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PROGRAMME 2014
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Contents
Message from the HoD: Drama Department .................................................................................................................... 3
Message from the Festival Organiser .............................................................................................................................. 4
Message from the Grapevine .......................................................................................................................................... 4
Your Krêkvars Student Arts Festival: Programme Breakdown ......................................................................................... 5
Key to Production Genres................................................................................................................................................ 5
4.48 Psychosis ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
A Fine Line ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6
After Robot-o ................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Anna K ............................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Argentine theatre ............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Barbe Bleue: A story about madness .............................................................................................................................. 7
Behind Closed Doors ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Benjamin Walt ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Blondelle – Jew Girl #2 .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Burlesco .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
By Proxy .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Chairs .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Die Benoeming ................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Die Joiner ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Dieboek ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Die Kamer Bo ................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Een Duisend Babas ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
Giftig .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Golan Heights ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Ira .................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Kadawer ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Koek-Koek ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Last Breath .................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Les Trois Actrices .......................................................................................................................................................... 13
MAD Double Bill: 10 000 Cigarettes & The Chocolate Affair .......................................................................................... 14
Mama ............................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Mavis ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Meeting Iris .................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Miller (PI): L.A Charades ............................................................................................................................................... 15
Meisie ............................................................................................................................................................................ 15
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Music! – The Musical? ................................................................................................................................................... 16
Odium Ink ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Raw Stage: Daughters of the Fair .................................................................................................................................. 16
Real ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Rot ................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Smaarties ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Small puppet theatre ..................................................................................................................................................... 17
Small Talk ..................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Sommige goed moet eerder in die kas bly! .................................................................................................................... 18
Stimela .......................................................................................................................................................................... 18
SugarCane Fields .......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Sy Dryf .......................................................................................................................................................................... 19
The Calabash Runs Dry ................................................................................................................................................ 19
The Funeral of Narcissus............................................................................................................................................... 19
The Life of an Artist ....................................................................................................................................................... 20
The Stonehouse Project ................................................................................................................................................ 20
Verafrikaans-(sing) ........................................................................................................................................................ 20
Versteekte Gronde ........................................................................................................................................................ 21
One Shot Films: Workshop and Screening .................................................................................................................... 21
ShortCuts ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21
The people behind the Krêkvars Student Arts Festival 2014: ......................................................................................... 22
Festival in a flash ........................................................................................................................................................... 23
“The stage is a magic circle where only the most real things happen, a neutral
territory outside the jurisdiction of Fate where stars may be crossed with impunity. A
truer and more real place does not exist in all the universe.” - P.S. Baber
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Message from the HoD: Drama Department Prof Marié-Heleen Coetzee It is July again and time for Pretoria’s annual winter-warmer festival! The 2014 festival programme includes a range of exciting productions ranging from music theatre, physical theatre, comedy and drama to short films. The festival extends a warm welcome to the Argentine playwright and dramaturg, Lucìa Laragione, who will share the world of Argentine theatre with audiences. Her visit was made possible by the Embassy of Argentina in South Africa. The festival also welcomes the innovative NGO One Shot Films to Tuks drama department. One Shot will present a workshop that will allow participants to create a short one shot film with mobile phone technology.
The Grapevine festival newspaper, managed by journalism students under the supervision of lecturer Marenet Jordaan, promises to keep audiences informed about productions and events during the festival. A new (old) friend, Oom Gert se Kuierplek, will join forces with Krêkvars this year to ensure that audiences can fully enjoy the pleasures that the Bok offers. The Krêkvars Student Arts Festival is mainly an opportunity for student-artists showcase their talent with a view to promote integration with real-time, real-life entrepreneurial activities and an opportunity to absorb the change-over to an economically active professional environment with greater ease. The festival is created, organised and managed by students and ties in with various aspects of the drama programme. The current festival organiser, Missy Maguire, is a MA student in performing arts management. The festival also offers a space for young professionals to present their work. The festival encourages the creation of original work in any language and genre. It offers a space for young artists to let their imaginations run free, interrogate issues relevant to their lives and create modes of performance that support their creative signatures. Krêkvars aims to grow artists-scholars who can generate innovative creative products, can create discourse around their work, can engage with existing performing arts structures and can entertain audiences old and young. In order to encourage excellence amongst young artists, kykNET and the US Woordfees offered exciting prizes at the 2013 festival. It is my pleasure to announce that kykNET and the US Woordfees will again offer prizes. In addition, the Clover/Aardklop arts festival and Anina from E-Nuus have also made prizes available. On behalf of the drama department, I wish to thank these organisations for their contributions to the festival and for their willingness to invest in the development of young artists. Keep track of the drama department website and the Grapevine for information about the new prizes. If you want to be entertained, disturbed and enthralled, Krêkvars is the festival for you!
Melusine van Arkadia won the US Woordfees prize in 2013. The prize included a sponsored place on the 2014 US Woordfees programme. Tuks drama alumna, Stephanie Gericke, won
the coveted prize for 'best newcomer' at the US Woordfees for her acting in the title role.
Mdu Nhlapo and Francois Joubert shared the kykNET cash prize for 'best artist'.
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Message from the Festival Organiser Ms Maguire
As the Krêvars Student Arts Festival enters its teenage years, it is undergoing some
adolescent changes itself… The shows are getting longer. The traditions are growing
deeper. New and exciting projects are sprouting in spaces and places. Yes indeed:
pubertal internal shifts of 2014 are turning the Krêkvars Student Arts Festival into an
upstanding festival in its own right.
I wish the best to every creator, writer, director, choreographer and performer who has
committed their time and creativity to create new works for the festival this year. The ideas and concepts look absolutely
incredible on paper, and I cannot being to image the sheer magic that will produced in the actual production.
I wish to thank the student assistants, UP Arts and the Drama Department for the various forms of support throughout
organising my second festival. What we have accomplished is something to be very proud of.
