APOLLO’S WILL; A PLAY

Abstract

This play, Apollo’s Will, focuses on an inheritance conflict in a church set-up. It exposes hypocrisy, power struggles and greed in religious circles. The project uses dramatic techniques and theories of play writing that focus on the unities of drama: unity of place, time and action. My project also centers on the sociological literary theory in the appreciation that literature is not made in a vacuum. Apollo’s Will satirizes the society by exposing the gullibility of worshippers and the hypocrisy of preachers. Apostle Apollo uses his Apostles Apolycapse Ark church as a base to have a smooth life. He uses the tithes paid to the church to indulge in immorality by visiting brothels. When he is set to become the leader of the church, he blackmails Ludia into marrying him so he could keep her secrets intact. Ludia on the other hand supports the church to run its programmes by paying tithes regularly but she never attends church service. The struggle for power of the church and Apollo’s wealth splits his family leading to their secrets being exposed. Congregants at the Apolycapse Ark are surprised to note that all along they have been dealing with a criminal disguised as a preacher. Apostle Apollo is thus exposed as a land grabber and a sexually immoral preacher. The play reflects contemporary society in the way it exposes the vulnerability of Christians, and the duplicity and insincerity of leaders in the church.