Monthly Archives: October 2012

Powerful Message with a Touch of the Visuals

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Yeuk San Shen

“This is the graveyard for the ones without names.” As light gradually brightens up the stage, Leon Addison Brown, who played Simon Hanabe the grave keeper, opened “The Train Driver” with his first line. The story went on as the … Continue reading →

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All Aboard Fugard’s Riveting Performance!

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Rishi Ajmera

Through his play The Train Driver, Fugard coerces his audience to focus on the issue of apartheid in South Africa. The entire play revolves around an event where a black mother commits suicide, with her child, by standing in front … Continue reading →

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A Missing Answer

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Nastassia

Poignant screams of an emotionally distressed man reverberate against the walls of the theater. “Who put all this junk on the ground?” he cries, standing on a barren land of sand and waste. Pieces of rusting scrap metal and old … Continue reading →

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The Train-Wrecked Driver

Posted on October 3, 2012 by John Scanlon

Ritchie Coster (Roelf Visagie) has the audience on the edge of their seats for much of the production.  As the train driver, Coster is given the hefty responsibility of remembering 90 minutes of lines.  Not only does he have every … Continue reading →

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The Pen is mightier than the Sword!

Posted on October 3, 2012 by rubinsammy

It’s true what people say: The Ancient Greeks influenced our way of life. For me, it was in an indirect way. Last Saturday, I was brainstorming my idea of what Homer means when he uses mist in The Odyssey. After … Continue reading →

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Critical Terms

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Rishi Ajmera

Protagonist – The leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text Antagonist – A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary Anticlimax – A disappointing end to an exciting or … Continue reading →

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