PERFORMING ARTS
New drama company gives trained actors a leg up
Auditions are under way for new actors in Windybrow and the Market Lab collaboration, writes Diane de Beer
A new drama company, a collaboration between the Market Theatre Laboratory and the Windybrow Arts Centre, will offer trained actors a professional career. "We’re busy with auditions," says Clara Vaughan, head of the Market Lab, who hopes that for a few of their graduates from the past five years the company will function as a bridge at the beginning of their professional lives. "For actors, there are no structures in place," she says, especially for newbies. The company, which will be based at the Windybrow Arts Centre, will consist of six young people — four from the Lab and two from other institutions. Vaughan is excited that two British actors who participated in a collaboration with the Lab have also applied. The Market Theatre Foundation has appointed Keituletse Gwangwa as the head of the Windybrow Arts Centre. She will run the company with Vaughan, and the Market Lab will contribute to programming, partnerships and operations. The new drama company’s programme will include pro...
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