<div><strong>PlayCo and The Africa Center</strong> are teaming up with South African theatre artists Keenan Tyler Oliphant and Jo Evans to produce a <strong>reading and inter-generational discussion of <em>Survival</em></strong>, a politically searing and comically irreverent 1976 play by Workshop71 about the carceral nature of life in apartheid South Africa, and the collective spirit of survival shared amongst the oppressed.
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<div>Devised by the company in a highly physical, experimental style under conditions of radical uncertainty and repression, <em>Survival</em> launched amidst the 1976 student uprising in Soweto. This was followed by an explosive California tour which led the cast into exile in the U.S., and a revival in 1990 on the night of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison. The discussion and reading will feature <strong>Fana Kekana</strong> and <strong>Seth Sibanda</strong>, <strong>two of the work's original creators</strong>, who have lived in the U.S. since 1977 when they were exiled from South Africa due to the play's political content.
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<div>This event is an opportunity to share this incredible play with a new generation; explore the interconnections between South Africa and the U.S., the radical 70's and the troubled present; and honor the remarkable lives and artistic contributions of Seth Sibanda and Fana Kekana.
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<div>We've already raised half of the funds cover direct reading expenses. Please help us reach our goal with a gift that will support the following:
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<li>Artist Fees: PlayCo centers the well being and joy of all that work at PlayCo and this includes equitable compensation. Your gift will ensure a fair wage to all artists involved.
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<li>Travel costs for artists.
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<li>Space &amp; Materials so the artists have access to the resources they need.
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<li>Cover the costs of filming the reading so that future generations can have access to this groundbreaking work.
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<div>$11,500 covers the direct costs of the reading presentation, but there are additional resources you can support. Any gifts received beyond the $11,500 goal will support:
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<li>The costs of community events that will bring together the South African community living in NYC with Harlemites and our PlayCo audiences in discussions over food and music.
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<li>PlayCo's indirect costs such as staff time spent on producing this reading. <strong>This support is just as important as supporting direct project expenses. It keeps our doors open and expands our mission of adventurous global programs.</strong>
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<div>Thank you for considering your support. Please visit PlayCo.org for more information on who we are and what we do!
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Judy Schoenberg

mark smith

Ana Graham

Support the South African Reading of SURVIVAL at PlayCo

Still $3,603 to go. Help us build momentum.