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== Salters' One Act Play Festival ==

The [[PEMADS]] [[Salters One Act Play Festival]] was an annual festival which was held for the first time in 1952, and, with the exception of 1963, 1964, 1979, 1980, 1982, and 1994, ran each year until 1998. The Festival was presented by [[PEMADS]] in association with the [[Arts and Culture Trust]] and Nedbank.  In 1988 the festival co-ordinator [[Liz Yates]], administrative assistant [[Audrey Whitehouse]], co-ordinating stage director [[Manny Fokos]] and lighting operator [[Ken Brown]], were instrumental in expanding the festival. The 1988 event was the first in 36 years to allow outside amateur societies, schools and drama workshops to participate, with directors and performers graded into junior,novice and experienced categories.

The festival claims that a number of "firsts" occurred there:

- The first such festival to boast English, [[Afrikaans]] and [[Xhosa]] presentations.

- The first time a "final" round was contested by three selected plays.

- An English-medium school, [[Victoria Park High School]], entered an [[Afrikaans]] play, [[Soet, Suur en Sielkunde]].

- The same play, [[The Bear]], was presented twice by the [[PE College of Education]] with role swopping.

- The first [[Salters One Act Play Festival]] to have not only a professional adjudicator in [[Bess Finney]], but also a professional co-ordinating stage director in [[Mairi Cameron]].

- The [[Uitenhage Toneel]] presented ''[[Die Sandkis]]'' there, the first "out-of-town" entry by a formally constituted amateur theatrical society.  

In addition, several entrants, [[Victoria Park High School]], [[Vista University Drama Workshop]] and [[PE College of Education]], took part for the first time. The intention was to provide a facility for both novice and experienced directors with an opportunity to present their productions of One-Act Plays to the public. The festival was intended to be seen as a vehicle for growth, experimentation and learning, but above all, for enjoyment and the sharing experiences with the other participants.
The festival was always held in the [[Little Theatre]], Belmont Terrace, [[Port Elizabeth]]. 
The festival is no longer staged.

== Festival Rules ==

A Novice was deemed to be a pIayer who had not previously won an acting award, and who had not appeared in a speaking role in more than two plays. There was no age restriction in this area.
A Junior performer was deemed to be a player no more than 18 years old, who had not previously won an award for acting, and who hadn't appeared in a speaking part in more than two Non-School productions.
A Novice Director was a person who presented their first attempt at Direction.
Any entry had to contain greater part of dialog than of mime, singing, music or dancing, and to contain a minimum of two on-stage speaking parts.

Each play had 5 minutes to set their stage and 3 minutes to strike their sets. Penalties applied.

Minimum running time, from curtain to curtain, was 20 minutes with a maximum of 45 minutes. Penalties were applied for short or over times.

The marks were calculated based on the following criteria:-

'''TECHNICAL''' (For 24 points)

(i) Sets & Properties - 4 points

(ii) Lighting - 4 points.

(iii) Costumes and Make up - 4 points.

(iv) Sound - 4 points.

(v) Concept - 4 points.

vii) Execunon - 4 points.

'''DIRECTION''' (For 30 points).

(i) Concept and Understanding - 8 points.

(ii) Rhythm/Graph - 8 points.

(iii) Blocking - 8 points

(iv) Performances - 8 points.

'''ACTING''' (For 26 points).

(i) Characterisation - 7 points.

(ii) Emotional Truth - 7 points.

(iii) Vocal Flexibility - 7 points.

(iv) Focus & Responsiveness - 5 points.

'''PRODUCTION''' (For 20 Points)

(i) Entertainment value - 5 points.

(ii) Performances - 5 points.

(iii) Technical - 5 points.

(iv) Creative Risk/Originality of approach - 5 points.

== The Entries ==

1983: [[Albert]] directed by [[Gwyn James]], [[Bang, You're Dead]] directed by [[Paul Reakes]], [[Happiness My Goal]] directed by [[Norman Holland]], [[The Runner Stumbles]] directed by [[Milan Stitt]], [[The Visitor]] directed by [[Andre van Vuuren]].

1985: [[Albert's Bridge]] directed by [[Jeremy Wallis]], [[Auditions for a Writer]] directed by [[H Clayton]], [[Cold Equations]] directed by [[Michael Smith]], [[Quake]] directed by [[Sharon Rother]], [[Ritual for Dolls]] directed by [[Tony Dungey]].

