Pamela Gien - Revision history

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 ===Internationally===
-Her many awrds  abroad include:
+She received the Drama-League Critics Award for Outstanding Achievement in
+Her many awards abroad include a number for ''[[The Syringa Tree]]'', among them Obie Award 2001 Best Play; Drama League Honour; Drama Desk Award, Elliot Norton Award and the Outer Circle Critics Award for Outstanding Solo. The novel was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize 2007 and listed for the IMPAC Dublin International Literary Award 2008.
 == Sources ==

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		+	===Career as a playwright/author===

	She made her name as playwright-performer with the multi-award winning one-woman play ''[[The Syringa Tree]]'', which won the 2001 OBIE Award for Best Play and was nominated for a John Gassner Playwriting Award, and won her the Outer Circle Critics Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, the Drama		She made her name as playwright-performer with the multi-award winning one-woman play ''[[The Syringa Tree]]'', which won the 2001 OBIE Award for Best Play and was nominated for a John Gassner Playwriting Award, and won her the Outer Circle Critics Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, the Drama

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 == Biography ==
 Born in Emmarentia in 1957 and raised in Johannesburg, Pamela began her training at [[Rhodes University]], in the mid 1970s, then completed a BA Honours in English and Dramatic Art ''cum laude'' at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] in 1978. She was the recipient of the Olive Schreiner Award, which she used to undertake further study at the Jacques Lecoq School of Theatre, Mime and Movement in Paris in 1979, before returning to becoming a member of the [[PACT]] company.
 In 1983 she emigrated to the United States to continue her career there. She became a principal member of the '''American Repertory Theatre''' ('''ART''') in Cambridge for 5 seasons, appearing in works such as David Mamet’s adaptation of ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', ''[['Tis Pity She's a Whore]]'', ''[[Life's a  Dream]]'', ''[[Sweet Table at the Richelieu]]'', ''[[The Miser]]'' and ''[[The King Stag]]'', ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'', ''[[Titus Andronicus]]'', ''[[Piano]]'', ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' and many other productions.

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	She starred in the [[PACT]] production of ''[[The State Theatre Overflow Show]]'' together with [[James White]], [[Michael McCabe]] and [[Peter Terry]] with direction by [[Nigel Vermaas]] at the [[Arena Bistro]] in 1981. She starred in the [[PACT]] production of [[William Gibson]]’s ''[[Monday After the Miracle]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] with direction by [[Francois Swart\|François Swart]] at the Pretoria [[State Theatre]] and the [[Alexander Theatre\|Alexander]] in 1982. She starred in [[PACT]]’s production of Sheridan’s ''[[The Rivals]]'' together with [[John Hussey]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[James White]], [[Pauline Bailey]] and [[John Lesley]] directed by [[Michael Atkinson]] at the [[State Theatre]] in March 1983.		She starred in the [[PACT]] production of ''[[The State Theatre Overflow Show]]'' together with [[James White]], [[Michael McCabe]] and [[Peter Terry]] with direction by [[Nigel Vermaas]] at the [[Arena Bistro]] in 1981. She starred in the [[PACT]] production of [[William Gibson]]’s ''[[Monday After the Miracle]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] with direction by [[Francois Swart\|François Swart]] at the Pretoria [[State Theatre]] and the [[Alexander Theatre\|Alexander]] in 1982. She starred in [[PACT]]’s production of Sheridan’s ''[[The Rivals]]'' together with [[John Hussey]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[James White]], [[Pauline Bailey]] and [[John Lesley]] directed by [[Michael Atkinson]] at the [[State Theatre]] in March 1983.
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−	~~Her South African TV appearances include ''[[The~~
−	~~Earthmover]]'', ''[[Die Sandlopertjie]]'', ''[[The~~
−	~~Importance of Being Earnest]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' and ''[[The Miser]]''.~~

