The Vomit

The Vomit is a dramatization of crisis of identity and a parody of Nigerian society, especially as it concerns the issue of power, choice of good leaders and the future of the polity. The playwright uses the search for the new Luogun of Paluda to tell the story. The moral of the play is that true unity can be found, if people can create a binding peace even within their cultural differences.    

Yemi Atanda is a playwright, director, poet and essayist. He graduated from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, in 1994, majoring in Playwriting. In 2006, he obtained an M.A from the University of Ibadan with special interest in dramatic theory and criticism, and later in 2012, a doctoral degree from the University of Ilorin, focusing this time on dialectics of revolution and postcolonial theories. He has keen interest in play production and, as a director, is evolving a style that he calls mathematical symbolism. Atanda currently teaches acting, dramatic theory and sociology of theatre at the Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria.