Read Broadway World on Matrix Theatre’s season opener
The Matrix Theatre Company opens its 2016-2017 season with Sizwi Bansi is Dead by Athol Fugard on September 23rd in Detroit. It is a powerful play that weaves the story of a man living under apartheid rule in South Africa whose only hope for financially supporting his family means he must relinquish his very name. Director Oliver Pookrum explains the play as “it’s an important life affirming experience about the power of perseverance, belief, and having a positive attitude about your future.”