About

Prof. Owusu joined the teaching staff of the department in n1987 as a lecturer and has worked through the ranks, handling several subjects such as play analysis and interpretation, history of the theatre, directing, playwriting, and theatre management. He currently handles graduate programs, especially Philosophy of Theatre, Form and Structure in African Drama at Ph.D. level and Performance Theory and Playwriting Laboratory at the Masters' level. Prof. Owusu is an accomplished playwright and director, having received several awards in African Drama,

Education

Ph.D, (Brandeis University, 1979), M.Litt (University of Bristol, 1975), Dip. in Theatre Arts (University of Ghana, 1966).

Research Interest

Research Interest

1.  African Drama for the modern stage.
2. Literary Works of selected African playwrights

Publications

History and Beginnings of Drama and Theatre: West Africa and From Ritualto Theatre, E-Multimedia Publication, Accra, 2021.

Three Plays for the African Theatre: The Story Ananse Told, Atobra, The Offending Corpse. E-Multimedia Productions, Accra, 2021.

The Legend of Aku Sika, Sedco Publishers, Accra, 2015.

Drama of the Gods: A Study of Seven African Plays, Omenana, 1983

The Sudden Return and Other Plays, AWS. 138, Heinemann Educational Publishers, 1973