Athol Fugard has been working in the theatre as a playwright, director, and actor in South Africa, England, and the United States for over fifty years. In 2011 he received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award and was the inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor of Drama at Oxford University. His play The Road to Mecca was recently produced on Broadway by Roundabout Theatre Company. His latest play The Bird Watchers premiered last year at The Fugard Theatre in Cape Town. Last year The Train Driver, transferred from The Fugard Theatre to The Hampstead Theatre in London for a critically acclaimed run. He has been seen on stage in South Africa, London, Broadway, off-Broadway, and in regional theatre in the U.S. Film credits include The Road to Mecca, Gandhi, The Killing Fields, Meetings With Remarkable Men, Marigolds In August, Boesman and Lena, and The Guest. His novel Tsotsi, was adapted into a film which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film (2006). He has published his autobiographical memoir “Cousins.” His plays include: No-Good Friday, Nongogo, Blood Knot, Hello and Goodbye, People are Living There, Boesman and Lena, Statements After an Arrest, Under the Immorality Act, Sizwe Banzi is Dead, Dimetos, The Island, A Lesson From Aloes, ‘Master Harold’ …and the Boys, The Road to Mecca, A Place With the Pigs, My Children! My Africa!, Playland, Valley Song, The Captain’s Tiger, Sorrows and Rejoicings, Exits and Entrances, Victory, Coming Home. As part of his 2011 residency with The Signature Theatre, Athol directed his plays Blood Knot and The Train Driver (New York City premiere). The Signature also presented his play My Children! My Africa! , directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson.   Playwrights' Sidewalk: Athol Fugard has a star on the Playwrights' Sidewalk.

	Production	Theatre	Opened	Credit
1	Boesman and Lena	Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre	02/25/2019	Playwright
2	Master Harold... and the Boys	Pershing Square Signature Center/ Irene Diamond Stage	11/07/2016	Playwright
3	The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek	Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre	05/11/2015	Playwright
4	The Train Driver	Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre	09/09/2012	Playwright
5	My Children! My Africa!	Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre	05/24/2012	Playwright
6	The Blood Knot	Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre	02/16/2012	Playwright
7	Exits and Entrances	59E59 Theaters/ Theater A	04/04/2007	Playwright
8	Sorrows and Rejoicings	Second Stage Theatre	02/04/2002	Playwright
9	The Captain's Tiger: A Memoir for the Stage	New York City Center/ Stage II	01/19/1999	Playwright
10	Valley Song	New York City Center/ Stage II	11/28/1995	Playwright
11	Playland	New York City Center/ Stage II	05/18/1993	Playwright
12	Boesman and Lena	New York City Center/ Stage I	01/14/1992	Playwright
13	My Children! My Africa!	Perry Street Theatre	12/02/1989	Playwright
14	The Road to Mecca	Promenade Theatre	04/12/1988	Playwright
15	The Blood Knot	Roundabout Stage I (23rd Street Theater)	03/23/1980	Playwright
16	Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act	Stage 73	02/01/1978	Playwright
17	Scenes from Soweto	Stage 73	02/01/1978	Playwright
18	Boesman and Lena	Circle in the Square Downtown	06/22/1970	Playwright
19	Hello and Goodbye	Sheridan Square Playhouse	09/18/1969	Playwright
20	The Blood Knot	Cricket Theatre	03/01/1964	Playwright

	Production	Theatre	Opened	Credit
1	Master Harold... and the Boys	Pershing Square Signature Center/ Irene Diamond Stage	11/07/2016	Director
2	The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek	Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre	05/11/2015	Director
3	The Train Driver	Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre	09/09/2012	Director
4	The Blood Knot	Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre	02/16/2012	Director
5	Sorrows and Rejoicings	Second Stage Theatre	02/04/2002	Director
6	The Captain's Tiger: A Memoir for the Stage	New York City Center/ Stage II	01/19/1999	Director
7	Valley Song	New York City Center/ Stage II	11/28/1995	Director
8	Playland	New York City Center/ Stage II	05/18/1993	Director
9	Boesman and Lena	New York City Center/ Stage I	01/14/1992	Director
10	My Children! My Africa!	Perry Street Theatre	12/02/1989	Director
11	The Road to Mecca	Promenade Theatre	04/12/1988	Director

	Production	Theatre	Opened	Credit
1	The Captain's Tiger: A Memoir for the Stage	New York City Center/ Stage II	01/19/1999	The Author
2	Valley Song	New York City Center/ Stage II	11/28/1995	The Author; Abraam Jonkers
3	The Road to Mecca	Promenade Theatre	04/12/1988	Marius Byleveld

		Award	Production	Function
1	NOMINATED	2019 Drama League Award, Outstanding Revival of a Play	Boesman and Lena	Playwright
2	NOMINATED	2013 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Revival	My Children! My Africa!	Playwright
3	NOMINATED	2012 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Revival	The Blood Knot	Playwright
4	WON	1996 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Body of Work
5	WON	1992 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Revival	Boesman and Lena	Playwright
6	WON	1988 Drama Critics' Circle Award, Best Foreign Play	The Road to Mecca	Playwright
7	WON	1971 Obie Award, Best Foreign Play	Boesman and Lena	Playwright