THE VALLEY OF DARKNESS - a play

THE SYNOPSIS

The play “THE VALLEY OF DARKNESS” is an original play set in the Southern part of Nyanza at Lambwe Valley. A valley of magic, blessed with uniqueness. hills, river, wildlife and great waters.

The valley was called the valley of darkness. Others from beyond the valley called it the valley of darkness or the jewel valley, sometimes the foreigners would romanticize the valley by calling it cream valley. Whatever it was, it was a great site to marvel at it was a local treasure to the world.

The inhabitants, however, called the valley of darkness, the valley of meat, for they had insatiable appetite for more meat and more deaths – the wildlife in the valley of darkness moved elsewhere. But the human and animal conflict continued, unabated.
Slowly by slowly the meat supply started to dwindle. The inhabitants were therefore forced to go deeper into the valley of death and darkness to seek new supply.

In the valley of darkness, a lone ranger’s voice was heard loud and clear. The voice came from Joyce, a local woman of the valley of darkness. In the recent past, she had traveled to Kit – Mikayi, northern part of the valley of darkness. Joyce had gone to bury her aunt Mary Adhiambo Nyar Manyatta. It was there at Kit Mikayi that Joyce saw the light at the end of the tunnel - That indeed TOURISM ENRICHES, for she had heard what tourism industry could do to the Lake region if all tourism attraction are marketed Internationally. Joyce looked around and saw the region dotted with tourism treasure.

Will Joyce, Alunga, the Chief and the Officer transform this valley of meat and darkness into a valley of prosperity for posterity?

Akech Obat-Masira
Director, Misango Arts Ensemble