Salters One Act Play Festival

Salters' One Act Play Festival

The Salters' One Act Play Festival was an annual festival which was held for the first time in 1952, and, with the exception of 1963, 1964, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1994, and 1999, ran each year until 2000. Liz Yates was the Pemads Festival co-ordinator from 1988. The intention was to provide a facility for both novice and experienced directors with an opportunity to present their productions of One-Act Plays to the public. The festival was intended to be seen as a vehicle for growth, experimentation and learning, but above all, for enjoyment and the sharing experiences with the other participants. The festival was always held in the Little Theatre Port Elizabeth. The festival is no longer staged.

Festival Rules

A Novice was deemed to be a pIayer who had not previously won an acting award, and who had not appeared in a speaking role in more than two plays. There was no age restriction in this area. A Junior performer was deemed to be a player no more than 18 years old, who had not previously won an award for acting, and who hadn't appeared in a speaking part in more than two Non-School productions. A Novice Director was a person who presented their first attempt at Direction. Any entry had to contain greater part of dialog than of mime, singing, music or dancing, and to contain a minimum of two on-stage speaking parts.

Each play had 5 minutes to set their stage and 3 minutes to strike their sets. Penalties applied.

Minimum running time, from curtain to curtain, was 20 minutes with a maximum of 45 minutes. Penalties were applied for short or over times.

The marks were calculated based on the following criteria:-

TECHNICAL (For 24 points)

(i) Sets & Properties - 4 points

(ii) Lighting - 4 points.

(iii) Costumes and Make up - 4 points.

(iv) Sound - 4 points.

(v) Concept - 4 points.

vii) Execunon - 4 points.

DIRECTION (For 30 points).

(i) Concept and Understanding - 8 points.

(ii) Rhythm/Graph - 8 points.

(iii) Blocking - 8 points

(iv) Performances - 8 points.

ACTING (For 26 points).

(i) Characterisation - 7 points.

(ii) Emotional Truth - 7 points.

(iii) Vocal Flexibility - 7 points.

(iv) Focus & Responsiveness - 5 points.

PRODUCTION (For 20 Points)

(i) Entertainment value - 5 points.

(ii) Performances - 5 points.

(iii) Technical - 5 points.

(iv) Creative Risk/Originality of approach - 5 points.

Adjudicators

1990: Anne Williams

1991: Tammy Bonell

1993: Pat Fox

1996: Jennifer Steyn

1997: Drummond Marais

1998: Pat Fox

The Award Winners

SALTERS' CUP FOR THE BEST PRODUCTION

1988: Die Telefoon - Anlie Weideman - PEAAT.

1992: Appassionata - Lizinda Schrapler - Pemads

1993: Die Parrot Woman - Natania Kleinhans - Yu Productions

1995: Fuses en ander Konneksies - Lizinda Schrapler - Pemads

1996: Tot die dood ons skei - Marius de Vries - PEAAT

THE NEDBANK DOLL- BEST DIRECTOR

1996: Bitsathebook - Robin WiIIiams - THESPA

THE GILL BREWIS TROPHY - MOST PROMISING DIRECTOR

1988: Penni Longman - Red Spy at Night - Footlight Future

1992: Marion Mcpherson - In Room Five Hundred and Four - Pemads

1993: Martlie Jordaan - Toewyding - Framesby High School

1995: Melissa Sanderson - Once a JoIIy Jumbuck - Sanderson Drama

1996: Mzwanele Mgijima - Ubuntu - P E Youth Theatre

THE CHRISTINE HAMILTON TROPHY - BEST ACTOR

1988: Christie Gericke - Die Telefoon - PEAAT

1992: Jan Wandrag - Die Dood van Chris en die Choreographie van Begrip – Yu Productions

1993: Jan Wandrag - Die Parrot Woman - Yu Productions

1995: Wilm Jansen - Fuses en Ander Konneksies - Pemads

1996: No award

THE GEOFF HARRISON CUP - BEST ACTRESS

1988: Barbara Woodhead - as Mrs Venable in Suddenly Last Summer - Pemads

1992: Toni Gennrich - Appassionata - Pemads

1993: Janine Grobler - Die Parrot Woman - Yu Produksies

1995: Jandi Offerman - Summit - Rother-Swain Studio

1996: Jennifer Turner - Tot die Dood Ons Skei - PEAAT

THE DENZIL LEVY TROPHY - BEST NOVICE DIRECTOR

1988: Natania Kleynhans - Die Ewige Tuiste - PEAAT

1992: Josephine Brennan - Teechers - Trinity High School

1993: No Award

1995: Jason Ensor - Red Spy At Night - Victoria Park High School

1996: Marius de Vries - Tot die Dood Ons Skei - PEAAT

THE WALRO AWARD - BEST FEATURED ACTRESS

1992: Janis Price - The Grey Angel - Sharon Rother Studio

1993: Cheron Stupart - Her Grace Will Be Here - Pemads / Naomi Nathan - Deadline Dawn

