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Groundswell: Hit South African Drama at SJ Rep

San Jose Repertory Theatre, Across from the San Antonio light rail station (101 Paseo de San Antonio San Jose, CA 95113)
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$49.00 - $56.00
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San Jose Repertory Theatre presents Ian Bruce's Groundswell, a haunting psychological thriller from South Africa. It's set at a beachfront guest lodge, where Thami, the black caretaker, and Johan, a white ex-cop, try to persuade a wealthy businessman to invest in their scheme to get into the diamond business. The plot's twists are set against a backdrop of uncertainty in South Africa's post-apartheid society.

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The last date listed for Groundswell was Saturday October 31, 2009 / 3:00pm.

San Jose Repertory Theatre
Across from the San Antonio light rail station,
101 Paseo de San Antonio
San Jose, CA 95113
Website
408-367-7255
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5 Goldstar Member Reviews

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A very well performed production, it's a meaningful drama that certainly makes you think about each character. Layers of complexity make for very interesting storylines.
Written on Oct 22 2009

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This was theater at its best. Well developed characters, thought provoking issues and a well staged production. The actors were able to convey their performances with conviction and realism.
the theater itself is quite lovely as well..
Written on Nov 02 2009

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This show was great theater and great food-for-thought. (San Jose Rep should always include serious subject matter like this in at least half of the shows of its season.) The acting was superb, as it usually is at the Rep, and this play provided univeral statements about class in a relevant and realistic situation. Good dramaturgy in the program. Loved the set, too!
Written on Oct 30 2009

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Very well done production. Highly recommend if you are at all interested in South African politics and history at all. The array of perspectives and emotions around apartheid and post-apartheid ZA were addressed honestly and humanely. Great set, too.
Written on Oct 29 2009

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http://www.sjrep.com/plays/2010/groundswell/index.php

Description

In a beachfront guest lodge on the jagged edge of the South African diamond coast, we find Thami, the black caretaker, and Johan, a white ex-cop who lives at the lodge, gunning for one last chance at a better life. When Smith, a wealthy businessman, arrives at the lodge on a foggy evening, the two desperate friends see Smith as the perfect investor for their “get-rich” scheme to buy a government-run diamond concession — tossing a glimmer of hope and promise into their difficult lives. But as the evening wears on, the darker side of their dreams and aspirations is fueled by greed, danger and entitlement from the uneasy history they share. This haunting psychological thriller hungers, hopes and promises for a just post-apartheid society, while asking: How do we live together after apartheid? Where did all the promise and hope go? Who bears responsibility for the sins of the past, and can we move beyond it?