The Department of Theatre Presents We Are Proud to Present…

We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Südwestafrika, Between 1884-1925 | By Jackie Sibblies Drury | Directed by Mona Eldashoury. With a Saturday understudy matinee. 

In this boundary-pushing play by acclaimed playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury, the haunted past of the Nama/Herero genocide collides with 21st century conceptions of cultural identity within the United States. 

A group of actors gather to tell the little-known story of the first genocide of the early 20th century. Within a rehearsal room, a group of actors collaborate to wrestle with the history of German colonial rule in Namibia. Along the way, they test the limits of empathy as their own stories, subjectivities, assumptions and prejudices catalyze their theatrical process. Eventually, the full force of a horrific past crashes into the good intentions of the present, and what seemed a faraway place and time comes all too close to home. Drury is astute at writing plays that “play” with politics onstage.