About The Speaker
King Colman Otunga
Participating Artists
I am Colman Otunga, a poet, playwright and filmmaker. I have been playing words and stories for as long as I can remember; for defense, survival and entertainment. I wrote my first play, “Waiting for March ” in 2017 which got me an invitation to a KITF residency and later it featured in the Kampala International Theatre Festival in the same year. From that moment, I knew I had found my true calling. I have spent the last 6 years […]
I am Colman Otunga, a poet, playwright and filmmaker. I have been playing words and stories for as long as I can remember; for defense, survival and entertainment. I wrote my first play, “Waiting for March ” in 2017 which got me an invitation to a KITF residency and later it featured in the Kampala International Theatre Festival in the same year. From that moment, I knew I had found my true calling. I have spent the last 6 years growing myself as a writer, through workshops, seminars and I even went ahead to get a Bachelor’s degree in Drama and Film at Makerere University. After this long journey, I return with my next play; Root of All Evil which I developed as a project for my writing class last year.
Synopsis
In 2008, people lost money in a ponzi scheme by an organisation called COWE “Caring for Orphans, Women and the Elderly” Ndyanabo, one of the victims, goes through trials to make sure that he and his family survive the aftermath of this tragedy.