Out of Bounds
Southwestern University Sarofim School of
Fine Arts
October 5th
Jones Theater
Southwestern University
will host a one-night performance of Rajesh Gopie's one man
production, Out of Bounds, playing October 5th in Jones Theater.
Playwright and actor Gopie runs through 28 characters
with jaw dropping energy, providing insight into the confused
state of being a South African Indian under apartheid - where
the dangers were more hidden and unexpected.
More than a play about
Indian culture, Out of Bounds embraces all people as it explores
"how are we and where do we come from." In
fact, the family chronicle so moved Nelson Mandela that he
requested a private performance.
The Sunday Tribune noted it
was "tightly directed, beautifully written and brilliantly
acted." The play was hailed as "boundlessly
brilliant" and "a gem" by The Citizen and as
"one of the best plays you'll see this year" by The Sunday Times during
its run in Johannesburg in 2005.
Durban-born actor,
playwright, and producer Gopie is a graduate of the University
of Natal, with dual majors in Drama and History. He has
toured India, Europe and South Africa with his own work, in
addition to touring as the male lead in The Chimp Project by the
world-renown Handspring Puppet Company. Additional acting
credits include the title role of Hamlet
- directed by Janet Suzman - and
"Mercutio" in Romeo and
Juliet, directed by Clare
Stopford.
Admission is free, and the
performance begins at 7 p.m. Jones Theater is located at
1001 E. University Avenue on the Southwestern University campus
in Georgetown. For more information, call (512) 863-1504
or visit www.southwestern.edu/sarofim.
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