"Master Harold" -- and the Boys

Author: Athol Fugard

Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 9780573640391

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A white South African teenager's relationships with his parents and, more particularly, with two of their Black servants--Willie and Sam--have a painful, tragic outcome

A Lesson from Aloes
A Lesson from Aloes

Author: Athol Fugard

Publisher: Theatre Communications Group

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 1559366907

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Two former political activists confront each other and the events which led to their sudden falling-out years ago.

The Blood Knot
The Blood Knot

Author: Athol Fugard

Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9780573640032

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Blood Knot is a parable of two brothers who share a one-room shack near Port Elizabeth, South Africa: Zachariah is dark-skinned and Morris, light-skinned. They share the same mother but find their differences lead them to a common bond as brothers and men. Saving to buy a farm where they may retire Morris is the "slave", cooking and cleaning while Zach earns money for them both. When Morrie joins a lonely hearts club on his brother's behalf, they find themselves awaiting the visit of a White woman who will never arrive.

Satchmo at the Waldorf
Satchmo at the Waldorf

Author: Terry Teachout

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0822231573

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THE STORY: SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF is a one-man, three-character play in which the same actor portrays Louis Armstrong, the greatest of all jazz trumpeters; Joe Glaser, his white manager; and Miles Davis, who admired Armstrong's playing but disliked his onstage manner. It takes place in 1971 in a dressing room backstage at the Empire Room of New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where Armstrong performed in public for the last time four months before his death. Reminiscing into a tape recorder about his life and work, Armstrong seeks to come to terms with his longstanding relationship with Glaser, whom he once loved like a father but now believes to have betrayed him. In alternating scenes, Glaser defends his controversial decision to promote Armstrong's career (with the help of the Chicago mob) by encouraging him to simplify his musical style, while Davis attacks Armstrong for pandering to white audiences.

Sorrows and Rejoicings
Sorrows and Rejoicings

Author: Athol Fugard

Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780573629914

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Two women meet in a small Karoo village after the funeral of David, the man they both loved. One is white and was his wife. The other is black and the mother of his child. David, who was driven into exile because of his political activism against apartheid, reappears in the searing memories of the women. During a hot afternoon of truth and reconciliation, treaties of love are painfully hammered out. The young confront the old, and what is hope for these individuals is hope for the new South Africa. 

My Children! My Africa! (TCG Edition)
My Children! My Africa! (TCG Edition)

Author: Athol Fugard

Publisher: Theatre Communications Group

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1559366915

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The search for a means to an end to apartheid erupts into conflict between a black township youth and his "old-fashioned" black teacher.

Luck and Circumstance
Luck and Circumstance

Author: Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0307594688

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The acclaimed director of such films as Brideshead Revisited shares the story of his youth and career, providing coverage of such topics as his childhood as the son of star Geraldine Fitzgerald, his relationships with Hollywood elite and the allegations that Orson Welles was his real father.