Maynardville – Sarafina Magazine

A Conversation with Lee-Ann van Rooi

Lee-Ann van Rooi is an actor, educator, producer and director. This year marks Lee-Ann’s silver jubilee in the South African professional entertainment industry. With numerous awards, nominations and credits stretching over the various mediums of Film, TV, Stage and Radio, both locally and internationally, this UCT graduate’s interests and skills are wide-ranging, innovative and resourceful. A keen storyteller, puppeteer, teacher, mentor, writer, producer and director, she is particularly interested in growing and creatively educating audiences and the entertainment industry in a responsible and fair way. Lee-Ann has recently been nominated for two awards at this year’s upcoming Fiëstas Awards. She is nominated as Best Actress for her work in Ingrid Winterbach’s Ons is almal Freaks Hier and for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Chase Rhys’ Kinnes. She is currently gearing up to star as The Duchess of York in Richard III which will begin performances at Maynardville open-air theatre in February.

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January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Artscape, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Film, Fleur du Cap, Interview, Maynardville, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Poet, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South Africa, Television, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: Actor, Actress, Alan Committie, Artscape, Candice van Litsenborgh, Canned Rice, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Fiesta Award, Fishy Fêshuns, Fleur du Cap, Geoffrey Hyland, Interview, Kinnes, Lee-Ann van Rooi, Maynardville, Ons is almal Freaks Hier, Photography, Richard III, South Africa, Television, Tess, Theater, Theatre, Theatre-maker, TV, Women 7 Comments

A Conversation with Kate Pinchuck

Kate Pinchuck is an actor, writer and stand-up comedian. Her credits include Athol Fugard’s My Children! My Africa! at Artscape, the critically acclaimed all-female Taming of the Shrew at Maynardville directed by Tara Notcutt and the Ovation Award winning Gaslight at the National Arts Festival Fringe directed by Laine Butler. Kate has been rising up in the comedy scene in Cape Town and Joburg. She was featured in the 2017 Next Generation Showcase at Grand West, was a semi-finalist in the 2017 Savanna Show Us Your Apples competition and performed in the televised 2018 Comics Choice Awards Newcomer Showcase at the Soweto Theatre. She has performed numerous times at the National Arts Festival Fringe in productions such as With/Hold, Jack & Jill which she wrote and Lexi Meier’s Standard Bank Ovation Award-winning immersive installation, Down to a sunless sea. Following its award-winning run at the National Arts Festival, her one-woman show, Medusa Incarnate will make its Cape Town debut at the Alexander Bar in September. Continue reading →

August 29, 2018September 6, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Cape Town, Comedian, Comedy, Conversation, Interview, Maynardville, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Playwright, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South Africa, The Alexander Bar, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: Actor, Actress, Cape Town, Comedian, Comedy, Conversation, Creator, Dara Beth, Kate Pinchuck, Lucy Brittany Woolley, Medusa Incarnate, National Arts Festival, Ovation Award, Performance, Performer, Photography, Physical Theatre, The Furies, The Taming of The Shrew, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Women, writer 4 Comments

A Conversation with Daneel van der Walt and Alicia McCormick

For months Cape Town has been buzzing about the upcoming historic all-women production of The Taming of the Shrew, which is set to take the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre by storm. Fierce and formidable theatre veterans, Daneel van der Walt and Alicia McCormick have been tapped to lead the company by playing sparring partners Petruchio and Kate, respectively. We sat down with them to chat about the history-making production, debuting at Maynardville and the importance of working with women.
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February 7, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Arts, Artscape, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Entertainment, Interview, Maynardville, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South Africa, The Alexander Bar, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Actor, Actors, Actress, Alicia Ann McCormick, Alicia McCormick, All-female production, Artscape, Cape Town, Conversation, Daneel van der Walt, History-Making, Maynardville, Performer, Performers, Shakespeare, South Africa, Tara Notcutt, The Pink Couch, The Taming of The Shrew, Theater, Theatre, Women 6 Comments

Through The Lens: The Taming of The Shrew

A historic production of Shakespeare’s popular comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, will be presented at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre, directed by Tara Notcutt and featuring an all-female cast and creative team. Award-winning director Notcutt is making history with something never before seen on a South African stage: an all-female version of a Shakespeare play. She leads some of South Africa’s most celebrated actresses in a version of The Taming of the Shrew like it has never been seen before: a meeting of classic text with modern twists, including lip-synching, 90s fashion, and an all-female cast playing men and playing women, supported by an all-female creative team. This production also makes history as Notcutt becomes the 5th women in 61 years to direct a Shakespearian production at Maynardville. We were invited to attend the cast’s first day of rehearsals and get a sneak peak at this groundbreaking production.

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January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Arts, Artscape, Cape Town, Choreographer, Director, Maynardville, Performer, Photo Series, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Through The Lens, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: 2018, Alicia McCormick, All-female production, Ameera Conrad, Ann Juries, Buhle Ngaba, Cape Town, Cleo Notcutt, Daneel van der Walt, Dara Beth, Dianne Simpson, History-Making, Jesse Kramer, Jo Glanville, Kate Pinchuk, Kathleen Stephens, Lynita Crofford, Mariechen Vosloo, Masali Baduza, Maynardville, Naledi Majola, Open Air Theatre, Photo Series, Photography, Ronel Jordaan, Shakespeare, South Africa, Tara Notcutt, The Taming of The Shrew, Theater, Theatre, Women, Womxn 8 Comments

A Conversation with Elizabeth Akudugu and Awethu Hleli

It’s that time of year again…Maynardville makes its triumphant return, this time tackling Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night directed by Geoffrey Hyland. Earlier this week we sat down with Twelfth Night’s two leading ladies, who are both making their Maynardville debuts; Awethu Hleli who is portraying the role of shipwrecked twin Viola and Elizabeth Akudugu who is playing Olivia. Continue reading →

January 19, 2017June 5, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Arts, Artscape, Conversation, Culture, Interview, Maynardville, Now Playing, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, WomenTags: Actors, Arts, Awethu Hleli, Cape Town, Conversation, Elizabeth Akudugu, Entertainment, Geoffrey Hyland, inspirational, Interview, Maynardville, Olivia, Photography, Production, Shakespeare, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Twelfth Night, Viola, Women 1 Comment

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