A masterpiece of theatre by the definitive South African playwright, Athol Fugard. We are very proud to welcome director Margo Whitcomb to direct this moving story. Whitcomb has been a member of the prestigious American Conservatory Theatre staff in San Francisco since 1996, where her work has won her many accolades.

An elderly artist, Miss Helen, has created a refuge of art in the South African veldt after the death of her husband. She creates a "Mecca" of life-sized cement sculptures in her yard of camels, owls, mermaids and peacocks. It is through her persistent affirmation through art, even in the face of desolation, that she redeems her life and the lives of those touched by her.

"Glowing with a rare luminosity and intensity, Athol Fugard's play is also his most eloquent and transforming."      
Christian Science Monitor

Winner of the 1988 NY Drama Critics Circle award, The Road to Mecca has been called
"one of Fugard's most beautiful plays."      
NY Daily News