CHIKWAMA Productions in collaboration with Ipose Productions will on December 15 launch their latest play titled Dry Cry.
Report by Tinashe Sibanda
The play is an emotional drama that reveals how strength of character can defeat any challenge.
It borders on issues of infidelity and barrenness in connection with the African culture.
Dry Cry was produced by Lastington Katurura and written and directed by Lloyd Chikwama.
“This play was inspired by a true story and it is likely to appeal to every Zimbabwean,” said Chikwama.
“It takes you through the lives of typical Zimbabwean characters, re-examines the human nature and is likely to leave the audience bound in a mental melee.”
In Dry Cry, John and Tsitsi are married and they enjoy every moment of their relationship until John starts to desperately feel the need to have a baby.
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Tsitsi does not conceive and John begins to suspect that his wife is barren, while on the other hand, Tsitsi suspects that John is infertile.
John begins to cheat on his wife with a married woman, Evelyn, who in no time announces her pregnancy. John is so flattered that he begins to render his wife useless and starts to torment her.
Tsitsi finds solace in her adulterous affair with her pastor.
The plot thickens when John is caught red-handed in bed with Evelyn when her husband Tinashe returns from Mozambique.
The situation turns nasty when Evelyn reveals that her husband, not John, is responsible for the pregnancy.
Worried, John consults a doctor, gets tested and is told that he is sterile. After a short while, his wife tells him that she is finally pregnant and all hell breaks loose.
“At the end of the day we want Zimbabwean couples to learn to support each other whether they are able to conceive or not. Society should not put pressure on couples to have children simply because they are married,” said Chikwama.
He said it was rather outdated to have the society blaming women when they do not conceive. He added that children were a gift from God and failing to conceive should not be a reason for infidelity.
The play has 13 cast members, including popular theatre faces of Arthur Antonio, Sharon Sigauke and Fatima Mapunganye.
