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The Wolves
The Wolves is a play which does not conform to mainstream female stereotypes.

It is the perfect father and daughter team - Gerben Kamper, well-known actor and former drama lecturer at the University of the Free State (UFS), and his daughter Marijda Kamper, a current Drama and Theatre Arts staff member at UFS who have taken on the task of directing and producing the play, The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe.

It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2017. “The text is regarded very highly, most drama texts do not normally get such recognition,” said Marijda.  

The play will be performed at the Scaena on the Bloemfontein Campus from Wednesday 10 April 2019.

“This play provides an excellent acting opportunity for our students. It is also nice to get a play which accommodates so many female actors,” said Marijda. Because this play digs deep within the daily struggles of being a girl, it is a sort of homage to the current #MeToo movement. It is a play about the coming-of-age for nine girls and centres in a non-stereotypical manner on the experiences, attitudes, anxiety and the adolescent hormonal changes of girls in the contemporary world. 

“It is very exciting to be back at the department. Especially with this play. It is very different from the usual plays we get. As it is set on an indoor soccer field, it is quite a different ballgame. This play provides the opportunity to focus on all the facets of acting,” said Gerben. 

The play has six scenes and takes place just before the start of a soccer match. “So the girls are busy with warm-up exercises just minutes before the whistle,” said Marijda. “The soccer unit at KovsieSport helped us a lot. They arranged a real soccer coach to assist us, and for two weeks she trained our girls like real soccer players.”



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Kovsie Bequest society presents workshop on estates
2007-08-06

The Kovsie Bequest Society (KBS) of the University of the Free State (UFS) will present a workshop on estate planning and estate administration:

Date: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Time: 09:00-13:00
Place: Reitz Hall, Centenary Complex, UFS Main Campus

The presenter of the session on estate planning is Mr Gert Nel, Director of Corporate Tax at PriceWaterhouse Coopers. He will focus on trusts and tax. Prof. Johan van Schalkwyk, Head of the UFS Department of Private Law will present the session on estate administration.

Interpreting services from Afrikaans to English will be available. The cost is R400.00 per person, which includes lunch, tea and refreshments. Enquiries can be directed to Ms Kathy Verwey at 051 401 9343 or verweyke.stg@mail.uovs.ac.za .

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