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A play workshopped under the guidance of [[Athol Fugard]] in 1992. | A play workshopped under the guidance of [[Athol Fugard]] in 1992. | ||
| − | For his first production in the new South Africa Fugard went back to the workshop method he had used decades earlier with the [[Serpent Players]] in Port Elizabeth, which resulted in milestone productions such as ''[[The Island]]'' (1973), developed with [[John Kani]] and [[Winston Ntshona]]. Fugard again used inexperienced actors to develop ''[[My Life]]'', bringing together five young South African women from across the racial spectrum, ages ranging from 15 to 21, and facilitating the documentation of each one’s personal experiences during the final days of apartheid and the first days of democracy. With director [[Rebecca Waddell]], he then developed their “journals” into a stage presentation with each of the five girls narrating her own story. | + | For his first production in the new South Africa Fugard went back to the workshop method he had used decades earlier with the [[Serpent Players]] in Port Elizabeth, which resulted in milestone productions such as ''[[The Island]]'' (1973), developed with [[John Kani]] and [[Winston Ntshona]]. Fugard again used inexperienced actors to develop ''[[My Life]]'', bringing together five young South African women from across the racial spectrum, ages ranging from 15 to 21, and facilitating the documentation of each one’s personal experiences during the final days of apartheid and the first days of democracy. With director [[Rebecca Waddell]], he then developed their “journals” into a stage presentation with each of the five girls narrating her own story. In an interview with [[The Star]] Fugard described the aim of the project in simple and direct terms: “...to reflect and celebrate the cultural diversity and contrasts of our South African reality” (Sichel, 1994). |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 07:58, 24 February 2014
A play workshopped under the guidance of Athol Fugard in 1992.
For his first production in the new South Africa Fugard went back to the workshop method he had used decades earlier with the Serpent Players in Port Elizabeth, which resulted in milestone productions such as The Island (1973), developed with John Kani and Winston Ntshona. Fugard again used inexperienced actors to develop My Life, bringing together five young South African women from across the racial spectrum, ages ranging from 15 to 21, and facilitating the documentation of each one’s personal experiences during the final days of apartheid and the first days of democracy. With director Rebecca Waddell, he then developed their “journals” into a stage presentation with each of the five girls narrating her own story. In an interview with The Star Fugard described the aim of the project in simple and direct terms: “...to reflect and celebrate the cultural diversity and contrasts of our South African reality” (Sichel, 1994).
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