Amelda Brand

(197*-) Actress, singer, puppeteer and director for community theatre. Studied drama at the Stellenbosch University Drama Department, worked for the Breughel Theatre and the Libertas Theatre Club, being chair of the latter organisation for three years (1995-1998). As an actress worked for the Spektrum Productions in shows such as Rooikêppetjie (2002) and ***. Really made her mark with her educational puppetry work and her community work in Stellenbosch. Ran a theatre workshop with female farm workers which led to performances such as Hoe issie lewe oor die Krismis (1998) and the founding of an empowering performance group called The Pretty Ladies from the same community.