How Long Is Woza Albert

The 80-minute show at the Lucille Lortel Theater originated at Johannesburg’s esteemed, multiracial Market Theater in 1981 and has since toured the world. It is energetically performed by mr. Mtwa and Mr. Ngema.

How many scenes are in Woza Albert?

The Play. Woza Albert! is a twenty-six-scene, quick-action play, whose succession of vignettes of black life during South Africa’s apartheid period shows the absurdity of racial oppression.

Who is Morena in Woza?

The two actors—who also co-wrote the script—play various Black South African and White South African characters that make up the apartheid-era society. The most clearly defined main character is Morena, who is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ and is a black man.