	==Summary of international career ==		==Summary of international career ==

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	She starred in the [[PACT]] production of ''[[The State Theatre Overflow Show]]'' together with [[James White]], [[Michael McCabe]] and [[Peter Terry]] with direction by [[Nigel Vermaas]] at the [[Arena Bistro]] in 1981. She starred in the [[PACT]] production of [[William Gibson]]’s ''[[Monday After the Miracle]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] with direction by [[Francois Swart\|François Swart]] at the Pretoria [[State Theatre]] and the [[Alexander Theatre\|Alexander]] in 1982. She starred in [[PACT]]’s production of Sheridan’s ''[[The Rivals]]'' together with [[John Hussey]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[James White]], [[Pauline Bailey]] and [[John Lesley]] directed by [[Michael Atkinson]] at the [[State Theatre]] in March 1983.		She starred in the [[PACT]] production of ''[[The State Theatre Overflow Show]]'' together with [[James White]], [[Michael McCabe]] and [[Peter Terry]] with direction by [[Nigel Vermaas]] at the [[Arena Bistro]] in 1981. She starred in the [[PACT]] production of [[William Gibson]]’s ''[[Monday After the Miracle]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] with direction by [[Francois Swart\|François Swart]] at the Pretoria [[State Theatre]] and the [[Alexander Theatre\|Alexander]] in 1982. She starred in [[PACT]]’s production of Sheridan’s ''[[The Rivals]]'' together with [[John Hussey]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[James White]], [[Pauline Bailey]] and [[John Lesley]] directed by [[Michael Atkinson]] at the [[State Theatre]] in March 1983.
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		+	Her South African TV appearances include ''[[The
		+	Earthmover]]'', ''[[Die Sandlopertjie]]'', ''[[The
		+	Importance of Being Earnest]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' and ''[[The Miser]]''.

	==Summary of international career ==		==Summary of international career ==

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 In 1983 she emigrated to the United States to continue her career there. She became a principal member of the '''American Repertory Theatre''' ('''ART''') in Cambridge for 5 seasons, appearing in works such as David Mamet’s adaptation of ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', ''[['Tis Pity She's a Whore]]'', ''[[Life's a  Dream]]'', ''[[Sweet Table at the Richelieu]]'', ''[[The Miser]]'' and ''[[The King Stag]]'', ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'', ''[[Titus Andronicus]]'', ''[[Piano]]'', ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' and many other productions.
-Her TV and film appearances[28] include, in South Africa, The
+Her TV and film appearances include, in South Africa, The
 Earthmover, series lead in Die Sandlopertjie, The
 Importance of Being Earnest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and

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 Born in Emmarentia in 1957 and raised in Johannesburg, Pamela began her training at [[Rhodes University]], in the mid 1970s, then completed a BA Honours in English and Dramatic Art ''cum laude'' at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] in 1978. She was the recipient of the Olive Schreiner Award, which she used to undertake further study at the Jacques Lecoq School of Theatre, Mime and Movement in Paris in 1979, before returning to becoming a member of the [[PACT]] company.
-In 1983 she emigrated to the United States to continue her career there. She became a principal member of the '''American Repertory Theatre''' ('''ART''') in Cambridge for 5 seasons, appearing in works such as David Mamet’s adaptation of ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', ''[['Tis Pity She’s a Whore]]'', ''[[Life's a  Dream]]'', ''[[Sweettable at the Richelieu]]'', ''[[The Miser]]'' and ''[[The King Stag]]'', ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'', ''[[Titus Andronicus]]'', ''[[Piano]]'', ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' and many other productions.
+In 1983 she emigrated to the United States to continue her career there. She became a principal member of the '''American Repertory Theatre''' ('''ART''') in Cambridge for 5 seasons, appearing in works such as David Mamet’s adaptation of ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', ''[['Tis Pity She’s a Whore]]'', ''[[Life's a  Dream]]'', ''[[Sweet Table at the Richelieu]]'', ''[[The Miser]]'' and ''[[The King Stag]]'', ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'', ''[[Titus Andronicus]]'', ''[[Piano]]'', ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' and many other productions.
 Her TV and film appearances[28] include, in South Africa, The