Terrence Shank - Revision history

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 Terrence directed Edward Albee's ''[[The Lady from Dubuque]]'' for [[PACT]], then his own adaptation  of  Steinbeck’s novel ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]]'' starring [[Michael McCabe]], [[Erica Rogers]], [[Sean Taylor]] and [[James Borthwick]] was staged in 1986.  He directed Joe Orton’s ''[[Loot]]'' starring [[Michael McCabe]], [[James Borthwick]], [[Michael Richard]] and [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] for [[PACT]] in October 1986;  ''[[Four Play]]'', ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[Nude with Stretch Marks]]'', ''[[The Survivalist]]'', ''[[Social Security]]'', He directed [[PACT]]’s production of Mark Rozovsky’s ''[[Strider]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987; ''[[Above the Wind]]'', ''[[Looking-Glass]]'', all for [[PACT]].
-Other independent productions include his production of ''[[Sugar and Spice]]'' starring [[Bess Finney]] which was the opening production at the [[Little Theatre]], Rosebank in February 1987. He directed [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Sean Taylor]] in ''[[Double Double]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1987. and ''[[Berlin to Broadway]]''. For [[Pieter Toerien]] he has directed ''[[Tribute]]'', ''[[The Perfect Party]]'' and ''[[Corpse!]]''. [[Last Summer at Bluefish Cove]] (1988)
+Other independent productions include his production of ''[[Sugar and Spice]]'' starring [[Bess Finney]] which was the opening production at the [[Little Theatre]], Rosebank in February 1987. He directed [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Sean Taylor]] in ''[[Double Double]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1987. and ''[[Berlin to Broadway]]''. For [[Pieter Toerien]] he has directed ''[[Tribute]]'', ''[[The Perfect Party]]'', ''[[Corpse!]]'' and ''[[Last Summer at Bluefish Cove]]'' (1988).
 He directed Allan Browne’s ''[[Beirut]]'' for [[PACT]] in 1988, Vladimir Gubartev’s ''[[Sarcophagus]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988, a revival of Lillian Hellman’s ''[[The Little Foxes]]'' in 1989, ''[[Sweet Charity]]'' which formed part of [[NAPAC]]’s ''[[The Trilogy]]'' in 1989, William Finn’s ''[[March of the Falsettos]]'' at the [[Adcock-Ingram]] in September 1989, ''[[Persona]]'' at the [[Windybrow]] in May 1990, [[Inherit the Wind]] ([[PACT]] 1990), [[Moira Blumenthal]]-[[PACT]] production of ''[[Ghetto]]'' in 1991 and David Mamet’s ''[[Oleanna]]'' in 1993.
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 He created a "performance version" of [[The Martian Chronicles]], which he staged for [[PACT]] in 1988.
-Terrence designed and directed a production of ''[[Dinner With Friends]]'' at the [[Knysna Playhouse]] in 2004.
+Terrence designed and directed a production of ''[[Dinner with Friends]]'' at the [[Knysna Playhouse]] in 2004.
 He presented [[Marius Weyers]] in his stage debut in Los Angeles.

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-[[Terrence Shank]] (1941-2014) was an American-born playwright and director. Founder of The Colony Theater in Los Angeles and longtime artistic director of the IceHouse Theatre (1992-2005) in Mount Dora, Florida. From 1985 to 1991 he was associate director of drama with the [[National Theatre]] of South Africa, where he staged 86 professional productions.
+[[Terrence Shank]] (1941-2014) was an American-born playwright and director.
 == Biography ==
-Born in Ohio, USA. Worked in South Africa from 1985 to 1991 and went back to the USA. In 2006 he returned to South Africa and settled in Knysna, where he ran the [[Knysna Playhouse]] until his retirement. Shank died in April 2014 of bone cancer at his home in Knysna.
+Born in Ohio, USA. He worked in South Africa from 1985 to 1991 and went back to the USA. In 2006 he returned to South Africa and settled in Knysna, where he ran the [[Knysna Playhouse]] until his retirement. Shank died in April 2014 of bone cancer at his home in Knysna.
 == Training ==
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 == Career ==
-==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
+He created a "performance version" of [[The Martian Chronicles]], which he staged for [[PACT]] in 1988.
-''[[Strider]]'';
+Terrence designed and directed a production of ''[[Dinner With Friends]]'' at the [[Knysna Playhouse]] in 2004.
 He presented [[Marius Weyers]] in his stage debut in Los Angeles.

