Beth Dickerson

Beth Dickerson (1928-2015). Actress, director, academic, poet and writer.

Biography
She died in Grahamstown on 22 April 2015 at the age of 87.

Training
She studied at Rhodes University in Grahamstown.

Career
In 1986 she was acting head of the Rhodes University Drama Department. She retired in 1992.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She directed many Rhodes University Drama Department productions, among others The Diary of Iris Vaughan, Riders to the Sea, The Playboy of the Western World, The Shadow of the Glen abd The Crucible.

Roles in The Emperor Jones, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.

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