The dynamics of playing earth in Greg Mbajiorgu’s wake up everyone

Abstract

Greg Mbajiorgu is a leading exponent of ecological theatre and his play, Wake up Everyone, captures and contextualizes the eco- discourse as it pertains to Africa. The objective of this study is to X-ray the underlying issues in Africa’s quest to contend with and re- navigate its course within the chequered global matrix of the planetary crisis. Mbajiorgu’s play provides a homegrown approach and  engagement with issues of the environment as well as excavate the philosophical and social contestations within the climate debate. The  paper, among other things, recommends that arts and indeed the humanities need to further engage with contemporaneous matters,  especially the ecological crisis affecting all facets of human existence across the world.