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 ''[[Persona]]'' programme at Wits Theatre, 19**.
-Tucker 1997
+[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
+Interview with [[Pat Schwartz]] published in ''[[Weekly Mail]]'', 8-14 September 1989.
 == Return to ==

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-'''SHANK, Terrence''' (1941-2014) was an American-born playwright and director. Founder of The Colony Theater in Los Angeles and longtime artistic director of the IceHouse Theatre (1992-2005) in Mount Dora, Florida. From 1985 to 1991 he was associate director of drama with the [[National Theatre]] of South Africa, where he staged 86 professional productions.
+[[Terrence Shank]] (1941-2014) was an American-born playwright and director. Founder of The Colony Theater in Los Angeles and longtime artistic director of the IceHouse Theatre (1992-2005) in Mount Dora, Florida. From 1985 to 1991 he was associate director of drama with the [[National Theatre]] of South Africa, where he staged 86 professional productions.
 == Biography ==
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He directed Edward Albee's ''[[The Lady from Dubuque]]'' for [[PACT]], then his own adaptation  of  [[Steinbeck]]’s novel ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]]'' starring [[Michael McCabe]], [[Erica Rogers]], [[Sean Taylor]] and [[James Borthwick]] was staged in 1986.  He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Loot]]'' starring [[Michael McCabe]], [[James Borthwick]], [[Michael Richard]] and [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] for [[PACT]] in October 1986;  ''[[Four Play]]'', ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[Nude with Stretch Marks]]'', ''[[The Survivalist]]'', ''[[Social Security]]'', He directed [[PACT]]’s production of [[Mark Rozovsky]]’s ''[[Strider]]'' at the [[Alexander]] in 1987; ''[[Above the Wind]]'', ''[[Looking Glass]]'', all for [[PACT]]. Other independent productions include his production of ''[[Sugar and Spice]]'' starring [[Bess Finney]] which was the opening production at the [[Little Theatre]], Rosebank in February 1987. He directed [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Sean Taylor]] in ''[[Double Double]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1987. and ''[[Berlin to Broadway]]''. For [[Pieter Toerien]] he has directed  ''[[Tribute]]'', ''[[The Perfect Party]]'' and ''[[Corpse!]]''. He directed Allan Browne’s ''[[Beirut]]'' for [[PACT]] in 1988. He directed [[Vladimir Gubartev]]’s ''[[Sarcophagus]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He directed a revival of [[Lillian Hellman]]’s ''[[The Little Foxes]]'' in 1989. He directed ''[[Sweet Charity]]'' which formed part of [[NAPAC]]’s ''[[The Trilogy]]'' in 1989. He directed [[William Finn]]’s ''[[March of the Falsettos]]'' at the [[Adcock-Ingram]] in September 1989. He directed ''[[Persona]]'' at the [[Windybrow]] in May 1990. He directed the [[Moira Blumenthal]]-[[PACT]] production of ''[[Ghetto]]'' in 1991. He directed [[David Mamet]]’s ''[[Oleanna]]'' in 1993.
+He directed Edward Albee's ''[[The Lady from Dubuque]]'' for [[PACT]], then his own adaptation  of  [[Steinbeck]]’s novel ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]]'' starring [[Michael McCabe]], [[Erica Rogers]], [[Sean Taylor]] and [[James Borthwick]] was staged in 1986.  He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Loot]]'' starring [[Michael McCabe]], [[James Borthwick]], [[Michael Richard]] and [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] for [[PACT]] in October 1986;  ''[[Four Play]]'', ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[Nude with Stretch Marks]]'', ''[[The Survivalist]]'', ''[[Social Security]]'', He directed [[PACT]]’s production of [[Mark Rozovsky]]’s ''[[Strider]]'' at the [[Alexander]] in 1987; ''[[Above the Wind]]'', ''[[Looking Glass]]'', all for [[PACT]]. Other independent productions include his production of ''[[Sugar and Spice]]'' starring [[Bess Finney]] which was the opening production at the [[Little Theatre]], Rosebank in February 1987. He directed [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Sean Taylor]] in ''[[Double Double]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1987. and ''[[Berlin to Broadway]]''. For [[Pieter Toerien]] he has directed  ''[[Tribute]]'', ''[[The Perfect Party]]'' and ''[[Corpse!]]''. He directed Allan Browne’s ''[[Beirut]]'' for [[PACT]] in 1988. He directed [[Vladimir Gubartev]]’s ''[[Sarcophagus]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He directed a revival of [[Lillian Hellman]]’s ''[[The Little Foxes]]'' in 1989. He directed ''[[Sweet Charity]]'' which formed part of [[NAPAC]]’s ''[[The Trilogy]]'' in 1989. He directed [[William Finn]]’s ''[[March of the Falsettos]]'' at the [[Adcock-Ingram]] in September 1989. He directed ''[[Persona]]'' at the [[Windybrow]] in May 1990. He directed the [[Moira Blumenthal]]-[[PACT]] production of ''[[Ghetto]]'' in 1991. He directed David Mamet’s ''[[Oleanna]]'' in 1993.
 ''[[Strider]]'';