As the slogan suggests, the nights may be cold, but the entertainment for Krêkvars 2014 is indeed HOT!
Message from the Grapevine Ms Marenet Jordaan
There is a saying that "all journalism is
storytelling".
With the Grapevine it is no different. Whether it is for a review, an artist interview or a behind-the-scenes glimpse into
the Krêkvars scene, the UP Journalism students will use the facts they gather to tell interesting stories.
Like artists we love to perform for an audience. So we hope you like what we produce.
Remember: You heard it here first.
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Your Krêkvars Student Arts Festival: Programme Breakdown
TITLE Company
Creator/Director/Writer/Choreographer
Cast: Alphabetical List of Cast Members
Blurb… Blurb…Blurb…Blurb… Blurb…Blurb…Blurb…Blurb… Blurb…
Running Length of Show; Age Restriction; Sex/Language/Nudity/Violence/Religion; Language of Show
Venue: Show Date and Time 1; Show Date and Time 2; Show Date and Time 3
Key to Production Genres
Colour Genre Red Dance Orange UP Drama
Department Production
Yellow Comedy Light Green Experimental
Dark Green Educational
Dark Blue Drama
Purple Physical Theatre
Pink Musical Theatre Brown Music
Black Film
Grey Performance Art
Production Genre Colour
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4.48 Psychosis – Inspired by Sarah Kane Oakfields College
Creator: Pieter Human
Cast: Andrea Mendes; Carina Otto; Christiane Kidd; Christine Ackerman; Fortunate Mahlangu; Lenah Sibisi; Morné Roos; Neil Henderson; Reneé Conroy; Sindiswa Ndzimande; Symonique Sparkham
4.48 Psychosis – inspired by – broken down – to be fixed… One day you were just gone. You disappeared and I didn’t see it happen. That’s the scary part.
4.48 Psychosis, written by Sarah Kane. A suicide note on depression. A moment on madness. Inspired by – broken down – to be fixed…
45min; Adult; LNSVR; English Lier: Tues 22nd 17:00; Thurs 24th 11:00; Sat 26th 17:00
A Fine Line wickedHOUSE Productions
Cast: Karen van Heerden & Wentzel Lombard
Airing your (dirty) laundry at a communal washing line can be intimidating, but having to deal with another individual there while you do so – that’s just too much! A Fine Line follows the story of a chance encounter at a communal washing line, and the inevitable
relationship that grows from it.
50min; PG; LV; English Chapel: Wed 23rd 22:00; Thurs 24th 16:00; Sat 26th 14:00
After Robot-o Creators: Naledi Chirwa & Neo Motaung
Cast: Boitumelo Vena; Hlubi Hadebe; Naledi Chirwa; Natalie Keitumetse Molea; Neo Motaung; Ntando Thukwana
After Robot-o looks into the lives of several black female street vendors. It breaks into the barriers these women have between the business world, their families and
different other worlds they do and do not have in common.
45min; L; English and Vernacular Masker: Tues 22nd 10:00; 24th Thurs 22:00; Fri 25th 18:00
Prize sponsors for the Krêkvars Student Arts Festival 2014
Anina
Peens from
E-nuus
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Anna K UP Drama Department
Choreographers: Bailey Snyman & Nicola Haskins
Cast: Bailey Snyman; José Chung; MacMillan Mabaleka; Michal Swann; Noxolo Dlamini; Pearl Monama; Tarryn-Tanille Prinsloo
“No one may build their happiness on another’s pain”. Using Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, as a catalyst, Anna K explores the themes of hypocrisy, jealousy, faith, fidelity, family, marriage, society, progress, carnal desire and passion.
50min; PG13; LVP; English, Afrikaans, IsiZulu and IsiXhosa Masker: Wed 23rd 16:00
Argentine theatre Presented by Lucía Laragione
A talk presenting the milestones of Argentine theatre including: 1 - Creole circus - the origin of Argentine theatre 2 - Sainete 3 - Creole Grotesque 4 - Independent theatre 5 - Theatre today.
60min Chapel: Wed 23rd 11:00
Barbe Bleue: A story about madness UP Drama Department
Director and Writer: Gopala Davies
Cast: Bonolo Makhele; Brittany Craze; Heidi Steyn; Sybrand Nortje; Tina Redman
Barbe Bleue: a story about madness is a physically driven performance that highlights the effect of madness on a relationship. Through the combination of New-Media technology, and adapting the tale of Bluebeard, the audience is taken on a magical (and at times) horrific journey through the breakdown of a relationship due to mental illness.
45min; All; English Lier: Mon 21st 17:00; Thurs 24th 21:00; Sat 26th 13:00
Behind Closed Doors UP Drama Department
Director: Charnay Sargent
Cast: Carla Muller; Charlene Van der Linde; Itumeleng Skosana; Leuzwe Sibisi; Olebogeng Morolo; Otsile Mangope; Shannon Swanepoel; Willie Ludik
They say when one door closes another opens but Behind closed doors will allow you to see the truth through the window. Through laughter, South African comedy and lots of wine the lives of a not so ordinary family will come to life.The Van Eeden family will touch more than just your heart.
45min; L; 13 Masker: Mon 21st 12:00; Tues 22nd 20:00; Fri 25th 12:00
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Benjamin Walt UP Drama Department
Writer & Director: Brittany Craze
Cast: Barbara Wedi; Dayna de Wet; Londiwe Mbuli; Michael McMeeking; Neo Motaung; Noxolo Dlamini; Ntando Thukwana; Reggie Goodwin; Valerie Robinson; Wayne Smith
Benjamin Walt. 19, confused and living in possibly the smallest town in history. Grietskakdorp. Yes, GRIETS-KAK-DORP. Ben grew up in this town knowing only two things: one, his father was killed by something yellow and two, if he didn't attend church every Sunday he would eternally burn in hell. Benjamin Walt is a delightful musical that deals with family, sexuality and how Ben met the choir of Greenhaven (who apparently saved him).
