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Opening Night: We are Proud to Present

September 19, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

$14 – $20

A group of actors—three black and three white—gather to recall the Herero and Namaqua genocide, a largely forgotten, but traumatic chapter in African history. Written by the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner, Jackie Sibblies Drury, this play follows their attempt to reenact the extermination of the Herero tribe at the hands of their German colonizers. As the group tackles this remote story, the horrific nature of the past collides with the well-intentioned present and the actors realize that what once seemed like distant history hits close to home.  Tensions mount as they expose more of themselves than they ever wanted to.

Showtimes:

Thursday, September 19 | 7:30pm

Friday, September 20 | 7:30pm

Sunday, September 22 | 2:00pm

Tuesday, September 24 | 7:30pm

Wednesday, September 25 | 7:30pm

Thursday, September 26 | 7:30pm

Friday, September 27 |7:30pm

Sunday, September 29 | 2:00pm

Tickets:

$14 Students

$16 Faculty/Staff

$16 Seniors

$20 Public

Invited Dress Rehearsal:
Wed, Sept 18 at 7:30pm *Free admission

Talkbacks (Following performance in Black Box):
Fri, Sept 20​
Tues, Sept 24
Thur, Sept 26
Fri, Sept 27

Forums (Following performance):
Sun, Sept 22 in McGuire Pavilion Lobby under Harp of Color
Sun, Sept 29 in SoTD Studio

 

Details

Date:
September 19, 2019
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
$14 – $20
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Organizer

UF School of Theatre + Dance

Venue

McGuire Pavilion, Black Box
1 Gale Lemerand Dr
Gainesville, FL 32611 United States
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Phone:
(800) 653-8000