Such Drama, abbreviated

Realizing that many, if not all, of you would not like to read through three pages of a boring account of plays you didn't see and probably never will, here is the abbreviated version of "My Trip to Grahamstown!"
Sun: Left Gaborone with the director of Maitisong (driver), the teacher's aide from the UK, a sixth-form artsy MaP student, and me. Stayed overnight in Bloemfontein, South Africa, at the director's daughter's home.
Mon: Arrived in Grahamstown about 4 o' clock. Saw two plays (one good, one not) and a jazz concert (good). Discovered that our "en suite" room in a high school dormitory was actually an ironing room with two cots (I shared with the sixth-form young woman) and a shared, un-locking bathroom down the hall.
Tues: Art exhibits in the morning (very impressive) and four more shows, as well as an outdoor theatre performance, in the afternoon; all were pretty good.
Wed: The day of wonderful shows and exceptional art, as well as a delicious lunch at a cafe and dinner at the Long Table, a community-run "restaurant", in which the menu is home-cooked meals, warmed in the microwave just for you! Saw MaP's art teachers' exhibit; incredible. And then came the best comedy and the best...I don't really know how to categorize it. "Spun - the Legend of DJ Tommy Guns" was a great comedy about a teenage amateur DJ who finds himself saving the world from aliens in a DJ spin-off. "Spitfire" consisted of a very talented actor using lyrical poetry, words and sentences strung together, to create a powerful comment on society and on Africa. His talent was astonishing.
Thurs: More shows, including the best drama: "Mouche", in which a puppet troupe saves a girl from committing suicide. She joins the troupe and all the puppets fall in love with her - and eventually the bitter, hateful puppeteer as well. Saw some nice jazz in the evening, which was a good way to unwind from all the plays.
Fri: Three good shows, two not-so-good shows, but all-in-all a fine last day. We ended with a comedy, "Butlers and Brandy". Very entertaining!
Sat: We climbed back into the car, loaded our hastily-packed things, and left Grahamstown at 8 o'clock in the morning. After thirteen hours of chocolate covered peanuts, Alvin and the Chipmunk and other music, and a dinner stop at Spurs, we pulled into MaP at about 9 pm. I had to force myself to exit the car; we had all become such good friends, and I truly didn't want to leave the people with whom I had spent my best week so far.