45min; English Lier: Mon 21st 09:00; Tues 22nd 21:00; Friday 25th 22:30
Blondelle – Jew Girl #2 wickedHOUSE Productions
Creator: Tristan McConnell
Cast: Jodie Blondelle & Tristan McConnell
“I needed a new identity. Hence, ‘Jodie Blondelle’ was born. A new name for a new Jew. ‘Jodie Furman’ was now a thing of the distant past, only to be dusted off for those social formalities: school assignments, matric exams, opening bank accounts, and the occasional restraining order…” – Blondelle.
50min; PG; English and Yiddish Lier: Wed 23rd 13:00; Thurs 24th 19:00; Fri 25th 17:00
Burlesco wickedHOUSE Productions
Creator: Pieter Human
Cast: Adré Swart; Estefan Myburgh; Estelle Fouché; Georja Glyptis; Karin Marais; Maepil Mkhize; Mpho Mogonane; Nadia Strydom; Natasha Jacobs; Niki de Jager; Sasha Basson; Thandi Pretorius; Wentzel Lombard;
Sex sells.
45min; Adult; LNSVR; English Masker: Tues 22nd 12:00; Thurs 24th 20:00; Sat 26th 22:00
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Or email [email protected]
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By Proxy UP Drama Department
Director: Timo Schutte
Cast: Aneshree Paul; Brandon Engelbrecht; Candice Botha; Carla Classen; Faith Motsepe; Gift Mona; Matete Phala; Micia de Wet; Tanisha Heiberg; Zia Sonnekus
Münchausen syndrome by proxy describes a behavior pattern in which a caregiver deliberately exaggerates and fabricates health problems of those in their care for sympathy. How far will a mother go to get the attention she craves?
45min Masker: Mon 21st 10:00; Wed 23rd 14:00; Fri 25th 14:00
Chairs Creator: Celma Cainara Manjate Da Costa
Cast: Belinda Muwunga Tamukedde; Boikgantsho Malethano Maripane; Carmen Sofia Jacinto; Ernst Christoffel van Graan; Isheunesu Mukoki; Moustafa Diop; Timothy Tieku; Yelena Esme Mohamed; Zipho Mokoena
Chairs is not a play about chairs, for that would be absurd. It’s about a cactus, a family with an allergy to people, and the arrival of an unannounced guest at a dinner party. With a little drama and a morbid sense of humour, this dysfunctional family will definitely entertain you.
50min Masker: Mon 21st 22:00; Wed 23rd 10:00; Fri 25th 16:00
Die Benoeming Small Studio Productions
Creator: Corné Joubert
Cast: André Coetzee; Brandon Engelbrecht; Carla Taute; Stephanie Gericke
Hierdie oorspronklike uitbeelding van die skeppingsverhaal gee 'n intieme blik op die eerste dae en werp lig op die verhoudings wat ontvou tussen God se Verteenwoordigers en die eerste mense. Dit lewer tong-in-die-kies kommentaar oor die skoonheid van taal, godsdiens, verganklikheid en genderkwessies.
60min; No under 13; NR; Afrikaans Masker: Tues 22nd 14:00; Wed 23rd 18:00; Thurs 24th 10:00
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Die Joiner Hoërskool Zwartkop
Creators: Èmil Haarhoff & Pieter Alberts
Cast: Adrean du Plessis; Ben Blignaut; Eliska Wentzel; Gizela Conradie; Jan-Daniël Kapp; Jeanne-Lee Smit; Marista van Eeden; Nadia Prinsloo; Nicola van der Westhuizen; Pieter Schoeman; Wilco Meyer
It is a cold winter in a concentration camp in Heidelberg in July 1901. Throughout this non-patriotic Afrikaans play we look into the lives of three families, focusing on the realism in tragedy, love, cruelty, faith and victory.
30min; All; Afrikaans Masker: Tues 22nd 16:00; Thurs 24th 14:00; Sat 26th 16:00
Dieboek UP Drama Department
Director: Myer Taub
Assistant Director: Shannon Leigh Russell
Cast: Cassius Davis; Francois Joubert; MacMillan Mabaleka; Vasti Vermeulen
Writer, director and performer Myer Taub has adapted the play text: The Dybbuk, so as to weave a new text called Dieboek, which speaks to a South African context. The adaptation presents the arrival of a cipher from the original text, the girl called Leah, who
is shipwrecked in the new play. Set in the village of Krass/near, the divergence suggests intersections between different worlds and realities. Dieboek deals with the hauntings of identity, displacement and love.
60min; Adult; SV; English, Afrikaans and German Drama Quad: Wed 23rd 12:00; Thurs 24th 17:00; Sat 26th 17:00
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Die Kamer Bo Performing Arts Lifestyle Institute
Direcotr: Shareen Swart
Cast: Melinda Brink
Dis laat 1800 en Clara word om gesondheidsredes na ‘n baie vroeë Johannesburg verplaas. Haar man huur ‘n ou verlate herehuis, en sy bly in die boonste kamer. Maar daar is iemand anders…of is dit haar verbeelding…of die verkeerde medikasie…of is daar dalk…iets agter die muur?
Chapel: Mon 21st 14:00; Tues 22nd 20:00; Wed 23rd 14:00
Een Duisend Babas Creator: Stephanie Gericke
Cast: André Coetzee & Stephanie Gericke
Een Duisend Babas is ‘n Afrikaanse drama geïnspireer deur die klassieke kewpie pop, die verhaal wentel om ‘n getroude paar Johannes en Karen se verhouding na die verlies van hul enigste kind. Die teks het poëtiese kwaliteite en is eksperimentele teater op sy
beste. Die verhaal ontvou deur die gebruik van simbole en beweging. Tema's soos verlies, verwagtinge, asook verhoudings word bevraagteken en uitgedaag.
