Master Harold…and the Boys

Athol Fugard’s powerful drama, “Master Harold”…and the boys is about a white adolescent’s initiation in the uses of racial power. It bravely and unflinchingly retells an embarrasing and painful chapter from Fugard’s own teenage years. At once lyrical and explosive, the play cuts to the heart of racism, friendship, and the bonds between fathers and sons. It remains, twenty years after it first premiered, the crowning achievement of Fugard’s long, distinguished career.