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The [[Frenchy Franzen-trofee]] ("Frenchy Franzen Trophy"): Stage management.
 
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The [[HAUM-trofee]] ("[[HAUM]] Trophy"): Best student playwright
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The [[HAUM-trofee]] ("[[HAUM]] Trophy"): Best student playwright.
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The [[Henderson-trofee]] ("Henderson Trophy"): Best student playwright.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 06:22, 9 May 2023

USAT is the acronym for an amateur theatre society for students at the University of Stellenbosch.

The society

Called the Universiteit Stellenbosch Amateurteater in Afrikaans and University of Stellenbosch Amateur Theatre in English.

Managed by a the USAT Komitee, a student committee.

The USAT Drama Festival

One of the prime activities of the society is the annual USAT Dramafees (USAT Drama Festival, where competing residences put on plays, with the male and female residences teaming up and combining their forces.

A number of awards were on offer in the festivals:

For instance, in the 1978 programme, a list of the 1977 awards is given and consisted of:

The Steytlerbeker ("Steytler Cup"): Best performance in a very small role.

The Akkertrofee ("Acorn Trophy") Best performance in a female role.

The Enricotrofee ("Enrico Trophy") Best performance in a male role.

The Barclays-beker ("Barclays Cup"): Commendable performance in a female role and commendable performance in a male role.

The Barclays-beker ("Barclays Cup"): Commendable performance in a male role.

The Edrichstrofee ("Edrichs Trophy") Best acting performance.

The Johan Brink-trofee ("Johan Brink Trophy") commendable student director.

The UUB-trofee ("UUB Trophy") best student director.

The Steytlerbeker ("Steytler Cup"): Originality.

The USAT-trofee ("USAT Trophy"): Commendable production.

The Barclays-trofee ("Barclays Trophy"): Best production.

The Frenchy Franzen-trofee ("Frenchy Franzen Trophy"): Stage management.

The HAUM-trofee ("HAUM Trophy"): Best student playwright.

The Henderson-trofee ("Henderson Trophy"): Best student playwright.

Sources

Copy of the 1978 USAT Dramafees programme (held 11-21 March in the Libertas-teater)

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