The play
"Asinamali" is about the lives of five imprisoned South African men during the reign
of apartheid in the country which divided and oppressed the peoplemuch like the Jim Crow era of
the United States. The play is essentially the backstory of the five men, who describe how they
have come to be in prison, and was inspired by the 1983 rent strike in the nation. The title is
a Zulu word meaning "we have no money," which was the rallying cry behind the strike,
as the individuals were forced to pay exorbitant rents and couldn't afford any sort of decent
housing.
Originally, the play was unscripted,...
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