50min; 16; L; Afrikaans Lier: Wed 23rd 09:00; Thurs 24th 22:30; Fri 25th 13:00
Giftig Two’s a Company
Creators: Micia de Wet & Timo Crane
Co-director: Bailey Snyman
Cast: Micia de Wet & Timo Crane
Soos wat sal dit voel? And how will you know? En wat sal jy doen? And where will you go? We went to the beach. En ons het gewag… And we waited and waited…
38min; PG; LR; Afrikaans and English Lier: Tues 22nd 22:30; Thurs 24th 09:00; Fri 25th 21:00
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Or, get them at the Box Office at the
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Box office hours: 08:30 -21:00
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Golan Heights All Season Productions
Director/Writer: Allan Spijkers
Assistant Director: Carla du Preez
Cast: Allan Spijkers; Annabie Fourie; Jana Radcliffe; Maritza Doman
Daniel and Jessica are looking for a new home… They end up at 303 Golan Heights where the estate agent paints a picture of a perfect home. However, the discovery of a diary reveals a tainted past laced by a touch of blood that was the murky mirage of Alison’s paradise.
60min; PG13; LV English Lier: Mon 21st 15:00; Wed 23rd 17:00; Sat 26th 09:00
Ira Liquid Fusion
Creators: Daniel Geddes & Mark Tatham
Cast: Daniel Geddes; Linda Mdena; Mark Tatham; Oupa Sibeko
Ira explores the strange nature of our emotions as we move between the personal and inherent need to express and explore emotion, whilst a contemporary society rejects any exceptional emotional expressions. Is there a ‘right’ or ‘wrong’? Or do we need to find some middle ground? What happens when you get really angry?
40min; All Lier: Mon 21st 22:30; Tues 22nd 19:00; Fri 25th 19:00
Kadawer Performing Arts Lifestyle Institute
Director: Lara Lourens
Cast: Melinda Brink; Shante Liebenberg; Tinecke Peacock; Xandi Christenson
Twee aktri(z)es besoek ‘n lykshuis om die kadawer van ‘n ou vriendin te besigtig: die een uit eerbied, die ander met ‘n neerhalende, selfvoldane houding. Maar daar
wag ‘n verrassing op hulle, veral as die ligte flikker, en die administratiewe dame skielik verdwyn.
30min; PG13; L; Afrikaans Lier: Mon 21st 21:00; Wed 23rd 11:00; Sat 26th 19:00
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Koek-Koek Creator: Tiaan Slabbert
Cast: Lee Visagie; Stephanie Pienaar; Tiaan Slabbert
Vir Minja is die wêreld soos 'n koek-koek horlosie. Vir die wêreld is Minja 'n Koekkoes meisie. Ons is maar almal koek-koek horlosies waarvan sekere dele nie werk nie. Koek-koek is gebaseer op 'n ware verhaal, en soos Minja se gedagtes praat, leer ons mekaar aanvaar, omdat ons besef dat ons almal maar op sekere maniere gebreek is.
45min; PG; L; Afrikaans Chapel: Mon 21st 22:00; Tues 22nd 22:00; Thurs 24th 22:00
Last Breath Creators: Mduduzi Nhlapo & Sphiwe Malusi
Cast: Alphieus Ralepelle & Mduduzi Nhlapo
The production is based on the Ugandan anti-homosexual bill imposed by President Museveni. This is a radical protest theatre production about a rebellious man who is being accused and persecuted for his fluid sexual orientation.
40min; No under 18s; SNVR; English and Swahili Chapel: Tues 22nd 16:00; Fri 25th 14:00; Sat 26th 22:00
Les Trois Actrices Performing Arts Lifestyle Institute
Director: Kaz McFadden
Cast: Lara Lourens; Tinecke Peacock; Xandi Christenson
Charlie Chaplin inspired silent film. Three actresses are about to start rehearsing on a play, but they have a slight problem: the male actor (‘The Bum’) hasn’t shown up. The
actresses decide to take the matter into their own hands and start rehearsing without him; taking turns to play the male lead, with ridiculously funny results.
10min; English & French Studio: Every day @ 19:00
Prize sponsors for the Krêkvars Student Arts Festival 2014
Anina
Peens from
E-nuus
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MAD Double Bill: 10 000 Cigarettes & The Chocolate Affair Michelle Ayden Dramatix
Director: Michelle Ayden
Cast: Carmen Brinck; Chantel Combrinck; Cohen Miller; Diana Chanè Koen; Kate Roothman; Mirinda Blignaut; Suraya-Rose Santos
10 000 Cigarettes: How many cigarettes are enough – 1, 2, 3 … 10 000? Four sisters face the big questions in this fast-paced, imaginative, funny and moving ten minute play. They watched their father die from lung cancer. Watched him smoke ‘til the last coughing, spluttering breath. Yet, they all smoke. We follow them in this brief moment in time as they rationalize the ability
to stop and plead the case of a smoker.
The Chocolate Affair tells the story of Bev and her struggles with being a perfect wife, mother, and 21st century woman. She gives over to a binge of epic proportions. The appearance of the charming, seductive Mr. Lunch Bar and the tactless, unforgiving Smarties drives Bev to the edge, before eventually coming to her senses… Or does she?
