Full Length, Drama Characters: 2 male, 1 female Unit set. The great South African playwright confronts the tragedy of apartheid in his native land in this compelling tale about the efforts of a humble and humane black teacher in a segregated township to persuade just one young person that education, not violence, is the answer to South Africa's problems. "A document of towering stature." Philadelphia Inquirer "The drama vacillates superbly between political parable and personal tragedy." Village Voice