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Review of the Crossroads Theatre Production
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Hartford Stage in collaboration with
the Connecticut Theatre Festival present
the Crossroads Theatre Company's production of
ABOUT THE PLAY
Written by Duma Ndlovu
Co-Created by Mbongeni Ngema
With additional material by
Ebony Jo-Ann
Directed by Ricardo Khan
based in part on original staging by Mbongeni Ngema
Sheila's Day is an exhilarating celebration of the human spirit that is set in Perry County, Alabama, and Soweto Township, Johannesburg, South Africa during the turbulent 1960's. This musical drama is a timeless history of racial struggles in both countries that follows two women and their extraordinary stories as it parallels the civil rights movement in the United States and apartheid in South Africa. A cast of South African and African-American women represent the domestic workers of the world known collectively as "Sheilas." Their high-energy movement and dance set to rousing blues and gospel and stirring Zulu chants become a focal point of this joyous production that raises the spirit and provides a collective sense of triumph.
