Balthazar Verhagen
Balthazar Verhagen (1881-1950) was a Dutch born theorist and teacher of drama and playwriting.
Biography
Born in Amsterdam, he became the director of the Toneelschool in Amsterdam in 1915, a post he held till 1939. He was also a private lecturer in playwriting at the University of Amsterdam (1924-1929).
In 1927 he wrote and published a standard Dutch work on playwriting, entitled Dramaturgie dramaturgy
In 1939 he left Amsterdam for South Africa, settling in Pretoria, where he died in 1950.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Sources
Balthazar Verhagen. 1963. Dramaturgie. Second edition. Amsterdam: Moussault's Uitgeverij NV
