OYO and the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) embarked on a new project titled ‘think twice’. Two stories have been devised ‘sex and chocolate’ and one still untitled. Both stories aim at making people reflect on the consequences our actions can have on our lives.
‘Sex and chocolate’ looks at four students at the university of Namibia. While Kandi and Peter share a healthy loving relationship, Kandi’s friend, Lucy, finds herself confronted to a dilemma. She is deeply in love with David but comes to know that he has a girlfriend, Sharon. Will she stay in the relationship, knowing she will always be number 2, or will she move out of the relationship?
The other story looks at the lives of three learners about to finish school. Sylvia is deeply unhappy at home, especially since her mother took on drinking and beating both her and her dad. At school, she meets with Tony, a shy learner who feel pressurised to have a girlfriend. They start a relationship and are happy with one another. Yet, other learners try to convince them to have sex. When Tony finally finds the courage to ask her to have sex with him, Sylvia doesn’t know what to do. Will she accept his offer or will she break up with him?
 The stories each have two endings, depending on the choices made by the protagonists. They are acted by Norman Kapunda (‘the Namibian Odysseus’, ‘we were young’), West Uarije, Dennis Kharuchab and El Juanita Philander (all members of the OYO dance troupe) and newcomers Ester Leopold, JessicaAugustus and Ellion Howaseb. The plays are directed by Philippe Talavera, with Nyandee Mbarandongo as assistant director.
The plays will tour Windhoek (15 to 17 September), the Kavango region (20 to 25 September) and the Ohangwena region (26 September to 02 October). They will then be recorded as films.
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