Hartford Stage Adds Athol Fugard’s A Lesson from Aloes to Season

Hartford, CT – February 7, 2018 – Darko Tresnjak, Artistic Director, and Michael Stotts, Managing Director, announced today that Athol Fugard’s A Lesson from Aloes, an important work which speaks to the current social and political discord surrounding the issues of nationalism and immigration, will replace Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act as the final play of the 2017-18 season. Tresnjak will direct.

“In his immensely powerful and lyrical plays, Athol Fugard captures how changing political landscapes strain marriages, friendships, and communities,” Tresnjak said. “A Lesson from Aloes is one of the great plays of the last century.”

Set in 1963, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, A Lesson from Aloes is a compelling portrait of three individuals caught in the midst of the nation’s racial divide and the choices each one is forced to make. The New York Post called A Lesson from Aloes “immensely moving.” The New York Times wrote, "Exile, madness, utter loneliness – these are the only alternatives Mr. Fugard's characters have. What makes Aloes so moving is the playwright's insistence on the heroism and integrity of these harsh choices."

A Lesson from Aloes will be performed during the same May 17 to June 10 schedule originally assigned to Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act. The official opening date will be Friday, May 25.
Subscribers will use their same tickets, originally issued for Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act, for A Lesson from Aloes. Single-ticket buyers have several options, including exchanging their tickets for any upcoming shows. For additional information, contact the Hartford Stage box office at 860-527-5151 or visit www.hartfordstage.org.