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Meet our Alumni

Troy Myeni

Mpendulo Quinton Myeni

Myeni has quickly made a name for himself as an Executive Producer, Director, Screenwriter and Director of Photography. He is quite the busy artists with two films currently in post-production (one set to release later this year), and an animated film, called 'Unleavened', in pre-production stages. He is also in the process of developing a historical drama short series commissioned by Showmax.

Myeni shares that “My favorite moment in creating is that moment in writing when the characters you are penning begin to take on their own thoughts and then you as writer become merely a spectator of what's unfolding”.

Ané Fourie (neé van den Berg)

Fourie manages the Drostdy Theatre in Stellenbosch and she started her drama school, Drama Troopers, in 2023. She plans to continue teaching, growing, and developing the school and future actors through the work she does. Her industry specialities include acting, theatre managing, physical theatre, and stage make-up.

An interesting fact about Fourie is that she married one of her class mates, 5 years after they finished their studies, even though they never dated during their years at the UFS.

Fourie's favourite quote is from Peter Pan: “All you need is a little faith, trust and pixie dust.”

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Our staff: In highlight

Reviving indigenous wisdom through theatre: Macgam and Ijoloba

In a concerted effort to revive and celebrate indigenous knowledge and traditions, both Zabesutu Mpiti a Lecturer and Sikhuthali Bonga an Academic Facilitator, in the Drama and Theatre Arts Department at the University of the Free State (UFS), presented two groundbreaking theatre productions: Macgam and Ijoloba. These productions, which premiered at PACOFS on 15-17 February 2024 and the Mthonyama Arts Festival on 15-17 March 2024 in the Eastern Cape, mark a significant milestone in the institution’s embrace of cultural heritage.

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And ... Action! 2024 KKNK

Jane Mpholo & Rondo Mpiti

Jane Mpholo Pty Ltd was commissioned for the KKNK Lucky Pakkie program. A platform in which 12 artists from different parts of South Africa, each showcase a 15 minute extract in any artfrom (Theatre, Film, Performance Art and so on). For this run, Jane Mpholo (Alumni) presented an extract from her work in progress "And...Action!!!" featuring Zabesutu Mpiti. The journey started at Teksmark JHB 2023, and as an ongoing project was showcased at the KKNK 2024 with 15 x 15min shows performed between 23 -31 March 2024. 

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Address

Department Drama and Theatre Arts
IB26, Scaena Complex
University of the Free State 
PO Box 339 
Bloemfontein

Head of Department 

Prof Anthea van Jaarsveld
T: +27 51 401 2657
E: vjaarsa@ufs.ac.za

Programme Director 

Dr Thys Heydenrych 
T: +27 51 401 3390 
E: HeydenrychM@ufs.ac.za


FACULTY CONTACT

T: +27 51 401 2240 or humanities@ufs.ac.za

Postgraduate:
Marizanne Cloete: +27 51 401 2592

Undergraduate:
Neliswa Emeni-Tientcheu: +27 51 401 2536
Phyllis Masilo: +27 51 401 9683

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