Meet The Playwrights

Akosua-Asamoabea is a Ghanaian playwright whose work explores the intersection of  politics, identity, and social justice. With a master’s degree in Writing for the Screen and  Stage from Northwestern University, she is passionate about crafting narratives that  challenge societal norms and bring urgent conversations to the stage. 

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Akosua’s playwriting is deeply influenced by Ghana’s complex political history, particularly  the cycles of silence and fear imposed by past regimes. Her work seeks to disrupt this silence  by giving voice to those often unheard, particularly young people and women who refuse to  accept the status quo. She believes that theatre serves as both a mirror and a provocation—a  space where audiences can confront uncomfortable truths while imagining new possibilities. 

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Beyond playwriting, Akosua has worked across disciplines, including documentary  filmmaking, photography, and podcast production. She was a Camera Operator and  Animation Supervisor on When Women Speak, an award-winning documentary tracing the  activism of Ghanaian women across decades of political change. Her research into African  masculinities has also led to published work, with an essay featured in Producing Inclusive  Feminist Knowledge: Positionalities and Discourses in the Global South. 

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As an emerging playwright, Akosua is committed to developing bold, politically engaged  works that resonate both locally and globally. Her broader artistic mission is to tell stories  that challenge, inspire, and push the boundaries of Ghanaian theatre.

Alice Johnson is a Ghanaian playwright, cultural journalist, and producer committed to telling stories that amplify African narratives. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Education, Winneba, specializing in Theatre Arts, and is an alumna of the Multichoice Talent Factory (MTF). With a background in stage directing and screenwriting, her work explores themes of cultural identity, history, and social change.

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Her original works span stage plays, radio dramas, articles and screenplays that engage with contemporary African experiences. Her solo theatrical piece, The Legend of Fankobaa, reimagines folklore as a tool for environmental justice. She is also the founder of Found Space Productions, a theatre collective dedicated to producing stories by Africans for Africans, celebrating the continent’s rich storytelling traditions through live performance.

Alice's work has been featured on platforms such as Face2Face Africa, The Fihankra Review, PaGya! Literary Festival, Terra Alta Foundation, SOAS London University and the British Empire Exhibition Conference in the UK (2024). She is also credited as a scriptwriter for AMVCA-nominated film REVISIT, streaming on Showmax.

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Alongside her playwriting career, the Inside Nollywood Film Journalism fellow contributes to shaping discourse around African storytelling through AJ4short, a digital platform dedicated to critiquing and documenting African and African Diaspora cinema and theatre.

Alice is dedicated to crafting narratives that challenge, inspire, and preserve the richness of African storytelling.