50min; Adult; English Lier: Tues 22nd 09:00; Wed 23rd 21:00; Sat 26th 15:00
Mama UP Drama Department
Creators: Cast
Cast: Bonolo Malevu; José Chung; Lerato Mahlasela; Naledi Chirwa; Tlotlo Ntehelang
Mama is focused on a rural South African family with a heart of gold until Adam, a foreigner, turns their hearts black and turns Mama in her grave
45min Drama Quad: Mon 21st 12:00; Tues 22nd 17:00; Thurs 24th 12:00
Mavis Azania Productions
Creator: Mona Monyane
Cast: Dikeledi Motale; Eric Vilikazi; Ntando Thukwana; Tsholofelo Nkati
A play that answers the question of what would happen if Mavis was silent no more. A satirical exploration of what society’s most underappreciated work force talks about on
those summery days sitting on the lawn at the corner of the neighborhood street.
45min; L; English Lier: Mon 21st 19:00; Wed 23rd 15:00; Sat 26th 11:00
Book your tickets online at
www.itickets.co.za for only R15.00!
Or, get them at the Box Office at the
Drama Quad for R20.00
Box office hours: 08:30 -21:00
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Meeting Iris UP Drama Department
Director: Bernard Owen Jacobs
Cast: Danielle Britz; Dawn Ledbitter; Heather Livesey; Jo-Ann McQuirk; Mathew Luyt; Ntebo Ramosepele; Tamaryn Leppan
In an era of sovereignty, when the difference between war and peace is a first impression, the dying wish of the late King Daerick of Gilworth was for his son Frederic to be wed. His arranged marriage to Princess Iris of Bredwick was meant to form an
alliance between the two Kingdoms...
45min; English Masker: 21st Mon 14:00; Thurs 24th 12:00; Sat 26th 10:00
Miller (PI): L.A Charades Yellow Bakkie Productions
Writer/Director: Rodrigo Chiari
Cast: Andria Kok; Dawn Ledbitter; Jo-Ann McQuirk; Mathew Luyt; Melissa Drysdale; Reggie Goodwin; Robert Skinner; Sybrand Nortjie; Tanisha Heiberg; Willie Ludik
Miller (PI): L. A Charades is a detective's story, a comedy of deceit that will transport you back through its soundtrack, to 1974 California, a time when the USA showed its true colours in such issues as politics and Vietnam. The plot and dialogue will keep the audience in a "whodunit" mood during the whole show. The jewels of Mrs Wellborne, one of Los Angeles city’s richest
ladies, go missing and amateur private eye Ryan Miller is called to the crime scene. A collage of characters will entertain you within the following 59 minutes after a colourful introduction presented by Miller himself. This play is inspired by the original from the same writer, Mrs Wellborne's lost jewels affair and promises not to disappoint!
60min; PG13; L; English Masker: Thurs 24th 18:00 (pre-booked); Fri 25th 20:00; Sat 26th 20:00
Meisie UP Drama Department
Director: Vasti Vermeulen
Cast: Jamie Kruger; Lauren Barris; Lizette Posthumus; Martin Harmse; Michal Swan; Tiaan Slabbert; Tlotlo Ntehelang; Unathi Ngada; Vernicha Coetzee; Wanda Meyer
We structure our realities through a language structure that reinforces judgment and represses the urges and instinctive reactions from which behaviour is born. We are reframed through words such as 'attitude', 'homo' or 'paedophile'. Meisie is an exploration of a superficial reality being interrupted by a subconscious world.
45min; PG; NL Lier: Mon 21st 11:00; Thurs 24th 13:00; Fri 25th 09:00
Remember to get your copy of The Grapevine!
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Music! – The Musical? Staged By Bo
Creator: Chandré Botha & Gerrit Scheepers
Cast: Aliza Graham; Chandré Bo; Gerrit Scheepers; Klaus-Louis Jansen van Vuuren
From the musical creators of Suikerbossie and SKULDery. Four musicians in their rehearsal space battle the odds, and sometimes themselves. A comic and musical look at the lives of performing artists in their quest for fame (or just paying their rent). Original music by Gerrit Scheepers and Chandré Botha.
50min; All; L; English Masker: Tues 22nd 18:00; Wed 23rd 20:00; Sat 26th 12:00
Odium Ink Creator: Anrico du Plessis
Cast: Wayne Smith
Everyone wants to be renowned and to have their names written in the halls of fame, never to be forgotten... The few who succeed do so through hard work and by perfecting their art, but Warren, an actor, will write his own name in the halls of fame. The tale
unfolds from a life written in the stars to an empire collapsing around the beloved actor, staining his life's perfect script with Odium Ink.
45min; 16; LV; English and Afrikaans Lier: Tues 22nd 13:00; Thurs 24th 17:00; Sat 26th 22:30
Raw Stage: Daughters of the Fair Creator: Chante Geary & Dené Janse van Rensburg
Cast: Cassius Marlon Davids; Chante Geary; Chante Geary; Tina Redman
"For the pure love of art" - an intimate acoustic session with four artists presenting old, new and original work. The show will consist of reworked contemporary music, original songs and poetry, presented in a theatrical framework, using an array of instruments that suit the kaleidoscopic aesthetic of the show.
45min, PG, L, English Chapel: Tues 22nd 18:00, Wed 23rd 16:00; Sat 26th 20:00
Real Creator: Danielle Britz
Cast: Candice Botha; Mareza Snyman; Megan Botha; Westley Smith; Neo Ray Buso
“You twitch as the darkness moves in and out of you. It crawls up your spine and nestles in your brain like an evil thought from out of nowhere, burying itself in your psyche like a starving leech looking for a vein.” - Stephen Biro, Hallucination.
What is real?
30min; N; English Studio: Every day @ 19:15
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Rot Director: Gert Steyn
Cast: Ben Pienaar & Inamari Schoonraad
Wanneer ‘n gemoedelike eiendomsagent by Philipa Nortje se afgesonderde tuiste opdaag kry hy meer as wat hy verwag het. Philipa se huis vertel ‘n verhaal van verwerping, vertwyfeling en gevangeniskap. Die agent word vasgevang in die self-
geskepte doolhof-wêreld van Philipa en die vreemde gas wat sy huisves.
