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Blood Knot

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2m

Athol Fugard

"Best play of the year." - The New York Times

Blood Knot is a parable of two brothers who share a one-room shack near Port Elizabeth, South Africa: Zachariah is dark-skinned and Morris, light-skinned. They share the same mother but find their differences lead them to a common bond as br…

Blood Knot

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Blood Knot is a parable of two brothers who share a one-room shack near Port Elizabeth, South Africa: Zachariah is dark-skinned and Morris, light-skinned. They share the same mother but find their differences lead them to a common bond as brothers and men. Saving to buy a farm where they may retire Morris is the "slave", cooking and cleaning while Zach earns money for them both. When Morrie joins a lonely hearts club on his brother's behalf, they find themselves awaiting the visit of a White woman who will never arrive.
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Performing Groups
ZACHARIAH - dark-skinned
MORRIS - light-skinned
  • Time Period 1960s
  • Setting A one-room shack in Korsten, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
  • Features Period Costumes

Media

"Best play of the year." - The New York Times

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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Athol Fugard

Athol Fugard

Athol Fugard is an internationally acclaimed South African playwright whose best-known work deals with the political and social upheaval of the apartheid system in South Africa. He was educated at the University of Cape Town. His plays include “Master Harold”...and the Boys, ...

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