Synopsis
The Road to Mecca
Published by Samuel French Inc
1 Male 2 Female
This unusual drama by a premiere contemporary dramatist focuses on Miss Helen, an old Boer woman who lives alone in the South African boondocks where she creates odd concrete sculptures which she calls her Mecca
A young woman who was once helped by Miss Helen has traveled hundreds of miles to help her in a time of crisis Miss Helen is in danger of being sent to an old folks' home by a narrow minded minister who considers her sculptures a public nuisance
"The author's most personal play to date, an essential rosetta stone for the entire canon" ~ N.Y. Times
"Glows with a rare luminosity and intensity. Athol Fugard's latest play . . . is also his most eloquent and transforming" ~ Christian Science Monitor
"One of Fugard's simplest, most beautiful plays" ~ N.Y. Daily News