[SN-ANNOUNCE] 'Coming Out Again' - Life Stories to Celebrate Human Rights Day

[GALA]

TO ALL SANGONeT USERS

'Coming Out Again' -  Life Stories to Celebrate Human Rights Day

The Gay and Lesbian Archives (GALA) is pleased to announce the upcoming tour 
of the theatrical performance 'Coming Out Again' in celebration of Human 
Rights Day. The play explores HIV/AIDS in the lesbian, gay, bisexual 
transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community, and raises issues about HIV in 
the Deaf community. Each of the performances will be fully South African 
Sign Language (SASL) interpreted.

Performance Schedule:
21 March 2006 - 13:00 City Hall, Durban
22 March 2006 - 17:00 BAT Centre, Durban
23 March 2006 - 14:00 Kismet Hotel, 460 Longmarket Street, Pietermaritzburg
24 March 2006 - 17:00 JL Zwane Centre, Gugulethu
25 March 2006 - 14:00 On Broadway, 88 Shortmarket St., Cape Town

The production is fun and entertaining, while using a rights-based approach 
to HIV/AIDS. It tells the story of 7 individuals getting ready for Thuli's 
Pride Party. Among all the usual worries - what will I wear? will I meet 
someone? - are a few bigger ones - how, and when, will we talk about HIV. 
Come share the stories of these seven actors - three of being HIV positive, 
others as coping with positive family members, losing loved ones, and trying 
to stay negative. Each of the actors worked with the writer and director 
one-on-one, talking about their lives and experiences to come up with the 
storylines. Then over a period of six weeks, the directors workshopped the 
cast to develop and rehearse the final scripting. This project is part of 
GALA's HIV oral history and outreach project.

For more information visit: http://www.wits.ac.za/gala/culture_theatre.htm

Or Contact:

Deborah Walter, CMFD Productions
deb at cmfd.org
Tel: 073-132-7032

Busi Kheswa, Gay and Lesbian Archives
kheswab at gala.wits.ac.za
Tel: + 27 11  717 4239