Cate Theatre - Port Elizabeth - Revision history

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		+	[[Cate Theatre]] is the name of the [[College for Advanced Technical Education]]'s 654-seater auditorium which is situated on their Summerstrand campus in Port Elizabeth.

	== Founding and early history ==		== Founding and early history ==
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−	~~[[Cate Theatre]] is the name of the [[College for Advanced Technical Education]]'s 654-seater auditorium which is situated on their Summerstrand campus in Port Elizabeth.~~

	The theatre was opened on September 11, 1974, with the staging of Ruth and Augustus Goetz's drama, [[The Heiress]]. The drama is about an unattractive spinster who turns the tables on a money-hungry suitor and was directed by [[Dorothy Sutherland]]. The presentation of [[The Heiress]] was by Cate's hockey club as a fundraiser. [[Dorothy Sutherland]] was asked by the club to direct the play, which she did and invited the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] to assist.		The theatre was opened on September 11, 1974, with the staging of Ruth and Augustus Goetz's drama, [[The Heiress]]. The drama is about an unattractive spinster who turns the tables on a money-hungry suitor and was directed by [[Dorothy Sutherland]]. The presentation of [[The Heiress]] was by Cate's hockey club as a fundraiser. [[Dorothy Sutherland]] was asked by the club to direct the play, which she did and invited the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] to assist.

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 == Sources ==
-Eastern Province Herald newspaper clipping: "Attractive Cate theatre gears for first play," R R W Nixon, August 27, 1974.
+[[Eastern Province Herald]] newspaper clipping: "Attractive Cate theatre gears for first play," R R W Nixon, August 27, 1974.
-Evening Post newspaper clipping August 27, 1974.
+[[Evening Post]] newspaper clipping August 27, 1974.
 Original Theatre programme of [[The Heiress]], 1974.

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 == Sources ==
-Eastern Province Herald newspaper clipping: August 27, 1974.
+Eastern Province Herald newspaper clipping: "Attractive Cate theatre gears for first play," R R W Nixon, August 27, 1974.
 Evening Post newspaper clipping August 27, 1974.

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 == Current status ==
-The college and campus were incorporated into the University of Port Elizabeth, later known as Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, and is now known simply as Nelson Mandela University.The campus is referred to now as the North Campus.
+The college and campus of the [[College for Advanced Technical Education]], (later the [[PE Technikon]]) were incorporated with the University of Port Elizabeth (UPE) and the Port Elizabeth campus of Vista University (Vista PE) on January 1, 2005, and renamed Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. On July 20, 2017, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University was officially renamed and is now known as Nelson Mandela University. The [[College for Advanced Technical Education]] campus is now referred to as the NMU North Campus.
 == Impact on SA theatre, film, media and/or performance ==

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 [[Cate Theatre]] is the name of the [[College for Advanced Technical Education]]'s 654-seater auditorium which is situated on their Summerstrand campus in Port Elizabeth.
-The theatre was opened on September 11, 1974, with the staging of Ruth and Augustus Goetz's drama, [[The Heiress]]. The drama is about an unattractive spinster who turns the tables on a money-hungry suitor and was directed by [[Dorothy Sutherland]]. The presentation of [[The Heiress]] was by Cate's hockey club as a fundraiser. [[Dorothy Sutherland]] was asked by the club to direct the play, which she did and invited the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] to assist. The inaugural use was for a seminar of the Master Builders’ Association under the aegis of the college.
+The theatre was opened on September 11, 1974, with the staging of Ruth and Augustus Goetz's drama, [[The Heiress]]. The drama is about an unattractive spinster who turns the tables on a money-hungry suitor and was directed by [[Dorothy Sutherland]]. The presentation of [[The Heiress]] was by Cate's hockey club as a fundraiser. [[Dorothy Sutherland]] was asked by the club to direct the play, which she did and invited the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] to assist.
 The theatre was equipped at a cost of R320 000.
 == Aims and function ==

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 == Founding and early history ==
-[[Cate Theatre]] is the name of the [[College for Advanced Technical Education]]'s Port Elizabeth auditorium which is situated on their Summerstrand campus.
+[[Cate Theatre]] is the name of the [[College for Advanced Technical Education]]'s 654-seater auditorium which is situated on their Summerstrand campus in Port Elizabeth.
-The theatre was opened on September 11, 1974, with the staging of Ruth and Augustus Goetz's drama, [[The Heiress]]. The drama is about an unattractive spinster who turns the tables on a money-hungry suitor and was directed by [[Dorothy Sutherland]]. The presentation of [[The Heiress]] was by Cate's hockey club as a fundraiser. [[Dorothy Sutherland]] was asked by the club to direct the play. The inaugural use was for a seminar of the Master Builders’ Association under the aegis of the college.
+The theatre was opened on September 11, 1974, with the staging of Ruth and Augustus Goetz's drama, [[The Heiress]]. The drama is about an unattractive spinster who turns the tables on a money-hungry suitor and was directed by [[Dorothy Sutherland]]. The presentation of [[The Heiress]] was by Cate's hockey club as a fundraiser. [[Dorothy Sutherland]] was asked by the club to direct the play, which she did and invited the assistance of the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]]. The inaugural use was for a seminar of the Master Builders’ Association under the aegis of the college.
 The theatre was equipped at a cost of R320 000.