A R T I S T I C S TA F F African theatre, drama, and performance—one being the Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre, which includes a chapter by Dennis Walder on Athol Fugard. Greg has headed up two of the foremost higher education theatre and performance departments in Johannesburg. He has designed and taught directing, playwriting, and acting courses, and has lectured on post-colonialism, theatre history, and identity studies. For three years he was the resident dramaturg of The South African State Theatre and was part of the artistic committee of South Africa’s renowned National Arts Festival (Makhanda/ Grahamstown). He has been lauded for his dramaturgy and directing of productions of new work, having directed ten premieres—six of them new South African plays. His playful and cheeky takes on world classics are also a key feature of his body of work. In 2014 he was the recipient of South Africa’s highest award for theatre, the prestigious Standard Bank Young Artist of the year.
Stuart Plymesser (Production Stage Manager) is in his 24th season at Syracuse Stage where he has stage managed over 100 plays, musicals, and special events, working with such talents as Jason Alexander, Olympia Dukakis, Frank Langella, Elizabeth Franz, and Phylicia Rashad. Stuart has worked at numerous regional theatres around the country and in Cape Town, South Africa, and has toured nationally. Locally, he has also stage managed events for Syracuse Fashion Week. In addition, Stuart is adjunct faculty for Syracuse University’s Department of Drama and has been a guest speaker/lecturer for Syracuse Stage’s professional development classes, Ithaca College, Wells College, SUNY Oswego, and the Zabalaza Festival in Cape Town. Outside of theatre, Stuart has trained at Aikido of Central New York for over a decade and holds the rank of Shodan (first degree black belt.) Stuart is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.
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