Here are three plays by Tess Onwueme, one of the bright new literary artists in contemporary drama. Now available for the first time in North America, the plays will allow new audiences to "hear" and appreciate the rhythm of life of people in other cultures, in this case, Nigeria.Three Plays reveals the range and beauty of Nigerian culture and at the same time exposes the reality of the human condition and the conflicts that arise between the individual and society. Onwueme probes the deep ancient underpinnings of culture, character, and ritual. Her plays suggest a rearrangement of the world in order to strip it of male hegemony, class oppression, indifference to youth, needless war, blind deference to elders, and counterproductive power struggles. Although they can be seen as a trilogy, the plays may be enjoyed as distinct, each adhering to its own pattern of logic, space, rhythm.