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Playwright Athol Fugard Dead at 92. Ties to New Haven Theaters by Frank Rizzo

Athol Fugard, the great South African playwright died on Saturday night at his home in Stellenbosch, a town near Cape Town. He was 92. His wife, Paula Fourie, confirmed his death after a cardiac event. Many of his works played and premiered in New Haven at Yale Repertory Theatre and Long Wharf Theatre where he found a friendship with its then artistic director Gordon Edelstein. I interviewed Fugard several times ov…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 10:26AM on March 10, 2025

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