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The full published is: ''[[Shorts for a Microwave Generation. A UJ Arts & Culture Collection]]'' | The full published is: ''[[Shorts for a Microwave Generation. A UJ Arts & Culture Collection]]'' | ||
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| + | Written for [[University of Johannesburg]] ([[UJ]]) students to perform at the [[National Arts Festival]] in Grahamstown. A call for unpublished ten minute plays was sent out and thirty-five play texts were received. Six were selected and performed, and those texts were later published by [[Junkets Publisher]] as ''[[Shorts for a Microwave Generation. A UJ Arts & Culture Collection]]'' (Collected Series No. 5). | ||
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| + | The works included are: ''[[Losing the Plot]]'' by [[Anthony Akerman]], ''[[The Opening]]'' by [[Rob K. Baum]], ''[[Dance the Dance]]'' by [[Tristan Jacobs]], ''[[Metaphorically Speaking]]'' by [[Zanandi Botes]], ''[[Kill Me, Please!]]'' by [[Rhea MacCullum]] and ''[[Wave]]'' by [[Renos Spanoudes]] and [[Alby Michaels]]. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 2012: Performed at the [[National Arts Festival]] in Grahamstown in July by UJ stuidents, directed by [[Alby Michaels]], assisted by [[Motlatji Ditodi]] and [[Rethabele Mothobi]], woth designs by [[Wilhelm Disbergen]], management by [[Jade Bowers]], technical operation by [[Sizwe Moloko]] and [[Onkgopotse Nene]]. | ||
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| + | 2012: Played at [[UJ Arts Centre]] for a short run in August. | ||
| − | == | + | '''For possible performances of the individual short plays, see the entry on each'''. |
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
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| + | "SA Shorts, Quickies for a Microwave Generation, What I do, see, hear, eat and drink". (Posted on August 3, 2012 by moirads)[https://artscomments.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/sa-shorts-quickies-for-a-microwave-generation/] | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Films]] | ||
| − | + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | |
| − | + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | |
| − | + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | |
| − | + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | |
| − | + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | |
| − | + | Return to [[South_African_Radio/Plays|South African Radio Plays and Serials]] | |
| − | + | Return to [[South_African_Television/Plays|South African Television Plays and Series]] | |
| − | + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | |
| − | + | Return to [[Main Page]] | |
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Latest revision as of 08:05, 31 August 2024
SA Shorts is the encompassing performance and publication title for a series of six ten minute plays by various authors.
The full published is: Shorts for a Microwave Generation. A UJ Arts & Culture Collection
Contents
The original collection
Written for University of Johannesburg (UJ) students to perform at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. A call for unpublished ten minute plays was sent out and thirty-five play texts were received. Six were selected and performed, and those texts were later published by Junkets Publisher as Shorts for a Microwave Generation. A UJ Arts & Culture Collection (Collected Series No. 5).
The works included are: Losing the Plot by Anthony Akerman, The Opening by Rob K. Baum, Dance the Dance by Tristan Jacobs, Metaphorically Speaking by Zanandi Botes, Kill Me, Please! by Rhea MacCullum and Wave by Renos Spanoudes and Alby Michaels.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2012: Performed at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown in July by UJ stuidents, directed by Alby Michaels, assisted by Motlatji Ditodi and Rethabele Mothobi, woth designs by Wilhelm Disbergen, management by Jade Bowers, technical operation by Sizwe Moloko and Onkgopotse Nene.
2012: Played at UJ Arts Centre for a short run in August.
For possible performances of the individual short plays, see the entry on each.
Sources
"SA Shorts, Quickies for a Microwave Generation, What I do, see, hear, eat and drink". (Posted on August 3, 2012 by moirads)[1]
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
