Athol

American  

[ath-awl, -uhl] / ˈæθ ɔl, -əl /

noun

1. a city in central Massachusetts.

2. a first name.

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Example Sentences

Athol Fugard, Tarell Alvin McCraney and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins are among the dramatists who put their unmistakable imprints on the Fountain.

From Los Angeles Times

“First Love” at the Odyssey Theater in 2003 and the 2000 production of Athol Fugard’s “Road to Mecca” at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood were also twofer shows.

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“It’s a play that I’ve loved and has been on my mind, and the moment we looked into the rights, we heard of Athol passing away,” said McCraney of the playwright, who died last month.

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Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as ‘The Blood Knot’ and “‘Master Harold” … and the Boys.’

From Los Angeles Times

While generally true, the precept doesn’t hold in the case of playwright Athol Fugard, whose body of work helped transform the history of his nation.

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