Posted: 07/13/2007

Dear friends of African Studies,

Africa On Stage let us tell you a story... continues with Les Blancs, Thursday 19 July - Sunday, 5 August.

Les Blancs is directed by CAS faculty affiliate Harry Elam and features a performance by faculty affiliate Rush Rehm.

Read on for details about the play, and to order your tickets now!

LES BLANCS
Playwright: Lorainne Hansberry
Director: Harry Elam

This classic play by Lorraine Hansberry (best known for A Raisin in the Sun) deals with the revolt against colonialism in an unnamed African state, and the dilemmas facing blacks and whites when rebellion challenges personal loyalties. Combining African rhythms, lyrical expressivity, and deep human insight, Les Blancs explores the costs of resistance, pitting friends and family against the ideals of liberation.

Les Blancs runs July 19 - August 5 at 8:00 pm in the Pigott Theater, Memorial Auditorium on the Stanford campus.

Learn more at: http://stanford.edu/group/summertheater/