Jo Gevers

GEVERS, Jo. (19*-) Actor, director, professor of drama. Born and trained in Belgium, came to South Africa in 196* to work with Fred Engelen and lecture at the University of Stellenbosch. In 1965 became first professor and founder of the University of the Orange Free State Drama Department. Directed university plays but also for a variety of amateur and professional companies such as the UTB, the Shakespeare Circle and PACOFS. Among his most notable productions were Jakkalstreke van Scapino (UTB 196*), Richard III (196*, in which he and his South African born wife Annatjie Vorster starred and he directed), Maria Stuart (196*) and Die Dubbele Adelaar?? ** (196*) . Gevers returned to Belgium in 197* to continue teaching there. In 1999 he returned to South Africa to direct ** for CAPAB at the Grahamstown Festival (?*).

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