1988: [[A Song For All Seasons]], [[Behind the Mask]], [[Debtor's Prison]], [[Die Ewige Tuiste]], [[Die Insurance Polis]], [[Die Telefoon]], [[Die Voelhok]], [[Dinner For One]], [[Murder Behind The Mask]], [[Patchwork]], [[Red Spy at Night]], [[Sudenly Last Summer]], [[The Busker of Sacre Coeur]], and [[Top Table]].

1989: [[Die Trommel]], [[Nunsense]], [[The Snake Chief]], [[Untimely Ripp'd]], 

1990: [[A Galway Girl]], [[Die Koffer]], [[Die Vaal Koestertjie]], [[Die Wildeman]], [[Eva Se Krismiskat]], [[It's a Gas!]], [[Our Man]], [[Pa, Maak Vir My 'n Vlieer, Pa]], [[The General Reviews His Troops]], [[The High-Backed Chair]], and [[The Understudy]].

1991: [[Something Unspoken]], [[Bus Stop]], [[Taken]], [[The Trial]], 

1992: [[Appassionata]], [[Die Dood van Chris en die Choreographie van Begrip]], [[In Room Five Hundred and Four]],[[Teechers]], [[The Grey Angel]], [[Weekend]], 

1993: [[Deadline Dawn]], [[Die Parrot Woman]], [[Fade to Black]], [[Her Grace Will Be Here]], [[Refusal of Suitors]], [[Roman Believer]], [[The Drapes Come]], [[Toewyding]], [[Vital Statistics]] and [[You, Me and Mrs Jones]].  

1994: 

1995: [[Ai Toggie die Liefde]], [[Ashes to Ashes]], [[Behind the Curtains]], [[Die Wenner Wat Verloor Het]], [[Egoli]], [[Fuses En Ander Konneksies]], [[Marymeit en Miss Rosemary]], [[Nine to Five]], [[Nood Einde]], [[Once a Jolly Jumbuck]], [[Random Moments in a May Garden]], [[Red Spy At Night]], [[Summit]], [[Sweat]]. 

1996: [[Bitsathebook]], [[Derde Laan Se Critics]], [[Egoli]], [[Living With Lady Macbeth]], [[My Child]], [[Tot Die Dood Ons Skei]], [[Ubuntu]], [[The Proposal]], [[The Victim]], [[Too Long an Autumn]] and [[Trolley Troupe]].

1997: [[Bar And Ger]], [[Dilemma]], [[Die Hok]], [[Die Lewe Is Soos 'n Nikkerbol]], [[Exit]], [[Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery]], [[Harry's Christmas]], [[Siyabheda Mzala]] (Things Are Bad, Cousin), [[Sorry Wrong Number]], [[The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish]], [[The Last Laugh]], [[The Wizard of Whispers]] and [[Vagabond Vampires]].

1998: [[A Case For Two Detectives]], [[Die Klein Prinsie]] an Afrikaans adaptation of [[The Little Prince]], [[Die Spinner]],  [[Insignicant Others 11]], [[Kaleidoskoop]], [[Op Dees Aarde]] and [[Semi-detached]].

== Adjudicators ==

1983: [[Daphne Greenwood]] (nee [[Daphne Mann]]) was a Port Alfred resident. 

1985: [[Beth Dickerson]]

From 1988, Technical Director [[Mairi Surtees-Cameron]] was instrumental in persuading the visiting adjudicators to participate in the [[Salters One Act Play Festival]].

1988:

1989: [[Bess Finney]]

1990: [[Anne Williams]]

1991: [[Tammy Bonell]] assisted by [[Sarita Loots]] as regards Afrikaans nuances and interpretation.

1992: [[Philip Godowa]]

1993: [[Pat Fox]] assisted by [[Sarita Loots]] as regards Afrikaans nuances and interpretation.

1996: [[Jennifer Steyn]]

1997: [[Drummond Marais]]

1998: [[Drummond Marais]] assisted by [[Sarita Loots]] as regards Afrikaans nuances and interpretation.

== The Award Winners ==


'''SALTERS' CUP FOR THE BEST PRODUCTION'''

1988: [[Die Telefoon]] - [[Anlie Weideman]] - [[PEAAT]].

