Event

The Cool Train

The Cool Train is a one-man performance by Lunga Sinuka
Written by Lunga Sinuka and Zaraawar Mistry
Directed by Zaraawar Mistry

Tickets: $12

The Cool Train is Lunga Sinuka's memoir of growing up in South Africa during the repressive era of Apartheid. From his childhood in a Xhosa village with no electricity or running water, to working as a glass cleaner at one of South Africa's best hotels, and eventually joining the African National Congress in the violent struggle for freedom, Lunga's journey reflects the lives of many black South Africans before the end of Apartheid in 1994. The Cool Train is a one-man storytelling piece, told through songs and stories filled with warmth, humor and love. Recommended for ages 13+.

Lunga Sinuka was born in South Africa and emigrated to the United States in 1992. He has a B.A. in Public Administration from Cape University of Technology in South Africa and a B.A. in Business Administration from Hope College in Michigan. In America he has worked for the American Red Cross and other social service organizations, and also as a loan officer with First National Bank. The Cool Train is his first play and the first time he is performing on stage since high school.