Athol Fugard's Blood Knot at Signature Theatre in New York

Overview

Between patchwork walls in a one-room shack, two biracial South African brothers grapple with crippling poverty and lonely isolation. Morris, the punctilious force that keeps their room tidy, is light-skinned enough to pass for white, but dark-skinned Zach feels imprisoned by his job at a whites-only park. When they find themselves on some dangerous new ground, the brothers must come face to face with the blood knot between them.

Athol Fugard’s revolutionary breakthrough play is a searing indictment of apartheid and one of his most celebrated works.

Pictured above: Colman Domingo and Scott Shepard in Blood Knot by Athol Fugard. Photo by Joan Marcus.

Dates

January 31 - March 11, 2012

Running Time

2 hours 30 minutes, with a 15 minute intermission

Venue

The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre

Residency

Residency 1

Athol Fugard

Athol Fugard has been working in the theatre as a playwright, director and actor in South Africa, England and the United States for over 50 years. In June 2011, he received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award. In November 2011, he was the inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor of Drama at Oxford University. His play, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek, was presented at The Fugard Theatre in Cape Town and at Signature Theatre in New York. His play The Road to Mecca was revived on Broadway starring Rosemary Harris, Carla Gugino and Jim Dale.

Athol Fugard photo by Gregory Costanzo.

Cast

Zachariah

Colman Domingo

Morris

Scott Shepherd

Creative

Scenic Design

Christopher H. Barreca

Costume Design

Susan Hilferty

Lighting Design

Stephen Strawbridge

Sound Design

Brett Jarvis

Original Music

Doug Wieselman

Dialect Coach

Barbara Rubin

Fight Direction

Rick Sordelet

Production Stage Manager

Pamela Salling

Overview

Athol Fugard

Cast

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