My Children! My Africa! Nov. 21-24

Nonviolent protest or armed resistance? In My Children! My Africa!, acclaimed South African playwright Athol Fugard illustrates the choice with an arresting image. Mr. M — a beloved teacher in a poor black township — lifts a dictionary in one hand. The other grips a rock someone has thrown through his window. Mr. M is played by Ron Himes, founder of The Black Rep.