Mario Schiess

From ESAT
Revision as of 08:31, 28 September 2016 by Johann van Heerden (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

SCHIESS, Mario (1937-1998) German born playwright, director and producer.

Biography

Training

Career

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

His most memorable achievement was perhaps his translation (from German), adaptation and direction of Marius Weyers in Kafka's Report to an Academy which played at The Laager in 1979.

He directed Pous Johanna II, Miracle Man, Woman Alone, The Colossus of Brooklyn, Appassionata, My Son, My Son, The Glass Menagerie (1971).

He directed an Afrikaans translation of Equus Upstairs at the Market in 1978.

He has written at least ten plays, among others Nemesis, Iscariot, The Chosen, Charade, Easter Bells, a play for two, The Revenge, Encounters at Midnight.

Mario Schiess also directed some South African feature films, including: Die Vervlakste Tweeling (1969), with Marius Weyers, Jana Cilliers, Bill Brewer and others; Onwettige Huwelik (1970), with Marius Weyers, Pieter Geldenhuys, Enone van den Bergh and others; Bait (1974), with Marius Weyers, Richard Loring, Diane Ridler and others;

Awards

Sources

See Gosher, 1988 [TH, JH]

National Arts Festival programme, 1990.


Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities S

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page