Althol Fugard/valley Song

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...for over forty years to the suffering caused by apartheid in South Africa (Zinman). Valley Song was his first post-apartheid work and, correspondingly, the focus is much less on racism in this play, but rather concentrates on the conflicts inherent in the generations (Waters 312). Valley Song is a “lyrical parable” set in a “fertile, mountain-ringed valley in the Karoo.” Considered to be “coloreds” under the apartheid code, the play features three characters: the Author, Abraam Jonkers and his granddaughter Veronica. The time is the present and a stage direction indicates that the role of the Author and Abraam Jonkers should be played by the same actor; however, the play primarily focuses on Veronica and her efforts to carve a life for herself in the new South Africa that differs from the past. In portraying Veronica’s story, Fugard pictures a strong young woman who has the courage to come to grips with the opportunities offered in the new South Africa because she had the nurturing and love offered...

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