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"MASTER HAROLD"…and the boys

May 6 - Jul 13, 2003 (Op. Jun 1)

"Master Harold"...and the boys explores a young white man's coming of age in 1950's apartheid South Africa. Sam and Willie, two middle-aged black men, are servants at the St. George's Park Tea Room owned by the parents of Hally ("Master Harold"), a 17 year old white boy. Hally has been confronted with two very different role models for his imminent adulthood: his bigoted drunken father, and the black man who has been his friend and lifelong mentor. By the end of the day, his life course has been set in motion on an unexpected path. One of the most beloved works by South African playwright Athol Fugard (Boesman and Lena, Blood Knot, The Road To Mecca, Sorrows and Rejoicings), "Master Harold"...and the boys reunites Danny Glover and Lonny Price from the original Broadway production of the show. In this production, Danny Glover (Places in the Heart, The Color Purple, The Lethal Weapon series, Beloved) plays "Sam," and Lonny Price (A Class Act, Visiting Mr. Green, Grown Ups) directs. Michael Boatman ("Spin City," "Arli$$") plays "Willie," and Christopher Denham makes his Broadway debut as "Hally."