Albert Snyman

(1976-) Lighting designer, theatre manager, scriptwriter, actor. Born in Cape Town, studied at Bostonhouse College then drama at the University of  Stellenbosch. After a number of years as freelance designer and actor, 1998: Audio-visual technician, Spier/Oudio-Visuele tegnikus, 1998/1999: Program manager, MFM 92.6/Programbestuurder, MFM 92.6.Spier, 1999: Stage manager, Spier Amphitheatre/Verhoogbestuurder, Spier Amfiteater, 2000/2001: Head Theatre Technician, Oude Libertas Amphitheatre/HoofTeatertegnikus, Oude Libertas Amfiteater. Then was appointed as Chief Theatre Technician, later Theatre manager, of the H.B. Thom Theatre in Stellenbosch (2002-) As actor has done 2001: Spanner, Klein Libertas Theatre/Teater, Stellenbosch, Aardklop National Arts Festival/ Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees, Potchefstroom, 2001: Boetman is die Bliksem in. Pieter Fourie. Klein Karoo National Arts Festival/Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Baxter Theatre/Teater, Kaapstad, Aardklop National Arts Festival/Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees, Potchefstroom, Springs Stadsteater/Theatre. State Theatre/Staatsteater, Pretoria. 2000: Boetman is die Bliksem in. Pieter Fourie. Aardklop National Arts Festival/ Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees, Potchefstroom, Wynand du Plessis Theatre/Teater, Bloemfontein. 1999: Varknek, Klein Libertas Theatre/Teater, Stellenbosch, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival/Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees. 1999: Why't Burp, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival/Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees. Direction/Regie Chris Vorster. 1998: Why't Burp, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival/Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Durbanville, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Durban. 1998: Jeims Blond 2, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival/Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees & H.B. Thom Theatre/Teater, Stellenbosch. Direction/Regie Chris Vorster. 1998: The Z-Files – Keith Bain. Standard Bank National Arts Festival/Standard Bank Nasionale Kunstefees & Klein Libertas Theatre/Teater, Stellenbosch. As Lighting and Sound Technician has done over 200 professional productions nationally since 1995 in a variety of venues/Meer as 200 professionele produksies in 'n verskeidenheid van venues in Suid-Afrika sedert 1995. As Lighting Designer has done plays such as ***, Romeo and Julia (Vleis, Rys en Aartappels, 2005), As Lighting Designer 2001: Spanner. Saartjie Botha. Director/Regisseur, Jaco Bouwer. Aardklop National Arts Festival/ Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees, Potchefstroom. 2001: Aars. Luke Percival & Peter Verhelst. Director/Regisseur, Marthinus Basson. Aardklop National Arts Festival/ Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees, Potchefstroom. 2001: Tango del Fuego. Marthinus Basson. Director/Regisseur, Marthinus Basson. Aardklop National Arts Festival/ Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees, Potchefstroom, Standard Bank National Arts Festival/Standard Bank Nasionale Kunstefees, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival/Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees. 2001: Die Toneelstuk. Breyten Breytenbach. Director/Regisseur, Marthinus Basson. Klein Karoo National Arts Festival/Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees. Artscape Theatre Centre/Teatersentrum. 2000: Weyers. Chris Vorster. Director/Regisseur, Chris Vorster. Klein Karoo National Arts Festival/Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Aardklop National Arts Festival/ Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees, Potchefstroom. 2000: Bang. Chris Vorster. Director/Regisseur, Chris Vorster. Klein Karoo National Arts Festival/Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees. 2000: Trouvrou. Saartjie Botha. Director/Regisseur, Jaco Bouwer. Klein Karoo National Arts Festival/Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees. Radio and TV work includes Presenter latenight talkshow and an actuality program MFM 92.6 (1998/1999) and scriptwriter on Binnelanders (200*-)

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