Morphological Confetti

“Generations,” a play written by Debbie Tucker Green and directed by Leah C. Gardiner is running at the Soho Rep Theater until November 9 th .  I had the pleasure of experiencing this play on Saturday, October 11 th ; I left the performance both amazed and filled with nostalgia from the set alone. As I walked into the Soho Rep Theater , I felt as if I had taken a quantum leap through space and landed in the Orange Farm Township in Gauteng. Having spent some time in a South African township, I was immediately moved by the authenticity of the set. I saw it in the well-known South African products surrounding the set; I saw it in the red, clay dirt on the floor that dusted my shoes upon entering the theater; I heard it in the Brenda Fassie music playing in the background; also, I saw it in the faces of some of the actors – most of whom were South African. One of the main characters in “Generations” is the South African-born actress, singer, and choreographer Thuli Dumakude. She ...