Blood Knot shows two brothers, one so light-skinned he can pass for white, the other unmistakably black, as they struggle with themselves, each other, and their dreams and fears against the backdrop of apartheid South Africa. A gripping play that moves us to think about race and the ties that divide as well as bind.

The play uses humor and drama to present equal measures of Galileo's scientific discoveries, the conflicts between science and religion, an example of the scientific approach to the truth, and a touching relationship between a difficult but loving father and his devoted but strong daughter. This play has been a hit in California with younger audiences and adults alike.

“This play began with a single word, found many years ago in an Anglo Saxon dictionary: Aerwacol means 'early awake.' It was, I thought, beautiful, and it made me wonder who might have been up so early all those centuries ago, and why, and what was on her mind, that she would have spoken such a word for the first time…” – Playwright Sean Dixon

This German classic, based on a true story about a crime of passion, is a brilliant exploration of exploitation, morality, and physical and metaphysical poverty. Unfinished at the time of the author’s death, the text has spawned numerous adaptations, including opera and film. In partnership with the Goethe Institute we are pleased to present a new translation by Philip Boehm.