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 In 1939 Theron and some friends (including  [[Dirk de Villiers]]) formed the [[Sonop Afrikaner Kring]], which in turn led on to the founding of [[JAATS]] (Johannesburg Afrikaanse Amateur Spelers), an influential amateur theatrical society for which he was an active playwright, actor and director.
-In his early years he wrote some plays (among them ''[[Die Goue Tempel]]'', 1942) and  translated a few into [[Afrikaans]], including  Strindberg's ''[[Fadren]]''  (as ''[[Die Vader]]'').
+In his early years he wrote some plays (among them ''[[Die Goue Tempel]]'', 1942) and  translated a few into [[Afrikaans]], including  Strindberg's ''[[Fadren]]'' (as ''[[Die Vader]]'').
-His roles as actor included "Luke" in ''[[Die Buffel]]'' (Chekhov, [[FATSSA Play Festival]] 1951), ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life]]'', ''[[Die Spaanse Vlieg]]'', ''[[Die Laaste van die Takhare]]'', ''[[Die Kaskenades van Dokter Kwak]]'', ''[[Ampie]]''.
+His roles as actor included "Gravedigger 1" in the production in [[Afrikaans]] of ''[[Hamlet]]'' (1947), "Luke" in ''[[Die Buffel]]'' (Chekhov, [[FATSSA Play Festival]] 1951), ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life]]'', ''[[Die Spaanse Vlieg]]'', ''[[Die Laaste van die Takhare]]'', ''[[Die Kaskenades van Dokter Kwak]]'', ''[[The Barretts of Wimpole Street|Die Barretts van Wimpolestraat]]'' (Bloemfontein 1953), ''[[Ampie]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1982).
-As directoer he did ''[[Die Ongeluksvoël]]'' (for [[Sonop Afrikaner Kring]]), and ''[[Verkiesing Sonder Politiek!]]'', ''[[Die Gebreekte Kruik]]'' (1953) for [[JAATS]].
+As director he did ''[[Hans Huckebein, der Unglücksrabe|Die Ongeluksvoël]]'' (for [[Sonop Afrikaner Kring]]), and ''[[Verkiesing Sonder Politiek!]]'', ''[[Der Zerbrochene Krug|Die Gebreekte Kruik]]'' (1953) for [[JAATS]]. He acted in ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life|Gelukkige Dae]]'' in Bloemfontein in 1953 and directed a [[NTO]] production of the play in 1955. He directed and acted in a [[PACOFS]] production of ''[[Die Laaste van die Takhare]]'' in 1969.
-He also acted in a couple of films and did some TV and radio work. Roles included "Mankadan" in ''[[Simon Beyers]]'' (late 1940s).
+He also acted in a couple of films, such as in ''[[Die Spaanse Vlieg]]'' as “Alwyn” in 1978, and did some TV and radio work. Roles included "Mankadan" in ''[[Simon Beyers]]'' (late 1940s).
 In 1964, while working , he was appointed by the then administrator of the Orange Free State, Sand du Plessis, as the founding head of drama of [[PACOFS]] (the [[Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State]]) in 1964, succeeding [[Rex Hugo]] as Director of the council, retiring in 1978.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-In the 1939 Theron and some friends (including  [[Dirk de Villiers]]) formed the [[Sonop Afrikaner Kring]], which in turn led on to the founding of [[JAATS]] (Johannesburg Afrikaanse Amateur Spelers), an influential amateur theatrical society for which he was an active playwright, actor and director.
+In 1939 Theron and some friends (including  [[Dirk de Villiers]]) formed the [[Sonop Afrikaner Kring]], which in turn led on to the founding of [[JAATS]] (Johannesburg Afrikaanse Amateur Spelers), an influential amateur theatrical society for which he was an active playwright, actor and director.
 In his early years he wrote some plays (among them ''[[Die Goue Tempel]]'', 1942) and  translated a few into [[Afrikaans]], including  Strindberg's ''[[Fadren]]''  (as ''[[Die Vader]]'').

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-In the 1939 Theron and some friends (including  [[Dirk de Villiers]]) formed the [[Sonop Afrikaner Kring]], which in turn led on to the founding of [[JAATS]] (Johannesburg Afrikaanse Amateur Spelers) an influential amateur theatrical society for which he was an active playwright, actor and director.
+In the 1939 Theron and some friends (including  [[Dirk de Villiers]]) formed the [[Sonop Afrikaner Kring]], which in turn led on to the founding of [[JAATS]] (Johannesburg Afrikaanse Amateur Spelers), an influential amateur theatrical society for which he was an active playwright, actor and director.
-In his early years he wrote some plays (including ''[[Die Goue Tempel]]'', 1942) and  translated Strindberg's ''[[Fadren]]'' into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Vader]]''.
+In his early years he wrote some plays (among them ''[[Die Goue Tempel]]'', 1942) and  translated a few into [[Afrikaans]], including  Strindberg's ''[[Fadren]]''  (as ''[[Die Vader]]'').
 His roles as actor included "Luke" in ''[[Die Buffel]]'' (Chekhov, [[FATSSA Play Festival]] 1951), ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life]]'', ''[[Die Spaanse Vlieg]]'', ''[[Die Laaste van die Takhare]]'', ''[[Die Kaskenades van Dokter Kwak]]'', ''[[Ampie]]''.