1995: Liza Fouche - Ai Toggie die Liefde - Framesby High School

1996: Zukiswa Caku-Caku - Ubuntu - P E Youth Theatre

THE WALRO AWARD - BEST FEATURED ACTOR

1992: No award

1993: Bennum van Jaarsveld - Toewyding - Framesby High School

1995: Pete Kruger - Nine to Five - Pemads

1996: Mark Farrow - Too Long an Autumn - Pemads

PEMADS CUP - BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE

1988: Linda-Louise Swain - as Miss Sophie in Dinner for One - Pemads

THE BOBBY EVELEIGH CUP - BEST JUNIOR PERFORMANCE

1988: Heike Gehring - as the wild one in Die Voelhok - Hoerskool Despatch Toneel

1992: Carmen Millard - Weekend - Pemads

1992: Claudette Matthews - Joggers - Lawson Brown High School

1993: Deon Wigget - as Dr Vergruis in Toewyding - Victoria Park High School

1995: Phillip Hauff - Red Spy At Night - Victoria Park High School

1996: Nicholas Dickson - Derde Laan Se Critics - Hillside Secondary High School

EDWORKS AWARD - BEST NOVICE ACTOR

1988: Lisa Hughes - as Catherine in Suddenly Last Summer - Pemads

1992: Andrew Horne - Appassionata - Pemads

1993: Danie Snyman - as Michiel in Toewyding - Framesby High School

1995: Lourens Moorcroft - Once a Jolly Jumbuck - Sanderson Drama

1996: Thando Khonkqo - Egoli - Qaphelani School

THE HELEN MANN MEMORIAL TROPHY - BEST NOVICE ACTRESS

1993: Sharon Michaelson - as Clara Simpson in Her Grace Will Be Here - Pemads

1995: Tanya Fillis - Nood Einde - Hillside Secondary High School

1996: Amy Liversage - Trolley Troupe - Andrew Rabie High School

THE MARY NASH AWARD - BEST BACKSTAGE MERIT

1988: Peaat - Die Telefoon - stage managed by Andrew Horne

1992: Pemads - Crew of Appassionata

1993: Rother-Swain Studio - Crew of Deadline Dawn managed by Laura-Leigh Randall

1995: Hillside Secondary High School - Backstage team Nood Einde

1996: Gareth WilIiams - Stage Management

THE HAROLD DAVIDSON AWARD FOR ARTISTIC MERIT

1988: Terry McCarthy - as writer, composer, lyricist and actor - TOP

1992: Natania Kleinhans - Yu Produksies

1993: Brett Adkins for writing Fade to Black / Pete Kruger - for directing Refusal

1995: Brett Adkins / Cast of Nood Einde Summit / Hillside Secondary High School

1996: Babalwa Thando - Egoli

LENNONS TROPHY - BEST SCHOOL PRODUCTION

1992: Trinity High School - Director: Josephine Brennan

1993: [[Hoerskool Framesby] - Director: Martlie Jordaan

1995: Victoria Park High - Director: Jason Ensor

1996: Hoerskool Andrew Rabie - Director: Karen Barnard

"LITTLE FELLA" CAMERON TROPHY - BEST TECHNICAL DISCIPLINE

1992: Phillipa Berkeley - Lighting Technique

1993: Marion Mcpherson - for her debut as Festival Stage Director

1995: The Crew - Fuses en Ander Konneksies

1996: Annette Breacker - Lighting Technique

BESS FINNEY AWARD -MOST ORIGINAL WORK

1995: Wilm Jansen - Script - Fuses en Ander Konneksies

1996: Hillside Secondary High School - Derdelaan se Critics

Sources

Evening Post Salters Cup won by PEAAT's 'Die Telefoon' by Bob Eveleigh, Monday, May 2, 1988.

Weekend Post, Saturday, June 16, 1990, Pg 16, "Drama Festival line-up given" by Bob Eveleigh.

Original 1997 Salters' One Act Play Festival programme.

Pemads programme for The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. August 15-25, 2018.

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