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| − | (19*-) Actor, playwright, poet. | + | [[Nigel Maister]] (19*-). Actor, playwright, poet. |
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== Training == | == Training == | ||
Studied at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] | Studied at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] | ||
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== Career == | == Career == | ||
| − | + | Nigel Maister is the Russell and Ruth Peck Artistic Director of the University of Rochester's International Theater Program and has been the director of the theatre program since 2002 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Maister]. | |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
As a student he played in ''[[I am Herbert|Ek is Herman]]'' and ''[[Zones of Peace]]''. | As a student he played in ''[[I am Herbert|Ek is Herman]]'' and ''[[Zones of Peace]]''. | ||
| − | He wrote ''[[Nongqoawuse A Treachery of Winds]]''. He created the music for ''[[Thina Bantu - We People]]''. | + | He wrote the plays ''[[Nongqoawuse A Treachery of Winds]]'' and ''[[Faust - Part III]]''. He created the music for ''[[Thina Bantu - We People]]''. |
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
| − | Winner of the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]] for Most Promising Student in 1989. He received the FNB Vita Award for ''[[Nongqoawuse A Treachery of Winds]]''. | + | Winner of the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]] for Most Promising Student in 1989. He received the FNB [[Vita Award]] for ''[[Nongqoawuse A Treachery of Winds]]''. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:44, 8 June 2018
Nigel Maister (19*-). Actor, playwright, poet.
Contents
Training
Studied at the University of Cape Town Drama Department
Career
Nigel Maister is the Russell and Ruth Peck Artistic Director of the University of Rochester's International Theater Program and has been the director of the theatre program since 2002 [1].
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As a student he played in Ek is Herman and Zones of Peace.
He wrote the plays Nongqoawuse A Treachery of Winds and Faust - Part III. He created the music for Thina Bantu - We People.
Awards, etc
Winner of the Fleur du Cap Theatre Award for Most Promising Student in 1989. He received the FNB Vita Award for Nongqoawuse A Treachery of Winds.
Sources
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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