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 In 1935 he joined the civil service and subsequently worked in the departments of Native Affairs, Education and Bantu Affairs in various cities in the Union of South Africa, including Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth.
-In 1964 he was appointed by the then administrator of the Orange Free State, Sand du Plessis, as head of drama of [[PACOFS]] ([[Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State]]) in 1964, later taking over as Director.
+In 1964 he joined the  newly founded [[Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State]] ([[PACOFS]]) as the founding head of drama, later taking over as Director, a position he retained till his retirement.
-Theron retired in 1978 and moved to Oubos in the Eastern Cape, where he kept himself busy with nature conservation matters in the Tsitsikama National Park, becoming the first unofficial honorary ranger of SANParks.
+When Theron retired in 1978 he moved to Oubos in the Eastern Cape, where he kept himself busy with nature conservation matters in the Tsitsikama National Park, becoming the first unofficial honorary ranger of SANParks.
 He had never married and at the age of 99 he changed his will to found a trust, known today as the Schalk Theron Trust, with all proceeds being used to benefit students in nature conservation through bursaries.

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 In 1935 he joined the civil service and subsequently worked in the departments of Native Affairs, Education and Bantu Affairs in various cities in the Union of South Africa, including Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth.
-In 1964 he was appointed by the then administrator of the Orange Free State, Sand du Plessis, as head of drama of [[PACOFS]] ([[Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State]]) in 1964 and later become Director (-1978).
+In 1964 he was appointed by the then administrator of the Orange Free State, Sand du Plessis, as head of drama of [[PACOFS]] ([[Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State]]) in 1964, later taking over as Director.
 Theron retired in 1978 and moved to Oubos in the Eastern Cape, where he kept himself busy with nature conservation matters in the Tsitsikama National Park, becoming the first unofficial honorary ranger of SANParks.

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−	~~'''~~Schalk Theron~~'''~~ (1912-) ~~Actor~~, playwright, director, theatre administrator ~~and nature conservationist~~.	+	[[Schalk Theron]] (1912-2015) was a civil servant, conservationist, and actor, playwright, director and theatre administrator.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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 == Sources ==
 ''Die Volksblad'', 16 July 1992.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 == Biography ==
-Born  Schalk Willem Theron on 2 September 1912, the second child of the headmaster of Mooirivier Primary School in Potchefstroom, and matriculated during the depression years and due to the bad economic situation was unemployed for three years.
+Born  Schalk Willem Theron on 2 September 1912, the second child of the headmaster of Mooirivier Primary School in Potchefstroom, and matriculated in 1931, during the depression years, and was initially unemployed for three years.
-In 1935 he joined the civil service and subsequently worked in the departments of Native Affairs, Education and Bantu Affairs in various cities in the Union of South Africa, including Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth.
+In 1935 he joined the civil service and subsequently worked in the departments of Native Affairs, Education and Bantu Affairs in various cities in the Union of South Africa, including Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth.
-In 1964 he was appointed by the then administrator of the Orange Free State, Sand du Plessis, as head of drama of PACOFS ([[Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State]]) in 1964 and later become Director (-1978).
+In 1964 he was appointed by the then administrator of the Orange Free State, Sand du Plessis, as head of drama of [[PACOFS]] ([[Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State]]) in 1964 and later become Director (-1978).
-Theron retired in 1978 and moved to Oubos in the Eastern Cape, keeping himself busy with nature conservation matters.
+Theron retired in 1978 and moved to Oubos in the Eastern Cape, where he kept himself busy with nature conservation matters in the Tsitsikama National Park, becoming the first unofficial honorary ranger of SANParks.
-The park warden granted him permission to patrol the northern section of the Tsitsikamma National Park on a regular basis and thus he became the first unofficial honorary ranger of SANParks. He never married.
+He had never married and at the age of 99 he changed his will to found a trust, known today as the Schalk Theron Trust, with all proceeds being used to benefit students in nature conservation through bursaries.
-At the age of 99 he changed his will on the advice of close family members Mechiel and Rinette Boshoff, stipulating that a trust, the Schalk Theron Trust, be formed and all proceeds be used to benefit students in nature conservation through bursaries.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==