Horizon Arts Production’s (HAP) play Front Yard opened at the National Cultural Centre last night and continues tonight and tomorrow night along with a matinee show today at 1 pm.
Front Yard was written by HAP’s Artistic Director Mariatha Causway also known as Jennifer Thomas and directed by her and Sheron Cadogan-Taylor.
Front Yard, according to a press release, tells the story of a woman who was courageous enough to pack up and leave the comfort of her luxurious home, in an effort to be rid of an abusive spouse, and start a new life for herself. In so doing she ends up in a tenement yard, which was a far cry from the life she had grown accustomed to, but which provided a refuge for her and her 11-year-old son, who was also frustrated and had had enough.
The play also touches on the way society views certain communities and teaches that all that glitters is