40min; All; Afrikaans Chapel: Wed 23rd 20:00; Thurs 24th 20:00; Fri 25th 22:00
Smaarties Abstr(ACT) Productions
Director/Designer: Quintin Wils
Writer: Jannes Erasmus
Cast: Jannes Erasmus
Smaarties is a powerful one man show about a man who finds himself in a psychiatric ward after the death of both his parents. He has also been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Described as “…excellent theatre, a real treat!” (Hurter, Artslink.co.za) and reviews such as “…Smaarties can
compete with some of the best one-man shows in the country!” (Breytenbach, Die Reviewer). Smaarties is one show that is not to be missed!
60min; PG; Afrikaans Lier: Tues 22nd 15:00; Wed 23rd 19:00; Sat 26th 21:00
Small puppet theatre Small Studio Productions
Creators: Corné Joubert & Stephanie Gericke
Director: Lizel Lombaard
Cast: Open Participation
A first for Krêkvars: the art of puppetry explored, with a large variety of shows. Experimental and interactive! Open to all. Book a space in the fabulous site-specific theatre to participate in your own puppet show. There are afternoon shows for children, as well as morning and evening shows for adults.
1.5h; (3x30min slots) All Site: Daily @ 10:30 – 12:00; 14:30 – 16:00; 19:00 – 20:30
Bliss on Stage provides the following services:
Sound, Lighting, AV, Staging and Production Management for
Conferences, Corporate Events, Artists, Festivals and School
Productions.
Sponsors of equipment in the Drama Chapel
Please call Johnnie Heinemann: 082 619 2290
Or email [email protected]
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Small Talk The Inklings
Creator: Harry van Niekerk
Cast: Jacyn Wilmot; Keigan Adams; Suzette van Wyk
In the months following the sudden death of his fiancée, Abby, Pat finds his sanity hanging in the balance while mired in his memories of her, his recreated delusions,
and Abby’s desperate voice from somewhere beyond the realm of the living.
40min; English Chapel: Mon 21st 18:00; Thurs 24th 14:00; Fri 25th 20:00
Sommige goed moet eerder in die kas bly! Creator: Drikus Saayman
Cast: Drikus Saayman
Hulle sê dat daar drie oplossings vir enige problem is: aanvaar dit, verander dit, of los dit. As jy dit nie kan aanvaar nie, verander dit. As jy dit nie kan verander nie, los dit! Johan glo egter met genoeg ‘ducktape’ kan jy enige probleem ‘fix’ totdat jy dit kan
aanvaar!
40min; L; Afrikaans Chapel: Mon 21st 16:00; Fri 25th 18:00; Sat 26th 18:00
Stimela UP Drama Department TFD Group
Workshoped by Cast
Cast: Andria Kok; Bonolo Malevu; Gift Mona; Hlubi Hadebe; Londiwe Mbuli; Mahlogonolo Sepota; Tlotlo Ntehelang
The train of life: ‘iStimela’, is constantly on the move along the rusted railway, but nobody knows where it is headed... However, Stimela is nowhere to be seen… Everyone is waiting for Stimela… Is Stimela coming back to save its people?
30min; All Drama Quad: Tues 22nd 12:00; Wed 23rd 17:00; Fri 25th 12:00
SugarCane Fields Creator: Tselane Mashilo
Cast: Didi Moagi; Naledi Chirwa; Noxolo Dlamini
This is a place where humans go when they pass on and before one goes to this place, one has to wait upon a train that takes one to Sugar Candy Mountain. According to Zarah, Mandela communicates the time and the place for this train.
45min Chapel: Tues 22nd 14:00; Thurs 24th 18:00; Fri 25th 16:00
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Sy Dryf Choreographer/Writer: Sharlien Schwarz
Cast: Bianca Rudd; Mathew Luyt; Michal Alle Swan; Vasti Vermeulen
"Dat ek so bitter geword het is die grootste donkerheid. Verlate, onbereikbaar weggesteek staan ek sonder traan en sonder lag stil in my bad. Ek gee jou terug aan jouself. Ek gee nou dit wat jy is aan jou terug sodat jy dit nie meer met my deel nie."
Sy dryf is inspired by the life and death of Virginia Woolf and explores relationships, bipolarism and dualities.
50min; PG; LN; Afrikaans Lier: Tues 22nd 11:00; Thurs 24th 15:00; Fri 25th 15:00
The Calabash Runs Dry Afrika entle Theatre workshop
Creator: Mduduzi Nhlaop & Sphiwe Malusi
Cast: Abram Mokwena; Alphieus Ralepelle; Khomotso Mello; Mduduzi Nhlapo; Marvin Mashwayi; Marvin Moane; Simon Mzulu,
The calabash is the most important and valuable object in their lives. The villagers believe that the calabash is the giver of life, the nurturer, the well of life and the spiritual mother, which contains the wealth and hidden treasures of the village. The village is terrorized by a stranger who comes in to disrupt, corrupt and steal the powers of the calabash, magnetically drawn to the ‘beauties’ the calabash has to offer.
45min; All; English and Zulu Masker: Tues 22nd 22:00; Wed 23rd 12:00; Sat 26th 18:00
The Funeral of Narcissus Creator: Morné Volschenk
Cast: Morné Volschenk
The Funeral of Narcissus: An interactive performance that places both artist and audience in an exaggerated position of isolation, creating a potentially liberating space freed from external distractions to contemplate time, presence, being, mortality, solipsism and the effects of a narcissistic culture on creativity and human relationships.
Performance Art (8hours); All Drama Quad: Sat 26th 09:00 – 17:00
Join the One Shot Film
Team on Saturday 19th
July for a free workshop!
