Dusk
Dusk is a one-act play by Mark Scheepers.
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The original text
Set on a rural farm it is a play about an older white woman who had privilege and has lost much of it and a younger black man who had very little, but is now realising his potential Both have been traumatised in their own ways and are linked by history and overlapping relationships.
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Performance history in South Africa
2021: Performed at The Market Theatre, Johannesburg, in the week from 6–29 August , directed by Palesa Mazamisa with Loyiso McDonald and Michelle Douglas. Lighting design was done by Josias Mashiane, props and set design by Karabo Legoabe-Mtshali, costume design by Busisiwe Nkabinde, sound design by Mandla Mkaba and stage management by Tiisetso Mwane-Madzhie.
Sources
Bruce Dennill 2021. "Theatre Review: Dusk – Isolated Incidents, Or Feeling Down On The Farm", pArticipate 13 August, 2021.[1]
Tonderai Chiyindiko. 2021. "Dusk, A Play About Secrets", in The African Theatre Magazine (August 15, 2021)[2]
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