Wizard of the Crow by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

In 1977, Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o embarked on a bold new approach to African theater, staging a play about village life that allowed for improvisation and audience participation. His goal was to demystify the artistic process and create a fluid work breaking down barriers between performer and onlooker—an approach both experimental but also embra…