More information on page
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The Life of an Artist TuksDance
Creators: Estelle Fouché & Troy Zuma
Cast: Alex Hays; Ashleigh Hoomoedt; Ashley Rainier; Chane Nothnagel; Chantelle Nothnagel; Christiaan van der Westhuizen; Jade Lucas; Jasmyn Connor; Kelly Glover; Lauren Thomaz; Litia Yssel; Lüan de Jager; Marzaan Very; Michelle Vlok; Pieter Liebenberg; Reneilwe Seefane; Renet Seefane; Robyn Dormehl; Tammy Eggeling; Tidimalo Peloakgosi; Tyla D'oliveira
This is a story - a story about art. What it means and what it makes us feel. How it touches us and moves our emotions. Each one of us has a part of art burned into our souls, but only a few brave souls are willing to let it free. Will you be able to read between the lines?
50min All; English Masker: Mon 21st 18:00; Thurs 24th 16:00; Sat 26th 14:00
The Stonehouse Project Creator: Jana Oosthuizen
Cast: Jana Oosthuizen; Jacques Erasmus; Lèchelle Lerm; Ruben Delmage
The Stonehouse Project is an up and coming platform that is created for community artists. The Stonehouse Project brings a fresh South African feel to the music industry with songs that are played on local and international radio stations. Every show is
unique. So don't settle for only watching one.
45min, L, English and Afrikaans Chapel: Mon 21st 20:00; Wed 23rd 18:00; Sat 26th 16:00
Verafrikaans-(sing) StroopSoet Produksies
Creators/Writers: Magdaleen Groenewald & Sharlien Schwarz
Cast: Chante Geary; Jana Oosthuizen; Klaus Louis Jansen van Vuuren; Lechelle Lerm; Lee Visagie; Mariloe Booysen
Vir ons is Afrikaans ‘n kultuurtaal, ‘n taal waarop ons trots moet wees, maar is ons regtig? Nee... Afrikaans is die lelike vet meisie wat alleen matriekafskeid toe moes gaan, sy is vaal en vervelig, te konserwatief vir vandag se Afrikaanse tiener. Ons het grootgeword met die meisie en eens op ‘n tyd was sy goed genoeg om uit te vra, selfs om mee te dans. Sy was pragtig en nou sit sy vas tussen
koeksisters en dagga.
55min; 13; L; Afrikaans Lier: Mon 21st 13:00; Wed 23rd 22:30; Fri 25th 11:00
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Versteekte Gronde UP Drama Department
Director: Carmen Moolman
Cast: Carike Nel; FP Engelbrecht; Jeandré van der Westhuizen; Lizanne Schultz; Nina Janse van Rensburg; Robert Skinner; Tharine Saslonka; Zandria Labuschagne
Waar begin ‘n mens? By die begin natuurlik. Daarom begin ons storie net waar dit moet. By ‘n familie, ‘n groot plaashuis, ‘n klein dorpie en allerhande intriges wat jou emosies sal laat rondspring. Van die begin af het die Geldenhuys-familie nie langs dieselfde vuur gesit nie. Hierdie produksie beloof om te wys waaroor die lewe regtig moet gaan, want ons kan so maklik so vinnig vergeet! So, maak reg vir ‘n ‘rollercoaster ride’ en kom ontdek weer die belangrikheid van liefde, hartseer, angs en vreugde.
45min; 16; L; Afrikaans Masker: Mon 21st 16:00; Wed 23rd 22:00; Fri 25th 10:00
One Shot Films: Workshop and Screening One Shot Films
One Shot Films is a community development project via the arts and specifically film-making. The films are done in one take. No cuts and no editing. All on your cellphone. One Shot Films will be hosting a workshop. If you want to make or even act in a little film
don't miss them on Saturday 19th July 3pm - 4:30 for a free One Shot Film Workshop. Narrative Therapist Dr. Chene Swart, will facilitate a story enriching process and we will cover some filmmaking basics. You will receive the brief and criteria to go out and film One Shots in Pretoria. The films will be screened on the final day of the festival in the Drama Quad
Workshop: Drama Quad: Sat 19th 15:00 – 16:30
Screening: Drama Quad: Sat 26th 19:00
ShortCuts A Krêkvars Initiative
ShortCuts is an interactive, live form of advertisement for you and your show! For one
hour every day, several ‘short cuts’ from various performances are performed in the
Drama Quad, giving the festival audience a taste of something they wouldn’t receive
from a two-dimensional poster. Step up, set out and ShortCut!
