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Written for [[University of Johannesburg]] ([[UJ]]) students to perform at the [[National Arts Festival]] in Grahamstown. The call for unpublished ten minute plays was publicised and thirty five plays were received. Six plays were selected and performed, and the texts were later published by [[Junkets Publisher]] as Collected Series No. 5, and called ''[[Shorts for a Microwave Generation. A UJ Arts & Culture Collection]]''. | Written for [[University of Johannesburg]] ([[UJ]]) students to perform at the [[National Arts Festival]] in Grahamstown. The call for unpublished ten minute plays was publicised and thirty five plays were received. Six plays were selected and performed, and the texts were later published by [[Junkets Publisher]] as Collected Series No. 5, and called ''[[Shorts for a Microwave Generation. A UJ Arts & Culture Collection]]''. | ||
| − | The works included are: [[Losing the Plot]] by [[Anthony | + | 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]]. |
==Performances of the programme== | ==Performances of the programme== | ||
Revision as of 07:48, 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
BEING WRITTEN
The original collection
Written for University of Johannesburg (UJ) students to perform at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. The call for unpublished ten minute plays was publicised and thirty five plays were received. Six plays were selected and performed, and the texts were later published by Junkets Publisher as Collected Series No. 5, and called Shorts for a Microwave Generation. A UJ Arts & Culture Collection.
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.
Performances of the programme
2012: Performed at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown in July, directed by Alby Michaels as director, assisted by Motlatji Ditodi and Rethabele Mothobi. A brilliant, brilliant design was created by Wilhelm Disbergen using screens painted with blackboard paint. The actors used chalk from time to time. Jade Bowers is the resident stage manager, technical operation by Sizwe Moloko and Onkgopotse Nene .
They then played at UJ Arts Centre in 2012 for a short run.
The works in order of presentation were: Losing the Plot by Anthony Ackerman, 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.
SA Shorts, Quickies for a Microwave Generation, What I do, see, hear, eat and drink. (Posted on August 3, 2012 by moirads)[1]
The call for unpublished ten minute plays was publicised and thirty five plays were received. Six plays were selected, published by Junkets as Collected Series No. 5 S A Shorts for a microwave generation, A UJ Arts & Culture Collection and produced with Alby Michaels as director, assisted by Motlatji Ditodi and Rethabele Mothobi. A brilliant, brilliant design was created by Wilhelm Disbergen using screens painted with blackboard paint. The actors used chalk from time to time. Jade Bowers is the resident stage manager, technical operation by Sizwe Moloko and Onkgopotse Nene is the stagehand. The scripts were available for sale in they foyer at R100 each. This is apparently the norm at many theatres in other parts of the world.
SA Shorts, Quickies for a Microwave Generation, is on at the UJ Arts Centre Theatre, Kingsway Campus until August 11.ation]]
