Author: Athol FugardPublisher: Everbind
ISBN: 9780784837740
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"Master Harold" -- and the Boys
Author: Athol FugardPublisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573640391
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
A white South African teenager's relationships with his parents and, more particularly, with two of their Black servants--Willie and Sam--have a painful, tragic outcome
Author: Athol FugardSatchmo at the Waldorf
Author: Terry TeachoutPublisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822231573
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
THE STORY: SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF is a one-man, three-character play in which the same actor portrays Louis Armstrong, the greatest of all jazz trumpeters; Joe Glaser, his white manager; and Miles Davis, who admired Armstrong's playing but disliked his onstage manner. It takes place in 1971 in a dressing room backstage at the Empire Room of New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where Armstrong performed in public for the last time four months before his death. Reminiscing into a tape recorder about his life and work, Armstrong seeks to come to terms with his longstanding relationship with Glaser, whom he once loved like a father but now believes to have betrayed him. In alternating scenes, Glaser defends his controversial decision to promote Armstrong's career (with the help of the Chicago mob) by encouraging him to simplify his musical style, while Davis attacks Armstrong for pandering to white audiences.
Sorrows and Rejoicings
Author: Athol FugardPublisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573629914
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Two women meet in a small Karoo village after the funeral of David, the man they both loved. One is white and was his wife. The other is black and the mother of his child. David, who was driven into exile because of his political activism against apartheid, reappears in the searing memories of the women. During a hot afternoon of truth and reconciliation, treaties of love are painfully hammered out. The young confront the old, and what is hope for these individuals is hope for the new South Africa.
MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS
Author: Athol FugardPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307475204
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
A compelling drama of South African apartheid and a universal coming-of-age story, from "the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world" (Time). Originally produced in 1982, "Master Harold and the Boys" is now an acknowledged classic of the stage, whose themes of injustice, racism, friendship, and reconciliation traverse borders and time.
The Blood Knot
Author: Athol FugardPublisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573640032
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Blood Knot is a parable of two brothers who share a one-room shack near Port Elizabeth, South Africa: Zachariah is dark-skinned and Morris, light-skinned. They share the same mother but find their differences lead them to a common bond as brothers and men. Saving to buy a farm where they may retire Morris is the "slave", cooking and cleaning while Zach earns money for them both. When Morrie joins a lonely hearts club on his brother's behalf, they find themselves awaiting the visit of a White woman who will never arrive.
Author: Athol FugardTsotsi
Author: Athol FugardPublisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802142689
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
In the Johannesburg township of Soweto, a young black gangster in South Africa, who leads a group of violent criminals, slowly discovers the meaning of compassion, dignity, and his own humanity.
The Township Plays
Author: Athol FugardPublisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780192829252
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
'elegant reissue' -Plays International, Summer 2000'They are the wonderfully moving and amusing 'Sizwe Bansi is Dead',... 'The Coat' (previously unavailable), the urgently profound 'The Island'... Anyone interested in freedom or drama should buy this book.' Day by Day
