Kunene and the King

A powerful story of connection 

In post-apartheid South Africa, Lunga Kunene, a no-nonsense, Black caregiver with little patience for privilege or hubris, finds himself providing in-home care for Jack Morris, a celebrated (and stubborn) white actor facing a life-changing diagnosis as he rehearses for the title role in Vaj Ntxwv Lear. The two men are different in every way — race, class and politics, to start — yet they find unexpected common ground in the words of Shakespeare. This deeply human drama by Tony winner John Kani, who also plays Kunene, traces the fragile work of truth-telling in a nation still shaped by its history and reveals how transcending the past may allow us to truly see one another. 

Runtime is approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes (no intermission).

Txhua Hnub Ua Haujlwm  

Tuesday, 10/13 at 7pm 

Sunday, 10/18 at 7pm 

Sunday, 10/25 at 7pm 

Cov ntsiab lus ceeb toom / hnub nyoog pom zoo

Contains production effects, mature language, depictions and discussions of addiction, and mentions of systemic racism. This performance is recommended for ages 12 and older with parent/guardian discretion.

Ntsiab lus

Playwright and actor John Kani is still experiencing the intense impact of living under apartheid in South Africa. Many decades later, those experiences still affect him. Yet he has chosen to engage with that history in a creative way, inviting the audience (and collaborating artists) to engage with that history along with him. What value do you see in using art to engage with difficult and complex experiences? Are there examples that you’ve seen in the past?

Kev siv tau

Ntau qhov chaw ua haujlwm muaj cov kev pabcuam nkag tau yooj yim xws li lub rooj zaum hauv lub rooj zaum, kev pabcuam kev mloog, kev hnov pob ntseg ntsaws, kev txhais ASL, qhib cov lus piav qhia, lossis cov lus piav qhia, ntawm lwm cov kev xaiv. Cov kev pab no tshwj xeeb rau txhua qhov xwm txheej, thiab tej zaum yuav tsis muaj nyob txhua qhov chaw. Thaum sau npe nrog peb, thov qhia rau peb paub seb qhov kev pab twg koj xav tau thiab peb yuav ua raws li koj!

Kev thauj mus los

Yog tias koj tsis muaj kev caij tsheb, hu rau Project Success thiab peb tuaj yeem muab kev thauj mus los rau koj. Thov qhia rau peb paub yog tias koj xav tau caij tsheb thaum koj ua koj daim ntawv xaj. Peb yuav xav tau tsawg kawg 2 hnub daim ntawv ceeb toom los teeb tsa kev thauj mus los.

zov menyuam

Kev saib xyuas menyuam yaus muaj rau kev ua haujlwm no. Thov qhia rau peb paub yog tias koj xav tau kev saib xyuas menyuam yaus thaum koj ua koj daim ntawv xaj.

Media ntxiv

Here is a brief clip from a previous production. Playwright and actor John Kani will be in the upcoming production as well.