What if the community was summoned to attend the funeral of the future?
That is the question at the heart of Death and the Future, a one-act play that brings together community stories and Luo folk narratives to examine the choices we make today — and the kind of future those choices are creating.
The play asks a difficult question: Who killed the future, and who should face judgement for what has happened in our communities?
Rather than simply telling a story, Death and the Future invites the audience to become part of the conversation. Through stories drawn from communities in Sub-Nyando, Kisumu, the production explores how communication, creativity and community experiences shape the way people understand the world around them.
The work is the result of three years of research in Sub-Nyando, examining the relationship between communication and creativity and how these can influence conversations about the future.
By blending contemporary community stories with Luo folk traditions, the play creates a space to reflect on issues that affect communities today while drawing from the wisdom and storytelling traditions of the past.
Ultimately, the question isn’t only who killed the future?
It is also:
What kind of future do we want to see — and what are we willing to do today to create it?
Death and the Future challenges its audience to confront that question together.
