‘An act of rebellion’: Haitian theatre persists amid political crisis and violence
Thespians recognize continuing to rehearse is a perilous business – but they are determined to fight on
In a dimly lit rehearsal room in a city under attack, Jenny Cadet raised an imaginary pistol and fired a single make-believe bullet at her director.
“Life is a theatre. I am a theatre. We are a theatre. The world is a theatre,” proclaimed the 31-year-old Haitian actor, turning to the audience as she uttered the tragicomedy’s final lines.
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