1989: [[Natania Kleynhans]] - [[Die Trommel]] - [[PEAAT]]

1990: [[Die Wildeman]] - [[Lizinda Schrapler]]

1991: [[Something Unspoken]] - [[Marion McPherson]] - 

1992: [[Appassionata]] - [[Lizinda Schrapler]] - [[Pemads]]

1993: [[Die Parrot Woman]] - [[Natania Kleinhans]] - [[Yu Productions]]

1995: [[Fuses En Ander Konneksies]] - [[Lizinda Schrapler]] - [[Pemads]]

1996: [[Tot Die Dood Ons Skei]] - [[Marius de Vries]] - [[PEAAT]]

1997: [[The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish]] - [[Sharon Rother]] - [[Rother-Swain Drama Studio]]

1998: [[Die Spinner]] - [[Mariette Dodd]] - [[PEAAT]]


'''THE NEDBANK DOLL- BEST DIRECTOR'''

1993: [[Natania Kleinhans]] - [[Die Parrot Woman]] - [[Yu Productions]]

1996: [[Bitsathebook]] - [[Robin WiIIiams]] - [[THESPA]]

1997: [[Sharon Rother]] - [[The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish]] - [[Rother-Swain Studio]]


'''THE GILL BREWIS TROPHY - MOST PROMISING DIRECTOR'''

1988: [[Penni Longman]] - [[Red Spy at Night]] - [[Footlight Future]]

1989: [[Luzinda Schrapler]] - 

1990: [[Barbara Woodhead]] - [[The General Reviews His Troops]]

1991: [[Luzinda Schrapler]] - ?

1992: [[Marion Mcpherson]] - [[In Room Five Hundred and Four]] - [[Pemads]]

1993: [[Martlie Jordaan]] - [[Toewyding]] - [[Framesby High School]]

1995: [[Melissa Sanderson]] - [[Once a Jolly Jumbuck]] - [[Sanderson Drama Studio]]

1996: [[Mzwanele Mgijima]] - [[Ubuntu]] - [[P E Youth Theatre]]

1997: [[Heike Gehring]] - [[Die Hok]] - [[PEAAT]]

1998: [[Marius de Vries]] - [[Op Dees Aarde]] - [[Pemads]]


'''THE CHRISTINE HAMILTON-COX TROPHY - BEST ACTOR'''

1988: [[Christie Gericke]] - [[Die Telefoon]] - [[PEAAT]]

1989: [[Wimpie Jansen]] - [[Die Trommel]] - [[PEAAT]]

1990: [[Rudy Olivier]] - [[Die Wildeman]]

1992: [[Jan Wandrag]] - [[Die Dood van Chris en die Choreographie van Begrip]] – [[Yu Productions]]

1993: [[Jan Wandrag]] - [[Die Parrot Woman]] - [[Yu Productions]]

1995: [[Wilm Jansen]] - [[Fuses en Ander Konneksies]] - [[Pemads]]

1996: No award

1997: [[Robert Stewart]] - [[Harry's Christmas]] - [[Pemads]]

1998: [[Jaco Kemp]] - [[Die Spinner]] - [[PEAAT]]


'''THE GEOFF HARRISON CUP - BEST ACTRESS''' 

1988: [[Barbara Woodhead]] - as Mrs Venable in [[Suddenly Last Summer]] - [[Pemads]] 

1989: [[Janine Grobler]] - [[Die Trommel]] - [[PEAAT]]

1990: [[Linda-Louise Swain]] - [[A Galway Girl]]

1991: [[Mariette du Toit]] - [[Bus Stop]]

1992: [[Toni Gennrich]] - [[Appassionata]] - [[Pemads]]

1993: [[Janine Grobler]] - [[Die Parrot Woman]] - [[Yu Produksies]]

1995: [[Jandi Offerman]] - [[Summit]] - [[Rother-Swain Studio]]

1996: [[Jennifer Turner]] - [[Tot die Dood Ons Skei]] - [[PEAAT]]

1997: [[Melissa Sanderson]] - [[Bar and Ger]] - [[Sanderson Drama Studio]]


'''THE DENZIL LEVY TROPHY - BEST NOVICE DIRECTOR''' 

1988: [[Natania Kleynhans]] - [[Die Ewige Tuiste]] - [[PEAAT]]

1989: Mrs [[Jan Blignaut]] - [[The Snake Chief]] - 

1990: [[Marion McPherson]] - [[A Galway Girl]]

1991: [[Judy Nel]]

1992: [[Josephine Brennan]] - [[Teechers]] - [[Trinity High School]]

1993: No Award

1995: [[Jason Ensor]] - [[Red Spy At Night]] - [[Victoria Park High School]]

1996: [[Marius de Vries]] - [[Tot die Dood Ons Skei]] - [[PEAAT]]

1997: [[Moira Bush]] - [[Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery]] - [[Rother-Swain Drama Studio]]


'''THE WALRO AWARD - BEST FEATURED ACTRESS''' 

