๐๐š๐œ๐คย ๐ˆ๐งย ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž:ย ๐ƒ๐ข๐ย ๐˜๐จ๐ฎย ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ? ๐‰๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฉ๐กย ๐†๐›๐š๐›๐šย ๐๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ย ๐ญ๐ก๐žย ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญย ๐ˆ๐ˆ๐ˆย ๐จ๐Ÿย ๐ˆ๐ˆ๐ˆ

By Derek M. Moore

In Part I, we met Joseph Gbaba before the stage fully found him. In Part II, we followed the young playwright from Carroll High School to the University of Liberia, Blamadon Theatre Workshop, Dehkontee Artists Theatre, Inc. (DATI), Bai T. Moore, and the professional theatre training that helped sharpen what Liberia had already placed inside him.

๐๐š๐œ๐คย ๐ˆ๐งย ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž:ย ๐ƒ๐ข๐ย ๐˜๐จ๐ฎย ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?๐‰๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฉ๐กย ๐†๐›๐š๐›๐šย ย ๐“๐ก๐žย ๐Œ๐š๐งย ๐–๐ก๐จย ๐๐ฎ๐ญย ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐šย ๐จ๐งย ๐ญ๐ก๐žย ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญย ๐ˆ๐ˆย ๐จ๐Ÿย ๐ˆ๐ˆ๐ˆ

By Derek M. Moore.
In Part I, we followed Joseph Gbaba before the stage fully found him from BTC and PHP, through his early schooling, to St. Philomenaโ€™s, Carroll High School, and the first play that revealed his belief that theatre could teach, unite, and preserve culture.But a calling is only the beginning.

๐๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ˆ๐ง ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž: ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ? ๐‰๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฉ๐ก ๐†๐›๐š๐›๐š โ€” ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐‡๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐ˆ๐ˆ

Byย Derekย M.ย Mooreย 

In this series, I want to look at Joseph Gbaba not only as a playwright, actor, and educator, but as one of those Liberians who helped keep our stories alive. But before the books, before Dehkontee Artists Theatre, and before the audiences that would come to know his work, there was a young Liberian whose journey began far from the spotlight.ย 

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A Celebration of Art and Purpose

Through stage performances, storytelling, workshops, and community outreach, DATI continues to bring people together while addressing important social issues. Every performance reflects a message of hope, peace, and empowerment.

Gratitude to Our Partners and Supporters

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