Dr. Regina Kwakye-Opong

Kwakye-Opong, Regina holds a Diploma (Drama), MFA (Theatre Arts) degrees from University of Ghana and currently studying for a PhD (African Arts and Culture) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. She was appointed a Lecture in the Department of Theatre Arts in January, 2004. Prior to her lectureship appointment, she worked at the department as Graduate Assistant and Production Assistant in 2001 1nd 1993 respectively. Regina is a member of African Literature Association (ALA) and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. (USITT).

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: kwakyeopong@ug.edu.gh, yaapomaa2008@yahoo.com

RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Costume design and construction
• Makeup Design and Machine Embroidery

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

PhD (African Art and Culture) Expected

MFA (Theatre Arts) June 2001
Diploma (Drama) November 1993
School of Performing Arts University of Ghana

General Certificate of Education June 1979
(Advanced Level)

General Certificate of Education June 1977
(Ordinary Level)

Certificate in Freehand Cutting 1987
and Machine Embroidery

PUBLICATIONS

• The Challenges Facing a Fledging Home Video Industry in Ghana.   University of Uyo Journal of Cultural Research . Vol.6, 2012 [with Adinku, G. U.]
• Costume as a Medium for Cultural Expression in Stage Performance. (Run Journal for Theatre and Cultural Studies, vol.2 no.1, 2012). [with Adinku, G. U.]

SEMINAR
Kwakye-Opong, Regina (2000) Effects of Appropriate costume in Yaw  Asare’s ANANSE IN THE LAND OF IDIOTS. A seminar paper presented at the Theatre Arts Department, University of Ghana, Legon.

AWARDS
Kwakye-Opong, Regina Awarded the Costume Designer of the
Year by Association of Students of School of Performing Arts, (ASPA) University of Ghana, Legon. 2001

CONFERENCES
Kwakye-Opong, Regina African Literature Association (ALA) held at the University of Vermont, Bloomington, April 2009

Kwakye-Opong. Regina African Literature Association  (ALA) held at the Western Illinois  University Macomb, April 2008.

Kwakye-Opong, Regina Faculty of Arts Annual Colloquium held at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon. April 2004, 2005, and 2006.

CONFERENCE PAPERS
Kwakye-Opong, Regina &Hassan G.U  “Echoes from Black Africa that cannot  be buried: the legacies of Efua Sutherland on the Image of African Women, April 2009.

Kwakye-Opong, Regina & Hasan G. U. The challenges Facing a Fledging Home Video Industry in Ghana, April 2008.

Kwakye-Opong, Regina & Hassan, G.U.  Costume as a Medium for Cultural Expression in Stage Performance. August 2007.

PLAY PRODUCTIONS
AS CO-COSTUMIER AND COSTUMIER

Kwakye-Opong, Regina Adinku, Grace Uche LANGBODO: A Forest of Thousands Daemons by Wale Ogunyemi and Directed by Bernard Adjirackor;  An MFA Directing Project ,  October 2012

Kwakye-Opong Regina , Adinku, Grace Uche , THE LEOPARD’S CHOICE by Yaw Asare and Directed by Solomon
Dartey as part of the School of Performing Arts 50th Anniversary  Celebration. October 2012.

THE LOVE OF A NIGHTINGALE by Timberlake Wertenbaker and directed by Ekua Kuma and Sarah Dorgbadzi as Staff Production for the Theatre Arts Department School of Performing Arts University of Ghana Legon. March 2007

ANANSE IN THE LAND OF IDIOT by Yaw Asare and directed by Africanus Ayeh for the Ghana @50 play productions. 2001.

THE TRIAL OF MALLAM ILYA, by Mohammed Ben Abdallah and directed by Aaron Gyabaah Yeboah as a Staff Production for The Theatre Arts Department, School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana, Legon. 2001.

FUNNY HOUSE OF A NEGRO by Adriene Kennedy and directed by Sarah Dorgbadzie for her MFA acting Project. Theatre Arts Department School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana Legon. 2000

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE by H. Ibsen and directed by Benjamin Asante for his MFA Directing Project, Theatre Arts Department, School of performing Arts, University of Ghana Legon. 2000

MACBETH by William Shakespeare Directed by Liticia Narh as one of my MFA Costume Design and Construction projects, Theatre Arts Department School of Performing Arts University of Ghana Legon. 2000.

Designed and constructed costume for a Choreography by Oh! Nii Sowah for Performing Arts Workshop (PAWS) at the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival in Massachuset, United States of America.

TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS

Kwakye-Opong Regina Designed and Constructed Costumes for YES MATRON, a thirteen episode
Television Series by the Ghana Health Services, Accra Ghana.

AS CO-COSTUMIER Helped in Designing and Constructing Costume and Makeup for the following plays, Directed by staffs and students of the Theatre Arts Department University of Ghana, Legon:
BLOOD AND TEARS, Asiedu Yirenkyi. THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME, Ola Rotimi. THE CRUCIBLE, Arthur Miller. TWELVE NIGHT, William Shakespeare. THE STORY ANANSE TOLD, Martin Owusu. EDUFA, Efua T. Sutherland THE MARRIAGE OF ANANSEWAA, Efua T. Sutherland. AKU SIKA, Martin Owusu.