Word: fugard
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Athol Fugard...
PLAYWRIGHT Athol Fugard is a master of exploring the dark side of South Africa, the degrading effects of apartheid on his fellow South Africans, white and black. Without a trace of didacticism, he creates rich, full characters struggling to find respect and happiness in the midst of injustice...
With the current production of "Master Harold"...and the boys, director Kenneth Johnson and three fine actors bring three of Fugard's unlucky men to life, and succeed in bringing a familiar message ever-closer to home...
...this 1982 semi-autobiographical play, Fugard portrays a bitter, perhaps irreparable break between Hallie (Andrew Sullivan), a clever white prep-school student, and the two black men who had become his surrogate family. Placed in a Port Elizabeth tea-room of 1950, the cast captures all of their pain with power and immediacy...
Before any of the pain, though, there is plenty of laughter. For more than half of Master Harold, the trio have terrific fun teasing each other, recalling favorite memories, and sharing their dreams; here, Fugard creates touching, often hilarious moments of humor and intimacy...