Sobonakhona Drama Society

Sobonakhona Drama Society    

Durban, South Africa 

Social Action Project

South Bend, Indiana  USA

Five members of Sobonakhona Drama Society came for three weeks in November 2000. The group is from Inanda township, outside Durban, South Africa.  Here are a few pictures of the cultural exchange program they developed  in collaboration  with Social Action Project (SOCACT).

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Randy Jones, Instructional Media Specialist, Indiana University South Bend.

Whenever we need help we know we can call on Randy and he'll find a way to take care of us! 

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Laura Joyner, Poetry Jam Facilitator

Laura hosted a special Poetry Jam to introduce the local poets to Sobonakhona Drama Society.

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(L-R) Laura Joyner, Musawenkosi Bhengu, Ignatia Ncwane, Nkosinathi Maphumulo, Debora Khuluse, Sakhila Madonsela.

Introductions, introductions, introductions...

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(L-R) Debora Khuluse, Sakhile Madonsela, Sherrie Wiegel, Bhumi Bhavsar, Dé Bryant, Lorie Freet

The first tale to be told was about the long night at the Chicago O'Hare Airport. We can laugh about it now, but it was a really, really long night...

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(L-R) Bhumi Bhavsar, Dé Bryant, Lorie Freet

Now that everyone's safe, we need to alert the media : "Sobonakhona is really in town!"

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(L-R) Sakhila Madonsela, Sherrie Wiegel, Bhumi Bhavsar, Dé Bryant

We're talking to Lorie's head!

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(L-R) Musawenkosi Bhengu, Zinhle Ncwane, Nkosinathi Maphumulo, Debora Khuluse, Sakhile Madonsela, Sherrie Wiegel

This is only the first of 31 daily logs that the group will fill out...

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Hello and farewell from  Gwendolyn, our future Social Action Project member...

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