Samuel Ravengai - Revision history

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 ==Biography==
-Born Samuel Ravengai in the Midlands Province, in Mberengwa District in Zimbabwe on 15 October, 1970. He completed his aschooling at Chegato High School, where he read arts subjects, joining a Drama Club run under the auspices of Agriculture Society. He distinguished himself as "Macbeth" in the school production of William Shakespeare's play in 1988.
+Born Samuel Ravengai in the Midlands Province, in Mberengwa District in Zimbabwe on 15 October, 1970. He completed his schooling at Chegato High School, where he read arts subjects, joining a Drama Club run under the auspices of Agriculture Society. He distinguished himself as "Macbeth" in the school production of William Shakespeare's play in 1988.
 He graduated from the University of Zimbabwe[https://www.uz.ac.zw/] with a BA (Theatre and English) in 1994 and BA Honours in Theatre Arts in 1995. He then went to the [[University of Cape Town]], graduating with a Master’s in Theatre and Performance in 2002 and PhD in Theatre and Performance in 2012.

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 ==Biography==
-Born Samuel Ravengai in the Midlands Province, in Mberengwa District in Zimbabwe. He completed his aschooling at Chegato High School, where he read arts subjects, joining a Drama Club run under the auspices of Agriculture Society. He distinguished himself as "Macbeth" in the school production of William Shakespeare's play in 1988.
+Born Samuel Ravengai in the Midlands Province, in Mberengwa District in Zimbabwe on 15 October, 1970. He completed his aschooling at Chegato High School, where he read arts subjects, joining a Drama Club run under the auspices of Agriculture Society. He distinguished himself as "Macbeth" in the school production of William Shakespeare's play in 1988.
 He graduated from the University of Zimbabwe[https://www.uz.ac.zw/] with a BA (Theatre and English) in 1994 and BA Honours in Theatre Arts in 1995. He then went to the [[University of Cape Town]], graduating with a Master’s in Theatre and Performance in 2002 and PhD in Theatre and Performance in 2012.

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 . Played "Philemon" in ''[[The Suit]]'', directed by [[Chris Weare]]
-===Other achievements/awards/appointments===
+===Editorial positions ===
 -11. 	Awarded the UCT International Scholarship
-.		Awarded the UCT Research Associateship and rated ‘A’ Researcher
--10. 	IFTR/FIRT Award (Lisbon and Munich)
+.		Awarded the UCT Research Associateship
 .		Victoria League English Speech Award
 , 11. 	Rosalie Van de Gucht Award
 -11	Canon Collins Ros Moger/Terry Furlong Award
 == Sources ==

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 Works directed have included ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' (Arthur Miller), ''[[The Dilemma of a Ghost]]'' (Ata Aidoo), ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (Samuel Beckett), ''[[Antigone]]'' (Jean Anouilh), ''[[One for the Road]]'' (Harold Pinter), ''[[Anatol]]'' by Arthur Schnitzler, ''[[The Lion and the Jewel]]'' ([[Wole Soyinka]]), ''[[Decades of Terror]]'' ([[Daniel Maphosa]]), ''[[Hill View]]'' ([[Tawanda Kanengoni]]), ''[[Muramu]]'' ([[Stephen Chifunyise]]),
-===Film and TV  work===
+For two years (1997-1998) he was the producer/director of Munhumutapa African Broadcasting Corporation (MABC) Television.
 He wrote and directed a documentary film commissioned by SIRDC for ZTV entitled, Food Fair 2005.
-He was TV actor and performed as "Aaron" in ''Garikayi'', directed by Arnold Shoko and aired on Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation TV in 1995.
+Between 2004 and 2007 he was the Associate Director and Consultant Script Editor for ''Studio 263''(a prime-time daily soap opera, 2004 to 2007), which was broadcast on [[Mnet-Africa Magic]], Zambia NBC and the British Channel OBTV. He was Consultant Script Editor for, Studio 263, for the period 2004 – 2007
 ===Consultancy/Technical/Professional Reports===
 . Report on the Operations of ZBC’s Productions Strategic Business Unit. For Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBCTV): Harare.

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 . 	Directed Qaphela Merman, Workshop theatre with UZ BA Honours students, Beit Hall Theatre. Harare
-.	2007.	Directed Anatol, Arthur Schnitzler, Harare Repertory Theatre, Harare| work done with Theory X Theatre Company|
+===Film and TV  work===
-.	2007. 	Directed Decades of Terror, Daniel Maphosa, Theatre-in-the-Park, Harare (Work done with Savannah Arts Trust)
+included
 -2006. 	Directed Studio 263, a soap opera produced by Afro Eye Film and Video Productions and screened on national Television; it scooped the Best Soap Opera Award at the National Arts Merit Award 2005 and 2006, Harare Sheraton and Seven Arts.

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 ===As actor===
-In 1992 he played  "Mr. Rawlings" in ''[[The Darkness of Our Light]]'' and in 1994 played  "Dr Barnes" in ''[[Waiting for Lefty]]''  (Eugene O'Neill), both plays directed by [[Robert McLaren]] ([[Robert Mshengu Kavanagh]]). In 1995 he appeared in two plays directed by [[Fani Kayode Omoregie]] (''[[Hopes of the Living Dead]]'', as "Nweke" and ''[[Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again]]'' as journalist).
+As a student at the University of Zimbabwe he played  "Mr. Rawlings" in ''[[The Darkness of Our Light]]'' (1992) and "Dr Barnes" in Eugene O;Neill's ''[[Waiting for Lefty]]'' (1994), both plays directed by [[Robert McLaren]] ([[Robert Mshengu Kavanagh]]). In 1995 he appeared in two plays directed by [[Fani Kayode Omoregie]], ''[[Hopes of the Living Dead]]'' (as "Nweke") and ''[[Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again]]'' (as a journalist).
 ===As stage director===

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 In Harare he directed a large number of stage plays between 2004 and 2012, working with students at the University of Zimbabwe and the [[Theory X Theatre Company]], for institutions like Rooftop Promotions,  the [[Harare Repertory Theatre]], the  Savannah Arts Trust and the International Festival of the Arts.
-Works directed have included ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (Samuel Beckett), ''[[Antigone]]'' (Jean Anouilh), ''[[One for the Road]]'' (Harold Pinter), ''[[Anatol]]'' by Arthur Schnitzler, ''[[The Lion and the Jewel]]'' ([[Wole Soyinka]]), ''[[Decades of Terror]]'' ([[Daniel Maphosa]]), ''[[Hill View]]'' ([[Tawanda Kanengoni]]), ''[[Muramu]]'' ([[Stephen Chifunyise]]),
+Works directed have included ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' (Arthur Miller), ''[[The Dilemma of a Ghost]]'' (Ata Aidoo), ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (Samuel Beckett), ''[[Antigone]]'' (Jean Anouilh), ''[[One for the Road]]'' (Harold Pinter), ''[[Anatol]]'' by Arthur Schnitzler, ''[[The Lion and the Jewel]]'' ([[Wole Soyinka]]), ''[[Decades of Terror]]'' ([[Daniel Maphosa]]), ''[[Hill View]]'' ([[Tawanda Kanengoni]]), ''[[Muramu]]'' ([[Stephen Chifunyise]]),
 . 	Directed Qaphela Merman, Workshop theatre with UZ BA Honours students, Beit Hall Theatre. Harare