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 The plot, jointly created/written by Simonson, Shabalala and Shange, is set in post-apartheid South Africa and uses the  familiar "Jim comes to Jo'burg" theme, to tell the story of  the spirited and restless young rural village girl "Nomathemba", who is being courted by the proud and handsome "Bongani", nevertheless decides to go to the big city of Johannesburg to "find herself".  Bongani pursues her and they both go through many changes and suffer many hardships before they are at last reunited and marry.
-The premier production was created for and produced by Steppenwolf Theatre,Chicago, in 1995. Directed by Eric Simonson, with choreography by [[Joseph Shabalala]], the cast consisted of [[Vanita Harbour]] ("Nomathemba") and [[Ntare Mwine]], ("Bongani") and a cast of 23 South African and African-American players, including [[Dumisani Dlamini]] as a shrewd, snappy man of the streets. Set design was by Loy Arcenas,  costumes by Karin Kopischke and lighting by James F. Ingalls. The play
+The premier production was created for and produced by Steppenwolf Theatre,Chicago, in 1995. Directed by Eric Simonson, with choreography by [[Joseph Shabalala]], the cast consisted of Vanita Harbour (1968-)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0361967/](playing "Nomathemba") and Ntare Mwine(1967-) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntare_Mwine] (playing "Bongani") and a cast of 23 South African and African-American players, including [[Dumisani Dlamini]] as a shrewd, snappy man of the streets. Set design was by Loy Arcenas,  costumes by Karin Kopischke and lighting by James F. Ingalls. The play
 It also played in the Kennedy Center, Washington (April 1996) and at Boston’s Shubert Theatre.

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 == Sources ==
-Richard Christiansen. 1995. "''Nomathemba'' raises hopes, and fulfills them", ''The Chicago Tribue'' 10 April 1995.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-04-10-9504100157-story.html]
+Richard Christiansen. 1995. "''Nomathemba'' raises hopes, and fulfills them", ''The Chicago Tribune'' 10 April 1995.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-04-10-9504100157-story.html]
 J. Wynn Rousuck. 1996. "''Nomathemba'' sings of hope, wariness,  Theater Review: Musical is joyous storytelling, but offers a reminder of what was in apartheid South Africa", ''The Baltimore Sun'',  23 April, 1996[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-04-23-1996114125-story.html]

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 Richard Christiansen. 1995. "''Nomathemba'' raises hopes, and fulfills them", ''The Chicago Tribue'' 10 April 1995.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-04-10-9504100157-story.html]
-J. Wynn Rousuck. 1996. "''Nomathemba'' sings of hope, wariness,  Theater Review: Musical is joyous storytelling, but offers a reminder of what was in apartheid South Africa", The Baltimore Sun,  23 April, 1996[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-04-23-1996114125-story.html]
+J. Wynn Rousuck. 1996. "''Nomathemba'' sings of hope, wariness,  Theater Review: Musical is joyous storytelling, but offers a reminder of what was in apartheid South Africa", ''The Baltimore Sun'',  23 April, 1996[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-04-23-1996114125-story.html]
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Shabalala

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 == Sources ==
-Richard Christiansen, Tribune Chief Critic. 1995. `NOMATHEMBA' RAISES HOPES, AND FULFILLS THEM,
+Richard Christiansen. 1995. "''Nomathemba'' raises hopes, and fulfills them", ''The Chicago Tribue'' 10 April 1995.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-04-10-9504100157-story.html]
-J. Wynn Rousuck 1996. 'Nomathemba' sings of hope, wariness Theater review: Musical is joyous storytelling, but offers a reminder of what was in apartheid South Africa.
+J. Wynn Rousuck. 1996. "''Nomathemba'' sings of hope, wariness,  Theater Review: Musical is joyous storytelling, but offers a reminder of what was in apartheid South Africa", The Baltimore Sun,  23 April, 1996[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-04-23-1996114125-story.html]
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Shabalala

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 The play's title comes from the song "Nomathemba", written by [[Joseph Shabalala]] (1940–2020) round about 1965, the play was created for Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago in 1995.
-The story, created/written by [[Eric Simonson]], [[Joseph Shabalala]] and [[Ntozake Shange]], is a love story based on the  familiar "Jim comes to Jo'burg" theme, set in post-apartheid South Africa. A very simple story, it tells of  the spirited and restless young rural village girl "Nomathemba", who is being courted by the proud and handsome "Bongani", nevertheless decides to go to the big city of Johannesburg to "find herself".  Bongani pursues her and they both go through many changes and suffer many hardships before they are at last reunited and marry.
+The plot, jointly created/written by Simonson, Shabalala and Shange, is set in post-apartheid South Africa and uses the  familiar "Jim comes to Jo'burg" theme, to tell the story of  the spirited and restless young rural village girl "Nomathemba", who is being courted by the proud and handsome "Bongani", nevertheless decides to go to the big city of Johannesburg to "find herself".  Bongani pursues her and they both go through many changes and suffer many hardships before they are at last reunited and marry.
 The premier production was created for and produced by Steppenwolf Theatre,Chicago, in 1995. Directed by [[Eric Simonson]], with choreography by [[Joseph Shabalala]], the cast consisted of [[Vanita Harbour]] ("Nomathemba") and [[Ntare Mwine]], ("Bongani") and a cast of 23 South African and African-American players, including [[Dumisani Dlamini]] as a shrewd, snappy man of the streets. Set design was by Loy Arcenas,  costumes by Karin Kopischke and lighting by James F. Ingalls. The play

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
+As far as can be ascertained, the play has not been performed in South Africa yet.
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−	''[[Nomathemba]]'' ("hope") is a play by Eric Simonson (1960-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Simonson], [[Joseph Shabalala]] (1941-2020) and [[Ntozake Shange]] (1948-2018)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntozake_Shange].	+	''[[Nomathemba]]'' ("hope") is a play by Eric Simonson (1960-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Simonson], [[Joseph Shabalala]] (1941-2020) and Ntozake Shange (1948-2018)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntozake_Shange].

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