MyPE

Community Business Directory, Event Listings, News and Views from Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay

Athol Fugard – Athol Fugard

By

Athol Fugard: 'Tsotsi' is an Afrikaans term for a hoodlum or a gangster, and this astonishing lost masterpiece, the only novel Fugard ever wrote, follows a gang of young men who have turned to crime in a desperate attempt to survive on the streets of 1950s Sophiatown.
Athol Fugard – Read more on The Voice Observer (blog)

Athol Fugard builds on his distinguished corpus with 'The Painted Rocks at …: At 83, South African playwright Athol Fugard remains a vital chronicler of the political, moral and spiritual damage wreaked in his country by apartheid. The system may have been banned in 1994, but its legacy continues, much the way America is …
Athol Fugard – Read more on Los Angeles Times

Review: 'The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek,' an Athol Fugard Play: “They got eyes but they do not see us,” says the gentle old man to the young boy in “The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek,” the tender, ruminative new play written and directed by Athol Fugard. Both man and boy are black South Africans, and the man's …
Athol Fugard – Read more on New York Times

Athol Fugard Tells of a Great Outsider Artist: Five years ago, Athol Fugard, the great chronicler of South Africa's apartheid past and its post-apartheid present, heard a surprising tale. It was about a farm laborer named Nukain Mabuza, who had spent about 15 years, in the late 1960s and '70s …
Athol Fugard – Read more on New York Times

Quotidian Theatre Company’s (QTC) 2-for-1 2015-16 Subscription Offer
“Athol Fugard” event on 2015-10-02 08:00:00
2-FOR-1 INTRODUCTORY OFFER FOR FIRST-TIME SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: * New subscribers receive 2 subscriptions for just (a potential 0 SAVINGS) * Receive 8 tickets good in any combination for any performance * Reserved seats upon request * Will-call convenience (no tickets, pass needed at door) * Subscriber-only pre-curtain dramaturg sessions * Free Friday night parking in Walsh St. lot *****PLEASE notify QTC at quotidiantheatre@comcast.net or 301-816-1023 that you have purchased a subscription/s via Brown Paper Tickets to ensure your name/s have been added to our Subscription Will-call List.***** QTC's 2015-16 Season of 3 Plays… MAYTAG VIRGIN – A new play by local playwright Audrey Cefaly ***QTC's entry in the landmark Women's Voices Theater Festival*** 2 October – 1 November 2015 Set in the fictional town of Lenoraville, Alabama, Maytag Virgin tells the story of a year in the life of school teacher Elizabeth Nash and her new neighbor, Jack Key, as they struggle to move forward after a series of life-altering events. What was built must be leveled. What seems lost is not. Every one of us is broken, and every one of us can be whole again. Directed by Audrey Cefaly and featuring Gillian Shelly and Will Hardy. Athol Fugard's A LESSON FROM ALOES 29 April – 29 May 2016 Set in 1963 in a white district of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, this moving play provides a compelling portrait of a police state. A liberal Afrikaner involved in anti-apartheid activity, his wife recovering from a nervous breakdown, and their Black friend just released from prison, must all consider the few alternatives that society offers them. Directed by acclaimed Washington Stage Guild actress/director Laura Giannarelli, who directed QTC's Faith Healer so brilliantly. Featuring David Dubov, Laura Russell, and Addison Switzer. Anton Chekhov's THE LADY WITH THE LITTLE DOG 8 July – 7 August 2016 Two strangers in turn-of-the-19th century Yalta–one seeking refuge from an unhappy home life in Moscow, the other aching to find a more meaningful existence beyond provincial Saratov–discover what they have been searching for in each other. But can it last? Anton Chekhov's classic love story–his "quotidian" take on Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"–receives an imaginative staging with live classical music. Directed by Stephanie Mumford, who adapted and staged Chekhov's "A Little Trick" at QTC. Featuring Chelsea Mayo, Ian Blackwell Rogers, David Dubov, violinist Christine Kharazian and pianist/composer Zach Roberts.

at Quotidian Theatre Company: 4508 Walsh Street Bethesda, United States

Click HERE to add your Port Elizabeth event.

Athol Fugard

The following two tabs change content below.

Port Elizabethan

This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Author of each article can be found in the signature at the bottom of each individual article.