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The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek Cast & Creative

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.

This show is closed.

Performances ended on May. 31, 2015.

Show Overview

About The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek

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.

Cast

Leon Addison Brown
Nukain
Bianca Amato
Elmarie
Caleb McLaughlin
Bokkie

Creative

Written and Directed by
Athol Fugard
Set Designer
Christopher Barreca
Costume Designer
Susan Hilferty
Lighting Designer
Stephen Strawbridge
Sound Designer
Stowe Nelson
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