Stephanie Hough

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Stephanie Hough (197*-) is an actress, costumier, stage manager, playwright, director and drama teacher.

Biography

She studied acting at the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department.

She is married to Gaerin Hauptfleisch, and the couple have two sons, Nicholai and Luc.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

As a student in the late 1990s she played in Lunch, Steel Magnolias and the musical Robin Hood.

As freelance stage actress she had roles in Bok-bok staan styf (Malan Steyn, KKNK, 2002), **, **, Etenstyd (Berkoff, 2005), Francois Bloemhof's cabaret Die Wêreld Wil Weet (Aardklop 2006), Stoot (KKNK 2007), Bartho Smit's Die Keiser (KKNK 2008), Derde Party (2009), A Worm in the Bud (as a student in 1998 and at the Woordfees 2011), Bloed (Aardklop 2012), Bly (KKNK 2013), Hasepad (2013), Wag! (2025).

TV roles include TV series like Fynskrif, Sarah se geheim, Spreeus, Die Byl, Skemergrond


Adaptor/co-author of Bloed (2012), costumier for a 2011 production of Mooi Maria, author, designer and actress for Wag! (2025).

Costume designer and costumier

Stage manager

Member/co-owner of the Stercus Theatre Company and Spektrum Produksies.

A researcher for COMSAT and ESAT.

Drama and voice lecturer

Awards, etc

Sources

Die Burger, 4 March 2013.

Programme for Hortjies Dig premiere at the Suidoosterfees in Cape Town. (A copy held in the PARC research collection at the Africa Open Institute in Stellenbosch.)

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