Mary Dreyer

DREYER, Mary. (19*-) Actress, director. * (*?) **

Training

She obtained a BA degree at Wits, a Teachers Diploma at TCE and a Post Graduate Performers Diploma at UCT.

Career

Started with The Space in Cape Town. Member of CAPAB's main company and their Youth Group??** Rejoined CAPAB Drama Permanent Company in 1985 until 1995.

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

Started with The Space in Cape Town, doing i.a. A Different Shade of Grey (1974), Three’s Company (1974), Black Beauty and the Boss (Pieter-Dirk Uys, Labia Theatre, 1976), Snow White and the Special Branch (Pieter-Dirk Uys, Labia Theatre, 1976), After Liverpool by James Saunders and The Sun King, Die Van Aardes van Grootoor (1977).

Other roles include Sweet Bird of Youth (1978), Greek; she appeared in CAPAB's Dying Breed in 1993; played Steffy in I Ought to be in Pictures (1985); Drie Susters Twee (1997), Helen in Good (1990); The Merry Wives of Windsor (1991), Dying Breed in 1993; Gertie in Reza de Wet's Mis (1993), "Salome" in Mirakel (1994) ( and "Sussie" in Drif (1994) , Alice B. Toklas in Gertrude Stein and a Companion (1996); Hiert Jou Bliksem! (KKNK 1998), André Huguenet – Meneer! (2000), Dearly Beloved (2001), Vatmaar (Baxter 2003), Oom Wanja (2004), Send for Dolly (2004), Vrededorp by Charles Fourie (KKNK, 2005) **, Amadeus (Baxter Theatre, 2006), Ella se Perde (2007), Blou Uur (Aardklop 2008, Woordfees and KKNK 2009), A Far Country, The Visit and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.

She has also worked for television and radio.

Directed several productions, was involved with educational projects presented by CAPAB's community theatre.

She had a role in the film That Englishwoman (1990).

Awards, etc

(Fleur du Cap Theatre Award, Best Supporting Actress, 1985) for Greek; Fleur du Cap Theatre Award, Best Supporting Actress, 1994 (Mirakel; Fleur du Cap Theatre Award, Best Actress, 1994 for Sussie in Drif. She won the AA Vita Award for Best Actress in Measure for Measure.

Sources

A Midsummer Night's Dream programme notes in 1995 at Maynardville.

I Ought to be in Pictures programme notes, 1985.

The Elephant Man programme notes, 1998.

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