Moresby Arts Theatre’s newest play focus on Meisoga clan

Sixteen-year-old Andrew Kuliniasi is directing the newest play for Moresby Arts Theatre called “Meisoga” set to premiere on March 16.

The play is said to be a historically-fictitious play, based on how the Meisoga clan came to be on the island of Misima in the Milne Bay province.

The Meisoga is one of the biggest clans on Misima Island and the word Meisoga itself means Sea Eagle.

Kuliniasi is 14th generation Meisoga – biggest clan today in Milne Bay Province, and wants to capture the story of this clan, which he says has been lost in time.

“The story was told to be my uncle who came from the village and I fell in love with it because it spoke to me in a different way. In PNG, it’s a man’s world but in this story, you have a female character who is the leader of the clan. There’s also a lot of customs that I didn’t know about and I want to show to other people,” he said.

The play has been written by Kuliniasi, adapting it according to his personal understanding of the lost story.

“So there are a lot of difference in what people believe and what I have come up with. Back home, people believe that Meisoga was the first clan on the island, whereas in the show, I made it as one of the third clans to arrive on the island. There are also a few characters added in as changes added to the plot,” he explained.

Author: 
Gloria Bauai