Jeff Moser, University of Denver, USA

“Usongo’s plays are most refreshing, comedic, and yet, in a subtle way, offer dramatic glimpses into the vulnerabilities of being human. They suggest customs and moral codes, while serving essential purposes such as social bonding and religion, invite and inspire the human propensity and preference for rites, ordering, and faith, which sustain behaviors and ideals over time. However, when tradition and beliefs are challenged or bent by experience and ‘reality’, they can also lead to new truths.”