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"Master Harold"... and his Boys Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Background Inform­ation

Author:
Athol Fugard
Premier:
the Yale Repertory Theater in March 1982

Characters

Sam:
“a black man in his mid-fo­rties”
Willie:
black man, similar age
Hally:

Setting

Where? St. George’s Park Tea Room, Port Elizabeth
When? During apartheid
Layout: tables and chairs stacked, except single chair and table w/plat­es+­cutlery and comic books
Atmosp­here:
wet and windy afternoon
“Stale cakes”
“not very impressive display of sweets, cigare­ttes, and cool drinks”
“black­board on which an untrained hand has chalked up the prices”
“a few sad ferns in pots”
  

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Historical context

 

Important quotations