Jerry Mpho Pooe - Revision history

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 Besides writing numerous aids awareness programmes and more that 20 industrial theatre and street theatre shows between 1998-2000, he also wrote and directed creative theatre works.
-His first play,  ''[[Not Again]]'', was created with the help of a teacher, Monde Ndandala in 1989, and was followed among others by ''[[Isililo]]'' (1989?), ''[[The Curse]]'' (19**), ''[[Life is a Journey]]'' (19**), ''[[Marabi]]'' (1994), '[[Mathatha]]'' (1995), ''[[Living Treasures]]'' (1998), ''[[Peace in the Valley]]'' (1998), ''[[Messiah in Canaan]]'' (1999), ''[[My Life My Voice]]'' (2000), ''[[Ekhaya Poppie]]'' (a musical about black women in the Anglo-Boer War) and co-created and directed the play ''[[Camp 13]]'' with  [[David Stein]] and [[The Just Don't Theatre Group]] in 2010.
+His first play,  ''[[Not Again]]'', was created with the help of a teacher, Monde Ndandala in 1989, and was followed among others by ''[[Isililo]]'' (1989?), ''[[The Curse]]'' (19**), ''[[Life is a Journey]]'' (19**), ''[[Marabi]]'' (1994), ''[[Mathatha]]'' (1995), ''[[Living Treasures]]'' (1998), ''[[Peace in the Valley]]'' (1998), ''[[Messiah in Canaan]]'' (1999), ''[[My Life My Voice]]'' (2000), ''[[Ekhaya Poppie]]'' (a musical about black women in the Anglo-Boer War) and co-created and directed the play ''[[Camp 13]]'' with [[David Stein]] and [[The Just Don't Theatre Group]] in 2010.
 Other directing credits include ''[[It's a Man's World]]'', ''[[Andrew Zondo]]'' and ''[[King Sinizulu: the last warrior King]]'', ''[[Peace In Our Lifetime]]''.

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	[[Ntonto Vezi]]: M.Dram essay, a [[CENTAPS]]/[[Asoka Theatre]] Project.		[[Ntonto Vezi]]: M.Dram essay, a [[CENTAPS]]/[[Asoka Theatre]] Project.
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		+	[[Ntombifuthi Vezi]] 2000. ''A comparative study of three South African playwrights. The profiles of: [[Jerry Pooe]], [[Mbongeni Ngema]], [[Sishosonke Maphisa]]''. Unpublished Draft Project Report: [[Asoka Theatre Profiles]], UDW/ University of Stellenbosch [[Centre for Theatre and Performance Studies]].

	[[Twist Theatre Development Projects]]. 2011. ''[[New South African Playscripts]]''.		[[Twist Theatre Development Projects]]. 2011. ''[[New South African Playscripts]]''.

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 Besides writing numerous aids awareness programmes and more that 20 industrial theatre and street theatre shows between 1998-2000, he also wrote and directed creative theatre works.
-His first play,  ''[[Not Again]]'', was created with the help of a teacher, Monde Ndandala in 1989, and was followed among others by ''[[Isililo]]'' (1989?), ''[[The Curse]]'' (19**), ''[[Life is a Journey]]'' (19**), ''[[Mathatha]]'' (1995), ''[[Marabi]]'' (1994), ''[[Living Treasures]]'' (1998), ''[[Peace in the Valley]]'' (1998), ''[[Messiah in Canaan]]'' (1999), ''[[My Life My Voice]]'' (2000), ''[[Ekhaya Poppie]]'' (a musical about black women in the Anglo-Boer War) and co-created and directed the play ''[[Camp 13]]'' with  [[David Stein]] and [[The Just Don't Theatre Group]] in 2010.
+His first play,  ''[[Not Again]]'', was created with the help of a teacher, Monde Ndandala in 1989, and was followed among others by ''[[Isililo]]'' (1989?), ''[[The Curse]]'' (19**), ''[[Life is a Journey]]'' (19**), ''[[Marabi]]'' (1994), '[[Mathatha]]'' (1995), ''[[Living Treasures]]'' (1998), ''[[Peace in the Valley]]'' (1998), ''[[Messiah in Canaan]]'' (1999), ''[[My Life My Voice]]'' (2000), ''[[Ekhaya Poppie]]'' (a musical about black women in the Anglo-Boer War) and co-created and directed the play ''[[Camp 13]]'' with  [[David Stein]] and [[The Just Don't Theatre Group]] in 2010.
 Other directing credits include ''[[It's a Man's World]]'', ''[[Andrew Zondo]]'' and ''[[King Sinizulu: the last warrior King]]'', ''[[Peace In Our Lifetime]]''.