1990: [[Heike Gehring]] - [[Die Wildeman]]

1991: [[Linda-Louise Swain]] - [[Taken]]

1992: [[Janis Price]] - [[The Grey Angel]] - [[Sharon Rother Studio]]

1993: [[Cheron Stupart]] - [[Her Grace Will Be Here]] - [[Pemads]] / [[Naomi Nathan]] - [[Deadline Dawn]]

1995: [[Liza Fouche]] - [[Ai Toggie die Liefde]] - [[Framesby High School]]

1996: [[Zukiswa Caku-Caku]] - [[Ubuntu]] - [[P E Youth Theatre]]

1997: [[Candice van Litsenborg]] - [[Exit]] - [[Rodsan Productions]]

1998: [[Petro van den heever]] - [[Op Dees Aarde]] - [[PEAAT]]


'''THE WALRO AWARD - BEST FEATURED ACTOR''' 

1990: [[Andrew Weiss]] - [[Die Wildeman]]

1992: No award

1993: [[Bennum van Jaarsveld]] - [[Toewyding]] - [[Framesby High School]]

1995: [[Pete Kruger]] - [[Nine to Five]] - [[Pemads]]

1996: [[Mark Farrow]] - [[Too Long an Autumn]] - [[Pemads]] 

1997: [[Xolani Ngesi]] - [[Siyabheda Mzala]] (Things Are Bad, Cousin) - [[Non-Stop Entertainment]]


'''PEMADS CUP - BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE'''

1988: [[Linda-Louise Swain]] - as Miss Sophie in [[Dinner for One]] - [[Pemads]] 

1989: [[Ronae Jolliffe]] - [[Untimely Ripp'd]]

1998: Best Actress [[Tinarie van Wyk-Loots]] - [[Die Spinner]] - [[PEAAT]] / Best Actor [[Egbert Gerryts]] - [[Op Dees Aarde]] - [[Pemads]]


'''THE BOBBY EVELEIGH CUP - BEST JUNIOR PERFORMANCE'''

1988: [[Heike Gehring]] - as the wild one in [[Die Voelhok]] - [[Hoerskool Despatch Toneel]]

1989: [[Lushan Mansel]] - ? - [[Victoria Park High School]]

1990: [[Anel Jacobs]] - [[Die Vaal Koestertjie]]

1992: [[Carmen Millard]] - [[Weekend]] - [[Pemads]]

1992: [[Claudette Matthews]] - [[Joggers]] - [[Lawson Brown High School]]

1993: [[Deon Wigget]] - as Dr Vergruis in [[Toewyding]] - [[Victoria Park High School]]

1995: [[Phillip Hauff]] - [[Red Spy At Night]] - [[Victoria Park High School]]

1996: [[Nicholas Dickson]] - [[Derde Laan Se Critics]] - [[Hillside Secondary High School]]

1997: [[Bernadine Gardiner]] - [[Sorry, Wrong Number]] - [[Rother-Swain Drama Studio]]


'''EDWORKS AWARD - BEST NOVICE ACTOR'''

1988: [[Lisa Hughes]] - as Catherine in [[Suddenly Last Summer]] - [[Pemads]] 

1990: [[Robbie Engela]] - [[Pa, Maak Vir My 'n Vlieer, Pa]]

1992: [[Andrew Horne]] - [[Appassionata]] - [[Pemads]]

1993: [[Danie Snyman]] - as Michiel in [[Toewyding]] - [[Framesby High School]]

1995: [[Lourens Moorcroft]] - [[Once a Jolly Jumbuck]] - [[Sanderson Drama Studio]]

1996: [[Thando Khonkqo]] - [[Egoli]] - [[Qaphelani School]]

1997: [[Jaco Kemp]] - [[The Wizard of Whispers]] - [[Rother-Swain Drama Studio]]


'''THE HELEN MANN MEMORIAL TROPHY - BEST NOVICE ACTRESS''' 

1991: 

1993: [[Sharon Michaelson]] - as Clara Simpson in [[Her Grace Will Be Here]] - [[Pemads]] 

1995: [[Tanya Fillis]] - [[Nood Einde]] - [[Hillside Secondary High School]]

1996: [[Amy Liversage]] - [[Trolley Troupe]] - [[Andrew Rabie High School]]

1997: [[Dawn Bolton]] - [[Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery]] - [[Rother-Swain Drama Studio]]


'''THE MARY NASH AWARD - BEST BACKSTAGE MERIT'''

1988: [[Peaat]] - [[Die Telefoon]] - stage managed by [[Andrew Horne]]

