Temporary Cast Change at Athol Fugard’s The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek Off-Broadway

There's been a casting switcheroo off-Broadway. Due to an injury sustained by Sahr Ngaujah in a recent automobile-related incident, the role of Jonathan in Athol Fugard’s The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek will be played by Kevin Mambo until Ngaujah is able to return to the production. Mambo was previously Ngaujah's alternate at Fela.

Painted Rocks is inspired by the life of South African outsider artist Nukain Mabusa. Aging farm laborer Nukain has spent his life transforming the rocks at Revolver Creek into a vibrant garden of painted flowers. Now, the final unpainted rock, as well as his young companion Bokkie, has forced Nukain to confront his legacy as a painter, a person and a black man in 1980s South Africa. When the landowner’s wife arrives with demands about the painting, the profound rifts of a country hurtling toward the end of apartheid are laid bare.

The world premiere's cast also includes Leon Addison Brown, Bianca Amato and Caleb McLaughlin. The production officially opened on May 11 at the Romulas Linney Courtyard Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center, and is set for a limited engagement through through June 14.

We at Broadway.com wish Ngaujah a speedy recovery.