365 in South Africa

At the Market Theatre’s production of Dream of the Dog, we linked up with the Yale Crew, led by Rebecca Rugg, that was teaching in Swaziland, American Artists: Danai Gurira, Nikkole Salter, and Robert O'Hara from In the Continuum, and Bonnie Metzger, Producer of Suzan- Lori Parks' 365 Days 365 Plays national movement. Later that afternoon on the Rhodes University Campus Green the collective of artists performed the week's worth of plays for an audience of young artists and festival goers. It was really exciting to see a piece of this theatrical movement take place at this international festival in South Africa. I directed Hartford Stage's week of 365, which was a really wonderful experience. Shout out to everyone reading the blot that participated! I don't care where you are in the states, on any given week you can go to a theatre in your metro area and experience 365. You can find additional information and regional calendars at http://www.365days365plays.com/

365 performed after a local youth group of child mimes. Many of the mimes on the streets of Grahamstown are part of this organization for street kids. There are an increasingly devastating number of children orphaned every year because of inadequate education and treatment HIV in South Africa.