Drama

LubutoDrama is an engaging performing arts program of drama, music, improvisation, and adapting Lubuto library books and stories for public performances. This program presents tales from Lubuto’s book collection, inviting children to explore and join the identities and adventures of the characters. Children are encouraged to tell their own stories as well. Play scripts are developed through reading and analysis of the stories and are sometimes performed in the libraries' large performance spaces with hundreds of community members attending. Thus, the whole community benefits, and children and youth watching the performances are directly inspired to read books in the libraries and/or get involved in the libraries' programs. LLP has partnered formally and informally since 2007 with the well-known Zambian drama troupe Barefeet for development of this program. Children who got their start in LLP’s drama program have gone on to act in paid commercials and in films, including Rungano Nyoni’s internationally award-winning I Am Not a Witch. LubutoDrama is offered at all the Lubuto libraries.