THE ISLAND - BY ATHOL FUGARD, JOHN KANI, AND WINSTON NTSHONA - Clip 2

THE ISLAND
BY ATHOL FUGARD, JOHN KANI, AND WINSTON NTSHONA
DIRECTED BY ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR GABRIELLE RANDLE-BENT
NOV 11 - DEC 4, 2022 at COURT THEATRE
Ronald L. Conner as Winston
Kai A. Ealy as John
Understudies: alfonzo kahlil (John), Jamaque Newberry (Winston)
Scenic Design by Yeaji Kim U.S.A.
Costume Design by Raquel Adorno U.S.A.
Lighting Design by Jason Lynch U.S.A.
Sound Design by Andre Pluess U.S.A. and Daniel Etti-Williams
Original Composition by Daniel Etti-Williams
Jacinda Ratcliffe, Movement Designer
Michael Keith Morgan, Dialect Coach
Matthew Randle-Bent, Production Dramaturg
Casting by Becca McCracken C.S.A.
Kate Ocker, Stage Manager
Caitlin Body, Assistant Stage Manager
Videography and Editing, HMS Media
John and Winston are political prisoners on South Africa’s infamous Robben Island, spending their days toiling at grueling, futile tasks in the prison’s quarry. At night, they secretly rehearse a two-man version of Antigone and find solace and strength in their burgeoning friendship. The Island is at once a sobering glimpse into the social, physical, and psychological wounds of Apartheid; a lesson in the complex work of liberation; and a testament to the transformative power of theatre.