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She starred in the [[PACT]] production of ''[[The State Theatre Overflow Show]]'' together with [[James White]], [[Michael McCabe]] and [[Peter Terry]] with direction by [[Nigel Vermaas]] at the [[Arena Bistro]] in 1981. She starred in the [[PACT]] production of [[William Gibson]]’s ''[[Monday After the Miracle]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] with direction by [[Francois Swart|François Swart]] at the Pretoria [[State Theatre]] and the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1982. She starred in [[PACT]]’s production of Sheridan’s ''[[The Rivals]]'' together with [[John Hussey]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[James White]], [[Pauline Bailey]] and [[John Lesley]] directed by [[Michael Atkinson]] at the [[State Theatre]] in March 1983. ''[[The Syringa Tree]]'', 2005. | She starred in the [[PACT]] production of ''[[The State Theatre Overflow Show]]'' together with [[James White]], [[Michael McCabe]] and [[Peter Terry]] with direction by [[Nigel Vermaas]] at the [[Arena Bistro]] in 1981. She starred in the [[PACT]] production of [[William Gibson]]’s ''[[Monday After the Miracle]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] with direction by [[Francois Swart|François Swart]] at the Pretoria [[State Theatre]] and the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1982. She starred in [[PACT]]’s production of Sheridan’s ''[[The Rivals]]'' together with [[John Hussey]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[James White]], [[Pauline Bailey]] and [[John Lesley]] directed by [[Michael Atkinson]] at the [[State Theatre]] in March 1983. ''[[The Syringa Tree]]'', 2005. | ||
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Revision as of 07:17, 8 February 2024
Pamela Gien. (19*-) Actress.
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Biography
Born in Emmarentia and raised in Johannesburg, Pamela began her training at Rhodes University, then graduated with a BA Honours cum laude in English and Dramatic Art from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1978. She was the recipient of the Olive Schreiner Award, which she used to study at the Jacques Lecoq School of Theatre, Mime and Movement in Paris in 1979, before returning to becoming a member of the PACT company.
In 1983 she emigrated to the United States
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Performed in The Cherry Orchard (as “Ania”), Hayfever, Savages, Henry IV Part I, Electra, The Maids, The House of Bernarda Alba, Everyman, Oh What a Lovely War! (with PACT in 1980), Rookery Nook, The Crucible, The State Theatre Overflow Show, Royal Hunt of the Sun, A Midsummer Night's Dream, After the Fall,
She starred in the PACT production of The State Theatre Overflow Show together with James White, Michael McCabe and Peter Terry with direction by Nigel Vermaas at the Arena Bistro in 1981. She starred in the PACT production of William Gibson’s Monday After the Miracle together with Sandra Duncan with direction by François Swart at the Pretoria State Theatre and the Alexander in 1982. She starred in PACT’s production of Sheridan’s The Rivals together with John Hussey, Wilson Dunster, James White, Pauline Bailey and John Lesley directed by Michael Atkinson at the State Theatre in March 1983. The Syringa Tree, 2005.
Summary of international career
Awards, etc
Her many awards over th years include:
In South Africa
Internationally
Won the Olive Schreiner Overseas Award for the Best Student at Wits in 1978.
DALRO Award, 1983.
Fleur du Cap nomination The Syringa Tree, award year 2006. Obie Award 2001 Best Play Won for The Syringa Tree, Playhouse 91, New York. Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance Won for The Syringa Tree Outer Circle Critics Award for Outstanding Solo Performance Won for The Syringa Tree, Drama League Honour Won for The Syringa Tree John Gassner Playwriting Award Nominated for The Syringa Tree Elliot Norton Award for Best Solo Performance Won for The Syringa Tree Entertainment Weekly’s IT List 50 Most Creative Artists, 2001 Dayton Literary Peace Prize 2007 Finalist – The Syringa Tree by Pamela Gien - the novel, published by Random House. IMPAC Dublin International Literary Award - Longlist 2008 Fiction – The Syringa Tree by Pamela Gien - the novel, published by Random House. Fleur du Cap Award, South Africa Nominated for Best Solo Drama for The Syringa Tree Drama-Logue Critics Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre, 1991 Won – for Hannah Jelkes in Night of The Iguana at Los Angeles Theater Center DALRO Critics Award for Best Actress Winner for Helen Keller in Monday after the Miracle. Best Actress DALRO Critics Award, Nominated for The State Theatre Overflow Show. Best Actress Nominated for Gwendolyn in The Importance of Being Earnest, SABC TV. Best Actress Nominated for Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, SABC TV. Yvonne Bryceland Award for Best Supporting Actress Won for Bliss, Rhodes University. Olive Schreiner Award, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Sources
CV submitted by Pamela Gien, 8 February, 2024.
SACD 1978/79; 1980/81; 1981/82.
Tucker, 1997.
Martin, Bob 2008. Highlights & Footlights : A Tribute to South African Stage and Screen, by photographer Bob Martin. Cape Town: Double Storey Books.
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