1 hour
Drama Quad: Mon 21st – Friday 25thS @ 15:00
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The people behind the Krêkvars Student Arts Festival 2014:
Krêkvars Management 2014
Festival organiser: Missy Maguire Festival supervisor: Marié-Heleen Coetzee Technical assistants: Morné Breytenbach, Programme supervisors: Chris Broodryk & Myer Taub Westley Smith & Wilf Mahne Honours directing supervision: Pieter Brand Bok assistants: Francois Joubert, Bonolo Makhele, Third year acting supervision: Rian Terblanche Cassius Davids and the second year students Technical Guardian: Bailey Snyman Marketing assistant: Selogadi Mampane Festival support: Yvonne Rabie Festival runner: Johannes Lesibi Drama Department 2014
Mr P Brand, Mr C Broodryk, Prof M-H Coetzee, Ms M de Wet, Ms L Etsebeth, Ms N Haskins, Prof N Maake, Ms S
Makhanya, Ms S Mampane, Mr M Mothibeli, Prof M Munro, Mr M Nhlapo, Ms K Ntlati, Ms E Oosthuizen, Ms Y Rabie,
Mr M Sakopwanya, Ms Gulafsha Sayed, Mr B Snyman, Mr M Steyn, Dr M Taub, Ms B Tellinger, Mr R Terblanche
Special Thanks
Front of House: iTickets.co.za Bok management: Oom Gert se Kuierplek
UP Arts and Bliss on Stage CC for providing production logistical support to the festival
UP Arts Production Logistics HoD: Gerard de Kamper Production Manager: Ms Marielle Labuschagne Theatre Manager: Mathethedi Phora Wardrobe Manager: Nomzamo Maseko (manager) Workshop Manager: Spiro Schoeman Najiyana Mogwang Shilongane Nkoana Aphiwe Ngcethane Mohlamme Mosomane
Technical Manager: Mr Johnnie Heinemann (Bliss on Stage CC)
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Festival in a flash
21 MON MASKER LIER CHAPEL QUAD SITE
9:00 Benjamin Walt
10:00 By Proxy Small Puppet Theatre
11:00 Meisie (10:30 - 12:00)
12:00 Behind Closed
Doors Mama
13:00 Verafrikaans-
(sing)
14:00 Meeting Iris Die Kamer Bo Small Puppet Theatre
15:00 Golan Heights SHORT CUTS (14:30 - 16:00)
16:00 Versteekte Gronde Sommige Goed … Kas
Bly
17:00 Barbe Bleue
18:00 Life of an Artist Small Talk
19:00 Mavis FILMS
(STUDIO) Small Puppet Theatre
20:00 Festival Opening The Stonehouse Project (19:00 - 20:30)
21:00 Kadawer
22:00 Chairs Koek-Koek
22:30 Ira
22 TUES MASKER LIER CHAPEL QUAD SITE
9:00 MAD Double Bill
10:00 After Robot-o Small Puppet
Theatre
11:00 Sy Dryf (10:30 - 12:00)
12:00 Burlesco Stimela
13:00 Odium Ink
14:00 Die Boenoeming SugarCane
Fields Small Puppet
Theatre
15:00 Smaarties SHORT CUTS (14:30 - 16:00)
16:00 Die Joiner Last Breath
17:00 4.48 Psychosis Mama
18:00 Music! - The Musical? Raw Stage
19:00 Ira FILMS (STUDIO) Small Puppet
Theatre
20:00 Behind Closed Doors Die Kamer Bo (19:00 - 20:30)
21:00 Benjamin Walt
22:00 The Calabash Runs
Dry Koek-Koek
22:30 Giftig
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WED 23 MASKER LIER CHAPEL QUAD SITE
9:00 Een Duisend Babas
10:00 Chairs Small Puppet
Theatre
11:00 Kadawer Argentina Talk (10:30 - 12:00)
12:00 The Calabash Runs
Dry Dieboek
13:00 Blondelle: Jew Girl
#2
14:00 By Proxy Die Kamer Bo Small Puppet
Theatre
15:00 Mavis SHORT CUTS (14:30 - 16:00)
16:00 Anna K Raw Stage
17:00 Golan Heights Stimela
18:00 Die Boenoeming The Stonehouse
Project
19:00 Smaarties FILMS (STUDIO) Small Puppet
Theatre
20:00 Music! - The Musical? Rot (19:00 - 20:30)
21:00 MAD Double Bill
22:00 Versteekte Gronde A Fine Line
22:30 Verafrikaans-(sing)
THURS 24 MASKER LIER CHAPEL QUAD SITE
9:00 Giftig
10:00 Die Boenoeming Small Puppet
Theatre
11:00 4.48 Psychosis (10:30 - 12:00)
12:00 Meeting Iris Mama
13:00 Meisie
14:00 Die Joiner Small Talk Small Puppet
Theatre
15:00 Sy Dryf SHORT CUTS (14:30 - 16:00)
16:00 Life of an Artist A Fine Line
17:00 Odium Ink Dieboek
18:00 MI (PI): La Charades SugarCane Fields
19:00 Blondelle: Jew Girl
#2 FILMS (STUDIO) Small Puppet
Theatre
20:00 Burlesco Rot (19:00 - 20:30)
21:00 Barbe Bleue
22:00 After Robot-o Koek-Koek
22:30 Een Duisend Babas
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FRI 25 MASKER LIER CHAPEL QUAD SITE
9:00 Meisie
10:00 Versteekte Gronde Small Puppet
Theatre
11:00 Verafrikaans-(sing) (10:30 - 12:00)
12:00 Behind Closed
Doors Stimela
13:00 Een Duisend Babas
14:00 By Proxy Last Breath Small Puppet
Theatre
15:00 Sy Dryf SHORT CUTS (14:30 - 16:00)
16:00 Chairs SugarCane Fields
17:00 Blondelle: Jew Girl
#2
18:00 After Robot-o Sommige Goed … Kas
Bly
19:00 Ira FILMS (STUDIO) Small Puppet
Theatre
20:00 MI (PI): La Charades Small Talk (19:00 - 20:30)
21:00 Giftig
22:00 Rot
22:30 Benjamin Walt
SAT 26 MASKER LIER CHAPEL QUAD SITE
9:00 Golan Heights Funeral of Narcissus
10:00 Meeting Iris Funeral of Narcissus
Small Puppet Theatre
11:00 Mavis Funeral of Narcissus (10:30 - 12:00)
12:00 Music! - The Musical? Funeral of Narcissus
13:00 Barbe Bleue Funeral of Narcissus
14:00 Life of an Artist A Fine Line Funeral of Narcissus
Small Puppet Theatre
15:00 MAD Double Bill Funeral of Narcissus (14:30 - 16:00)
16:00 Die Joiner The Stonehouse Project Funeral of Narcissus
17:00 4.48 Psychosis Die Boek
18:00 The Calabash Runs
Dry Sommige Goed … Kas
Bly
19:00 Kadawer FILMS (STUDIO) ONE SHOT FILMS
SCREENING Small Puppet
Theatre
20:00 MI (PI): La Charades Raw Stage (19:00 - 20:30)
21:00 Smaarties
22:00 Burlesco Last Breath
22:30 Odium Ink