De La Salle Holy Cross College had their annual production Every year, Every Day, I am walking performed by some high school learners from the 24 to 26 June in the high school’s hall.
The impressive production showcased the real issues faced by African members of our community. The production’s theme is in response to the crisis facing refugees in South Africa and exploring migrancy. Directed for the school by Caitlyn Morris, college director of Culture, the play follows a young refugee in Africa who loses their home and family brutally and is forced to journey into a new place.
The main character, Aggie, is played by Ruveneko Shava and her mother is played by Lange Nduku. The play starts off showing two sisters’ close bond back home before everything they know gets ruined and mother and daughter have no choice but to flee their home country.
Morris said, “We chose specifically to do this play this year because we thought the message behind it is paramount to the times but also to broaden the learners’ horizon a bit more. You find that being a middle-class school in the suburbs, we tend to see things through rose-tinted glasses. This is the perfect place to take the learners into the real world, and expose them to issues other people face.”
“It is quite an intense play. It tells a story through a young girl’s eyes through the loss of her sister but not realising all she has actually lost in that process. The production dares to ask what it means to be a refugee, what it means to lose your sense of home and asks the question of what is home really?” concluded Morris.
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