1990: [[Marion McPherson]] - for co-ordinating all technical aspects of [[The Galway Girl]]

1992: [[Pemads]] - Crew of [[Appassionata]] 

1993: [[Rother-Swain Studio]] - Crew of [[Deadline Dawn]] managed by [[Laura-Leigh Randall]]

1995: [[Hillside Secondary High School]] - Backstage team [[Nood Einde]]

1996: [[Gareth WilIiams]] - Stage Management

1997: Crew of [[Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery]] - [[Rother-Swain Drama Studio]]


'''THE HAROLD DAVIDSON AWARD FOR ARTISTIC MERIT''' 

1988: [[Terry McCarthy]] - as writer, composer, lyricist and actor - [[TOP]]

1989: [[Natania Kleynhans]] - [[Die Trommel]] - [[PEAAT]]

1990: [[Lance Dodd]] - for improvement of performance in his role of Dermot in [[The Galway Girl]].

1991- [[Barbara Woodhead]] - [[Something Unspoken]] - 

1992: [[Natania Kleinhans]] - [[Yu Produksies]]

1993: [[Brett Adkins]] for writing [[Fade to Black]] and [[Pete Kruger]] - for directing [[Refusal]]

1995: [[Brett Adkins]] for writing [[Summit]] and the [[Hillside Secondary High School]] cast of [[Nood Einde Summit]]
 
1996: [[Babalwa Thando]] - [[Egoli]] 

1997: [[Siyabheda Mzala]] (Things Are Bad, Cousin) - [[Non-Stop Entertainment]]

1998: [[Kaleidoskoop]] - 


'''LENNONS TROPHY - BEST SCHOOL PRODUCTION''' 

1991: [[Martlie Jordaan]] - ?

1992: [[Trinity High School]] - Director: [[Josephine Brennan]] 

1993: [[Hoerskool Framesby] - Director: [[Martlie Jordaan]] 

1995: [[Red Spy At Night]] by [[Victoria Park High]] - Director: [[Jason Ensor]]

1996: [[Hoerskool Andrew Rabie]] - Director: [[Karen Barnard]]

1997: [[Hoerskool Andrew Rabie]] - [[Dilemma]] - Director: [[Karen Barnard]]


'''"LITTLE FELLA" CAMERON TROPHY - BEST TECHNICAL DISCIPLINE''' 

1992: [[Phillipa Berkeley]] - Lighting Technique

1993: [[Marion Mcpherson]] - for her debut as Festival Stage Director 

1995: The Crew - [[Fuses en Ander Konneksies]] 

1996: [[Annette Breacker]] - Lighting Technique

1997: [[Clara Burbidge]] as Mrs Dull and [[Vicky Lunt]] as Mrs Dismal - [[The Last Laugh]] - [[Sanderson Drama Studio]]

1998: [[Mariette Dodd]] - [[Die Spinner]] - [[PEAAT]]


'''BESS FINNEY AWARD - MOST ORIGINAL WORK'''

1995: [[Wilm Jansen]] - Script - [[Fuses en Ander Konneksies]] 

1996: [[Hillside Secondary High School]] - [[Derdelaan se Critics]]

1997: [[Siyabheda Mzala]] (Things Are Bad, Cousin) - [[Non-Stop Entertainment]]


'''DRUMMOND MARAIS AWARD - BEST CAMEO PERFORMANCE''' (Introduced in 1997).

1997: [[Tanya Fillis]] as Mollie - [[Die Lewe is Soos 'n Nikkerbol]] - [[Hillside Secondary High School]]

1998: [[Janine McDonald]] - as Rose in [[Die Klein Prinsie]]

== Sources ==

[[Evening Post]] Salters Cup won by [[PEAAT]]'s '[[Die Telefoon]]' by Bob Eveleigh, Monday, May 2, 1988.

[[Weekend Post]], Saturday, June 16, 1990, Pg 16, "Drama Festival line-up given" by Bob Eveleigh.

Play Festival Talent, by [[Bob Eveleigh]], [[Weekend Post]], May 15, 1993.

Original 1997 Salters' One Act Play Festival programme.

"It was Orca's Cup!" by [[Mariette Dodd]], Show Scene, [[Evening Post]], Tuesday, August 26, 1997.

[[Pemads]] programme for [[The Rise and Fall of Little Voice]]. August 15-25, 2018.

"Afrikaans Theatre wins Salters fest", Theatre Review by [[Terry Herbst]], [[Eastern Province Herald]] August 31, 1998.

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