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 Besides writing numerous aids awareness programmes and more that 20 industrial theatre and street theatre shows between 1998-2000, he also wrote and directed creative theatre works.
-His first play,  ''[[Not Again]]'', was created with the help of a teacher, Monde Ndandala in 1989, and was followed among others by ''[[Isililo]]'' (1989?), ''[[The Curse]]'' (19**), ''[[Life is a Journey]]'' (19**), ''[[Mathatha]]'' (1995), ''[[Living Treasures]]'' (1998), ''[[Peace in the Valley]]'' (1998), ''[[Messiah in Canaan]]'' (1999), ''[[My Life My Voice]]'' (2000), ''[[Ekhaya Poppie]]'' (a musical about black women in the Anglo-Boer War) and co-created and directed the play ''[[Camp 13]]'' with  [[David Stein]] and [[The Just Don't Theatre Group]] in 2010.
+His first play,  ''[[Not Again]]'', was created with the help of a teacher, Monde Ndandala in 1989, and was followed among others by ''[[Isililo]]'' (1989?), ''[[The Curse]]'' (19**), ''[[Life is a Journey]]'' (19**), ''[[Mathatha]]'' (1995), ''[[Marabi]]'' (1994), ''[[Living Treasures]]'' (1998), ''[[Peace in the Valley]]'' (1998), ''[[Messiah in Canaan]]'' (1999), ''[[My Life My Voice]]'' (2000), ''[[Ekhaya Poppie]]'' (a musical about black women in the Anglo-Boer War) and co-created and directed the play ''[[Camp 13]]'' with  [[David Stein]] and [[The Just Don't Theatre Group]] in 2010.
 Other directing credits include ''[[It's a Man's World]]'', ''[[Andrew Zondo]]'' and ''[[King Sinizulu: the last warrior King]]'', ''[[Peace In Our Lifetime]]''.

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	[[Jerry Mpho Pooe]] (1970-) is a playwright, director, actor, drama lecturer and facilitator.		[[Jerry Mpho Pooe]] (1970-) is a playwright, director, actor, drama lecturer and facilitator.
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		+	Also referred to simply as '''[[Jerry Pooe]]'''

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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-[[Jerry Mpho Pooe]] (born 14 August 1970). Playwright, director, actor, drama lecturer and facilitator.
+[[Jerry Mpho Pooe]] (1970-) is a playwright, director, actor, drama lecturer and facilitator.
 == Biography ==
-=== Youth ===
+Born in Soweto on 14 August 1970, he went to school in Durban, where he attended Ohlange High School ( matriculated in 1990).
 Theatre schooling includes a Drama Certificate from the [[Upstairs Theatre]] (1988), a BA with Speech and Drama and Anthropology at the [[University of Natal]], Durban (1995) and a Certificate of Achievement in Theatre Arts from Indiana University (1999).
 === Career ===
 His career started at the [[Stable Theatre]] under the wing of [[Kessie Govender]].
 Between 1991-1999 he was co-ordinator of the [[University of Natal, Department of Speech and Drama]]’s Community Project, served on numerous committees and community projects, and became directly involved as writer/director in such community arts projects as ''[[DramAidE]]'', ''[[Amajika]]'' and ''[[Kusa]]''.
-In 1999 he founded and became the director of [[Eager Artists]], a theatre company, and also became the manager of the [[Stable Theatre]] in Durban (circa 2010), as well as artistic director of the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in Johannesburg. Served as acting Artistic Director at [[PACOFS]] for a while (2012-2014?).
+In 1999 he founded and became the director of [[Eager Artists]], a theatre company, as well as serving as the manager of the [[Stable Theatre]] in Durban (circa 2010), artistic director of the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in Johannesburg and acting Artistic Director at [[PACOFS]] (2012-2014?).
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 Besides writing numerous aids awareness programmes and more that 20 industrial theatre and street theatre shows between 1998-2000, he also wrote and directed creative theatre works.

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 His first play,  ''[[Not Again]]'', was created with the help of a teacher, Monde Ndandala in 1989, and was followed among others by ''[[Isililo]]'' (1989?), ''[[The Curse]]'' (19**), ''[[Life is a Journey]]'' (19**), ''[[Mathatha]]'' (1995), ''[[Living Treasures]]'' (1998), ''[[Peace in the Valley]]'' (1998), ''[[Messiah in Canaan]]'' (1999), ''[[My Life My Voice]]'' (2000), ''[[Ekhaya Poppie]]'' (a musical about black women in the Anglo-Boer War) and co-created and directed the play ''[[Camp 13]]'' with  [[David Stein]] and [[The Just Don't Theatre Group]] in 2010.
-Other directing credits include ''[[It's a Man's World]]'', ''[[Andrew Zondo]]'' and ''[[King Sinizulu: the last warrior King]]''.
+Other directing credits include ''[[It's a Man's World]]'', ''[[Andrew Zondo]]'' and ''[[King Sinizulu: the last warrior King]]'', ''[[Peace In Our Lifetime]]''.
 == Awards, etc ==

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 ''[[Sunday Times]]'', 10 June 2001.
-Ntonto Vezi: M.Dram essay, a CENTAPS/Asoka Theatre Project.
+[[Ntonto Vezi]]: M.Dram essay, a [[CENTAPS]]/[[Asoka Theatre]] Project.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]