Monyane Is The Star Of A Powerful Show That Talks About GBV

The actor Mona Monyane thinks that the new play at the Joburg Theatre, For Coloured Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf, will help many people and give them hope in a place where rape and violence against women are common and suicide is common.

An African-American author named Ntozake Shange wrote stories about women who have been through a lot of pain and suffering but still find the strength to get back on their feet.

Many other versions of the story have been made around the world, but Monyane says the South African version is different.

As black women in South Africa, we’ve slowly found our voices and movements over the years. We no longer want to suffer in silence.

I think this play will help people understand that they are not alone in their pain and that they are seen. The most important thing is that there is hope at the end of the rainbow, she said.

Monyane says she plays every woman in the play when she talks about her role.

That it was clear who all of these women are before, but now we’re playing with the idea that they are all the same woman, she says.

People can learn to be strong and sensitive, but they can also learn to find their inner strength to get through hard times.

According to Monyane, who has worked with the play’s director, James Ngcobo before, she was called in last week to fill in for actor Lerato Mvelase, who had to leave the show to take a job offer abroad.

She said, I agreed to join the cast because I love black women and speak out for them.

Since Monyane has been on a healing journey herself, she says she used her own feelings to help bring the character to life.

The former Muvhango actress says that theatre parts are harder and more honest than TV roles, but she says that it’s nothing new for her because she has training and experience in theatre.

The creative team is led by Ngcobo and includes Mandla Mkaba as musical director, Lulu Mlangeni as choreographer, Enos Ramaroko as lighting designer, Jurgen Meekel and Andrea Rolfes as audiovisual experts, and Yewande James as an accent coach.

Set-works at Johannesburg Theatre make the community better by fostering young artists and artists-to-be. l Productions like For Coloured Girls show how dedicated we are to making a space where creativity can grow, says Ngcobo, artistic director of Joburg City Theatres.

There are also Refilwe Modiselle, Swankie Mafoko, Thuto Gaasenwe, Siphesihle Ndaba, Danica Jones, Boitumelo Lesejane, and Siobhan King in the group.

The 95-minute play starts on February 16 at the Joburg Theatre and runs until March 23.

Monyane Is The Star Of A Powerful Show That Talks About GBV

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