpened community and parenting skills and also to comfort those who are affected and equip adults with coping strategies.

“Court House Drama” is brought to you by Big Stage Entertainment and was written by Paul O. Beale. It opens on Friday, October 12, at the Olympia Crown Hotel. For more information, please call (876) 610-7070 (ticket information) or (876) 399-8081 (benefit performance information).

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