Billy de la Querra

Billy de la Querra(1955-) is a stage technician and professional photographer.

Biography

The son of Willem de la Querra and Catharina Gezina de la Querra, he was born on 6de February 1955, in Durbanville , one of five children, including Carin de la Querra.

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

He has had no formal training, but learnt theatre skills from a young age while working as an assistant to his father.

As a youth he was also cast as a page in a production of Antigone by Fred Engelen.

By 1975 he was part of John Birch's technical team for the touring company of Faan se Trein. In January 1976 he obtained a permanent appointment with CAPAB, an assistant stage manager, working under Martin Crous and Pieter de Swart. In his first year he toured with 9 different productions, the first being Die Belofte (**), met Sandra Ferreira, Blaise Koch, & Allan Deysel. Fitz Morley was die Geselskaps Bestuurder. Die regiseur was: Schalk Jacobz. Hy was nie almal se gunsteling nie, maar vir ons jong klomp was hy soos goud. Ons het die hele Kaap Provinsie & Oos Kaap vir amper 3 maande ge-toer. Elke dorp met sy unieke stel aanpassings. Wonderlik! Die volgende jaar as ons weer op toer met John Birch se, Faan se Stasie, na Jhb, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, & Mosselbaai. Op 21 jaar oud was ek die 'Verhoog Direkteur'. Soe, in die begin was dit n uitdaaging, maar die tegniese span was gou op dreef. Maar, dit was tyd vir groter dinge. Ten spyte van my sporadiese hakkel, van kleins af, wou ek nog steeds n akteur word. Om my self vertroue op te bou, het ek by Arthur Murray, as n dans instrukteur, aangesluit, n mooi meisie ontmoet, getrou, en kon my pad nie weer terug vind nie. Wat net n tydelike werk in die mat bedryf sou wees, is nou al 35 yaar my beroep! Ek is bly dat ek is darem genoem is, as die beligting ontwerper, in: 'Geleende Vere'