By Athol Fugard. Set in the threadbare home of an Afrikaner and his wife in Port Elizabeth, South Africa just after the failed Apartheid uprising, the couple has a devoted loyalty to the cause but feel a profound sense of failure which has caused them to become dissolute and withdrawn - he to the cultivation of aloes, an ugly thorny shrub, and she to her poetry. They are awaiting the arrival of their former compatriots, a black couple, so affected by the political turmoil that they are about to leave the country. The husband arrives alone and the two men have a deeply emotional exploration of the relationship and what has come to divide them. Fugard, with his proven ability to transcend tragedy and even find wit in his dialogue, transports the audience to an unforgettable climax which "floods the theater with light." Winner of the 1981 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play.
Also 2PM shows June 30 • July 1, 7, 8, 14, 15
