Have You Seen Zandile? (2008)
Produced by
Playwright: Gcina Mhlophe
Director: Bunmi Oyinsan
Venue
Burton Auditorium
Workman Theatre
Equity Showcase Theatre
Run
January 30th, 2008 – February 9th, 2008
Synopsis
Zandile is an eight-year old being raised in a city by her grandmother who gives the child the great gift of stories and the magic to transmit them. In return, the child gives the grandmother a purpose. It is not long before Zandile “finds” a girl her own age. The girl, Bongi, is a creation of Zandile’s imaginative mind. When not playing with Bongi, Zandile transforms her grandmother’s flower bed into a music class, determined to teach the sunflower, the violet and the marigold to sing. Into this idyllic childhood a white car intrudes; it has come to take Zandile away. The kidnapped girl is forced into a new routine of rules calculated to turn her into a “traditional and proper” woman. Back in the city, Zandile’s grandmother looks in vain for the kidnapped child. Time passes. Zandile grows and her consciousness develops. As soon as she is independent, she goes in search of her grandmother. But is she too late? (africantheatre.org)
Cast
d’bi.young anitafrika | Zandile |
Joke Silva | Gogo (Grandmother) / Lulama / Old Woman |
Olivia Duodu | Lindiwe |
Creative Team
Gcina Mhlophe | Playwright |
Bunmi Oyinsan | Director |
Michael J. McLay | Lighting Designer |
Michael J. McLay | Set Designer |
Ayo Adewumi | Sound Designer |
Michael J. McLay | Sound Designer |
Akufuna Sifuba | Music Director |
Mimi Amatu | Costume Designer |
Teddy Masuku | Choreographer |
Music
Akufuna Sifuba | Percussionist |
Production
Ayo Adewumi | Stage Manager |
Michael J. McLay | Technical Director |
Liziwe Mahashe | Cultural Consultant |
Liziwe Mahashe | Language Coach |
Jane McGroty | Back Props |
Jane McGroty | Scenic Painter |
Todd Julie | Artwork |
Niki Poirier | Crew |
Chris Humphrey | Crew |
Greg King | Photography |
Remi Awojide | Photography |
Modupe Olaogun | Producer |
Karen Dempster | Publicity |
Karen Dempster | Outreach |
Liz White | Front of House |