Call Me Woman

Call me Woman was a 1979 theatre piece workshopped by Barney Simon with the cast and the musicians in the first production. It is in the form of a series of sketches which depict the lives of a selection of South Africa women in the 1970's.

The original text

The idea for the show was partly inspired by the 1976 theatre piece for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf [1] written by self-proclaimed black feminist American playwright and poet Ntozake Shange (1948- ) [2].

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

First performed at The Space (Cape Town)/ Market Theatre in 1979. First published ***???

Call Me Woman, by Barney Simon. A Market Theatre/Baxter Theatre production was presented at the Concert Hall, Baxter Theatre in 1980. The musical director was Thabang Masemola and the cast Saira Essa, Petunia Maboe, Nomsa Nene, Thoko Ntshinga, Gail Reagon, Natie Rula and Barrie Shah. Stage manager Mavis Lilenstein. (Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987).