[Capdist-announce] Theater Voices Staged Reading of THE ROAD TO MECCA

[Theater Voices]

Theater Voices will present a staged reading of THE ROAD TO MECCA by  
Athol Fugard,  directed by Eileen Schuyler.


              Performances of THE ROAD TO MECCA, a penetrating study  
of the role of the artist in any society, will be given at Steamer  
No. 10 Theatre, 500 Western Avenue in Albany, on Friday, April 3 at  
8:00 PM; Saturday, April 4 at 3:00PM and 8:00 PM; and Sunday, April 5  
at 3:00 PM. Admission is free.



           In this elegant drama, set in South Africa, an elderly  
Boer woman faces repression by a narrow-minded minister who despises  
the eccentric collection of sculptures she has created, and which she  
refers to as her own “Mecca.” The resulting conflict raises questions  
not only about the poignancy of age, but also about the role of the  
artist, in particular how creativity is inextricably tied to moral  
and political liberty. Artists, Fugard suggests, are frightening to  
those who would suppress freedom because to be an artist is to embody  
the very nature of freedom.



Athol Fugard of South Africa is one of the world’s most acclaimed  
playwrights, who has written many powerful dramas about the tragedy  
of apartheid in his native country. His works include such  
masterpieces as Master Harold … and the Boys and Blood Knot.

More information at http://www.theatervoices.org/
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