 The cast of A Little Folk Tale has been rehearsing enthusiastically for St. Lucia's biggest night at Carre Festa 14. It's an even bigger occasion for the play's two young St. Lucia writers, 20-year-old Monique Auguste and 19-year-old Jesse Meyers. Their masterpiece, A Little Folk Tale, started as a secondary school project highlighting St. Lucia's folk characters. It started off as an improv I did in secondary school in a theatre arts class and it was basically about this book that whatever direction of book it comes to life. The play brings into focus four famous St. Lucia folk characters. Their stories passed down from generation to generation. The background stories of St. Lucia folk characters, the Laja Bless, the Supuyo Kocma and Tibolo. A Little Folk Tale became a theatre production at the South Alois Community College when Monique was asked to write a play for the school. She reflected on the secondary school research project and the many folk tales that excited her imagination over the years. Growing up I heard stories about the theatre arts with my grandmother and I noticed we have not many people pass on these stories anymore so I thought it would have been a good topic to highlight. It was at this stage Monique teamed up with Jesse Meyers then a stage manager to write and produce the play now getting international attention at Carrie Festa 2019. We had a lot of fun writing the play like we mesh really well together. We have a very similar sense of humor, a similar writing style so sitting down with Monique was always fun. It's a very exciting experience I would say and complain because like Jesse said they started off as a very small project for Jammer Club. A lot of heart and effort was put into this and we didn't expect any, we didn't expect it to go so far. Monique Auguste and Jesse Meyers are hoping their exciting journey so far and the play itself will inspire young writers to explore their culture and to keep writing. One I would advise of the young artists and writers to go out there and create content because the reason why I think this play was so well received was that it was kind of written with a young voice but it also has it also bridges a gap between the older generation and I feel like sometimes we feel like we're not represented because you know of course our Nobel laureates and everyone before us plays but sometimes people find it difficult to identify so I would advise them to go out there, use your voice, don't give up. A little folk tale was commissioned by the Cultural Development Foundation after director Draenia Frederick spotted its potential and cross-generational appeal. From the Government Information Service I am Rajvaro Lawrence reporting from Cary Fester 14 in Trinidad and Tobago.