Johan Hugo
Johan Hugo is a teacher, guest house owner, playwright and director
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Biography
Johan Hugo was born in Paarl in 1955. He grew up on a farm in Wolseley and matriculated in 1973 at the High School Transvalia in Vanderbijlpark. He studied at the University of Stellenbosch and obtained his BA (Hons) in 1987 in Afrikaans and Dutch cum laude. He is married to Qwen and they have three daughters.
He taught for 28 years, 25 of the at Paul Roos Gimnasium where he directed plays with pupils. He is a guest house owner in Stellenbosch.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
In 1990 he began writing Afrikaans one act plays and competed in many competitions: the ATKV national competition, the Logan-toneelfees in Fraserburg and the Montagu-toneelfees. In 1993 he won the C.R. Swart Prize for Willie and in 1996 he won the ATKV competition with Die groot gegrabbel na die appel. Other plays include Die Begrafnisoppassers (1992),
Awards, etc
In 1993 he won the C.R. Swart Prize for the text of Willie. In 1996 the ATKV national prize for Die groot gegrabbel na die appel.
Sources
Kwintet. 'n Bundel met kontemporêre Dramas.
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