Friday, April 08, 2011
Athol Fugard, Eve Ensler and Philip J. Smith To Receive Special Tonys
Stage Directions: "The Tony Awards® Admonsitration Committee has announced this year's recipients in three catagories. Among the honorees are a world-renowned playwright originally from South Africa, a longtime Broadway executive, a playwright/activist known for her work in combatting volience against women, a show-business animal trainer, a venerable theatre bookshop, and an organization dedicated to promoting diversity in the theatre, film, and television.
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I'm particularly happy to see that Athol Fugard is receiving this honorary award. It feels that a ton of young playwrights today are writing plays that they hope will "change the way government is run", and oftentimes they reach too high and fall. I don't necessarily have proof of this, but I believe Fugard's plays literally played a role in the fall of apartheid in South Africa. Because his plays are not American, I think he is a 20th century playwright that often gets lost in the shuffle, so I am glad to see him getting due at the Tonys.
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