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 == Biography ==
-Born in Ohio, USA. Worked in South Africa from 1985 to 1991 and went back to the USA. In 2006 he returned to South Africa and settled in Knysna, where he ran [[The Knysna Playhouse]] until his retirement. Shank died in April 2014 of bone cancer at his home in Knysna.
+Born in Ohio, USA. Worked in South Africa from 1985 to 1991 and went back to the USA. In 2006 he returned to South Africa and settled in Knysna, where he ran the [[Knysna Playhouse]] until his retirement. Shank died in April 2014 of bone cancer at his home in Knysna.
 == Training ==

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−	'''SHANK, Terrence''' (1941-2014) was an American-born playwright and director. Founder of The Colony Theater in Los Angeles and longtime artistic director of the IceHouse Theatre (1992-2005) in Mount Dora, Florida. From 1985 to 1991 he was associate director of drama with the [[National Theatre]] of South Africa.	+	'''SHANK, Terrence''' (1941-2014) was an American-born playwright and director. Founder of The Colony Theater in Los Angeles and longtime artistic director of the IceHouse Theatre (1992-2005) in Mount Dora, Florida. From 1985 to 1991 he was associate director of drama with the [[National Theatre]] of South Africa, where he staged 86 professional productions.

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−	'''SHANK, Terrence''' (1941-2014) was an American-born playwright and director. Founder of The Colony Theater in Los Angeles and longtime artistic director of the IceHouse Theatre in Mount Dora, Florida. From 1985 to 1991 he was associate director of drama with the [[National Theatre]] of South Africa.	+	'''SHANK, Terrence''' (1941-2014) was an American-born playwright and director. Founder of The Colony Theater in Los Angeles and longtime artistic director of the IceHouse Theatre (1992-2005) in Mount Dora, Florida. From 1985 to 1991 he was associate director of drama with the [[National Theatre]] of South Africa.

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-(19*-) Playwright and director.
+'''SHANK, Terrence''' (1941-2014) was an American-born playwright and director. Founder of The Colony Theater in Los Angeles and longtime artistic director of the IceHouse Theatre in Mount Dora, Florida. From 1985 to 1991 he was associate director of drama with the [[National Theatre]] of South Africa.
 == Biography ==
-Came to South Africa in 1985.
+Born in Ohio, USA. Worked in South Africa from 1985 to 1991 and went back to the USA. In 2006 he returned to South Africa and settled in Knysna, where he ran The Knysna Playhouse until his retirement. Shank died in April 2014 of bone cancer at his home in Knysna.
 == Training ==

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	== Awards, etc ==		== Awards, etc ==
		+	Recipient of over 60 awards for distinguished achievement in American theatre.
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	Amstel Award for ''[[Four Play]]''; Vita 1986/87 award for Excellence in Direction for ''[[Looking Glass]]''; Breytenbeach (Dalro) award for Best Direction 1986/97; Star Tonight/AA Vita award winner for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy 1986/87 for ''[[Doubles]]''.		Amstel Award for ''[[Four Play]]''; Vita 1986/87 award for Excellence in Direction for ''[[Looking Glass]]''; Breytenbeach (Dalro) award for Best Direction 1986/97; Star Tonight/AA Vita award winner for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy 1986/87 for ''[[Doubles]]''.