We Are proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915. This play by Jackie Sibblies Drury, which has garnered her, as the author, the most outstanding reviews from NY critics, will be put on September 5-21 in the Vern Riffe Center’s Studio 2. This is a play within a play and we as the audience will come upon a group of six actors their director in their preliminary rehearsal. The play they are beginning to rehearse tells the story of a German military force which is under orders and set to lay claim to the natural wealth of Namibia and in doing so the annihilation of the Herero tribe will be a given. The history is constructed around actual letters that were written by German soldiers who undertook this genocide and the play within the play challenges the viewer to separate art from life as the actors work out their characters’ role by improvising the lives that they are portraying both German and Herero. PFW is pleased to be a partner in bring this play to Columbus and our grant ensures that you can PAY WHAT YOU LIKE TO SEE IT ….SO GO SEE IT.
