Ghanaian playwright and motivational speaker, Uncle Ebo Whyte has revealed that his stage productions have played a life-saving role in the lives of some audience.
In an interview on JoyPrime TV, Uncle Ebo recounted two testimonies from individuals who said watching his plays stopped them from taking their lives.
“I personally know two cases of people who came to our productions with the intent to commit suicide that day. One in Takoradi and the other in Accra,” he shared.
He explained that both individuals were at a point of despair and believed they had reached the end of their lives.
One of the cases involved a man in Takoradi who had lost his job, been evicted from his home, and whose wife had left him, all of which pushed him into depression.
“The one in Takoradi had lost his job, been thrown out of his house, his wife had left him, and he felt there’s nothing else to live for. So, he had actually gone to buy the poison that he was going to take on a Saturday night,” Uncle Ebo revealed.
However, a decision to attend one of his plays became a turning point for the man.
According to Uncle Ebo, the man shared that halfway through the performance, something shifted within him.
“He said, halfway through the show, ‘I told myself, if I can still laugh, then it’s not over yet.’ That’s beautiful. There is something to live for,” he said.
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