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| − | ''[[The Brothers Size]]'' | + | ''[[The Brothers Size]]'' is a play by Tarell Alvin McCraney (1980-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarell_Alvin_McCraney] |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
A play about a man who returns home to his brother, a car mechanic, after his release from prison. They remember. They dream. They are circled by his friend from the penitentiary. The friend lures him from the circle with a stolen car and drugs. Will he remain safe in the circle of his brother's protection? Will the law catch him again? Or will there be another way out? | A play about a man who returns home to his brother, a car mechanic, after his release from prison. They remember. They dream. They are circled by his friend from the penitentiary. The friend lures him from the circle with a stolen car and drugs. Will he remain safe in the circle of his brother's protection? Will the law catch him again? Or will there be another way out? | ||
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| + | Having been performed at the Syracuse Stage, April 18 – May 12, the play was then toured to South Africa. A blog called ''Syracuse to South Africa'', was simultaneously created to document the Syracuse Stage production of McCraney’s play. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 2012: Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] and the [[Market Theatre]] | + | 2012: Brought to South Africa from the Syracuse Stage in New York, with the support of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] (18 May – 9 June) and the [[Market Theatre]] (15 June 15 – 1 July ). Directed by Tim Bond[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Bond_(professor)] with Rodrick Covington (as Oshoosi), Sam Encarnación (as Elegba) and Joshua Elijah Reese (as Ogun). |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarell_Alvin_McCraney | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Bond_(professor) | ||
[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer) | [[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer) | ||
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| + | https://syracusetosouthafrica.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/south-africa/ | ||
https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/429/75557.html | https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/429/75557.html | ||
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| + | https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-06-17-the-brothers-size-is-everything/ | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:18, 8 April 2024
The Brothers Size is a play by Tarell Alvin McCraney (1980-)[1]
Contents
The original text
A play about a man who returns home to his brother, a car mechanic, after his release from prison. They remember. They dream. They are circled by his friend from the penitentiary. The friend lures him from the circle with a stolen car and drugs. Will he remain safe in the circle of his brother's protection? Will the law catch him again? Or will there be another way out?
Having been performed at the Syracuse Stage, April 18 – May 12, the play was then toured to South Africa. A blog called Syracuse to South Africa, was simultaneously created to document the Syracuse Stage production of McCraney’s play.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2012: Brought to South Africa from the Syracuse Stage in New York, with the support of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. Performed at the Baxter Theatre (18 May – 9 June) and the Market Theatre (15 June 15 – 1 July ). Directed by Tim Bond[2] with Rodrick Covington (as Oshoosi), Sam Encarnación (as Elegba) and Joshua Elijah Reese (as Ogun).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarell_Alvin_McCraney
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Bond_(professor)
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
https://syracusetosouthafrica.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/south-africa/
https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/429/75557.html
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-06-17-the-brothers-size-is-everything/
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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