Jamaican Plays

Popular play director, Douglas Prout, is featured by Mel Cooke in today’s Sunday Gleaner.

“In previous years, Douglas Prout had taken many a scrap of paper to the Actor Boy Awards Ceremony – but had never had a chance to reach into his pocket and reel off his mandatory ‘thank yous’. Prout told The Sunday Gleaner that he had about 20 nominations in numerous categories, among them set design, Best Actor in a Lead Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He has never won … So when he collected the Best Director award at the 20th Actor Boy Awards held at the Courtleigh Auditorium, New Kingston, in March, Prout’s ‘thank you’ pocket was empty. “I did not want to set myself up. I deliberately did not prepare a speech. I went there with an open mind,” … more here