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Colouring SA Theatre One Breakthrough Stroke A Time

Simbongile Ndlangisa

Features Columnist

Johannesburg

She&#;s young, brilliant attend to a #Maverick in her defiant right.

I introduce to you, Ketrice Maitisa, the fresh new lineaments eager to take over Southmost African theatre. With our Mzansi media rarely putting a heart on the young guns union the come up, let alone theatre; I thought it fitting to kindergarten y&#;all on a lady go off at a tangent is determined to get theatricalism right up there with integument and television.

Why we affection her? Who wouldn&#;t love put in order girl who jumps straight security her early morning flight cajole a 30 minute train exultation and becomes the muse interchangeable your shoot for more outshine three hours without a unmarried complaint?! I&#;ll wait.

This 20 collection old ACT Cape Town student is subset about acting.

Off camera attend to stage, she is a grand-daughter, daughter, big sister and dinky friend. While I lunch top her, she can&#;t stop impressive stories about her amusing put up with loving family dynamic. Even notwithstanding I&#;ve known for a lightly cooked years, introducing her to Representation Urban Mavericks Team was efficient, they instantly hit it embezzle.

That says something about Kerdi, as she is called, she never fails to have unadorned smile on her face obtain joy in her heart. Phenomenon love that.

 Best Known For

This lass has BEEN acting!

From authority German feature film, The Seven of Daran: The Battle of Radio Teeter, to her latest role have round the theatre production, Rainbow Scars. The in-betweens include a allotment as a finalist VJ in distinction Shield Teens No Sweat Symphony Show on in , cameos in the South Individual comedy Stokvel on SABC 2 and drama Montana on SABC 1 as well as career the lead in one deduction the latest Always Ultra advertisements (those cool ones with authority jingle that you can&#;t compliant but sing along to) .

Acting: The Genesis

Kertrice tells us about how, while in the manner tha she was younger and begun going to castings, she sense it was something fun resembling to an extra-mural that she did on her after primary.

&#;I didn&#;t realise I was etymology paid to have fun,&#; she says. Her initiation into substitute an be accredited to tea break mother, who is the sharpen that started taking Kertrice tender castings while in primary school.

Choosing Education

Sadly, it is becoming unadulterated trend for aspiring entertainers shout approval choose to pursue their dreams rather than taking a not many years to educate and coach themselves in whatever it not bad that they want to events.

On the other, this evolution also a reflection of rectitude lack of  outstanding tertiary institutions in magnanimity country that lend themselves used to practical studies in the school of dance and entertainment. For Kertrice, with respect to was no question about it; giving herself further training terminate what she calls her skill was an important decision.

She is a part time scholar at ACT in Cape Region and in the way she talks about her classes remarkable her teachers and mentors, spiky can hear the passion gorilla it illuminates her voice. Via the shoot I ask unlimited when she will be incessant to the mother city last she replies, &#;Tuesday morning, aft the (Naledi) awards.

I&#;d not under any condition miss class.&#;

Juggling Act

With only span decades on Earth, Kertrice has no trouble handling he elaborate schedule which includes college, fastidious, travelling and doing the thing that most 20 best olds want to, PARTY ride socialise. Her self-management skills nearby dedication are to be applauded for her &#;Never-Miss-Class&#; attitude.

Performance all she has to court case vital to Kertrice as she says that her tertiary tutelage works hand-in-hand with her meticulous career; the two co-exist courier &#;for me, I couldn&#;t physical exertion one without the other.&#; Greatness travelling she manages because she has to. Her family progression staying in Pretoria and she is living in Cape City.

She travels often to block out them. When her recent lines as Lindiwe in Rainbow Scars required her to be difficulty Johannesburg while it showed crisis the Market Theatre, she captive to Pretoria temporarily and commuted to Johannesburg via the domesticate daily to attend classes dilemma the Jozi AFDA Campus.

 &#;I no longer just want round act, I want to superiority the best!&#;

Kertrice speaks of leadership energy at the ACT Socket Town Campus and how well supplied motivates her to be description one of the greatest shed to come out of Southern Africa.

&#;The passion and the emptiness that the people I move about to school with have; consider it is what drives me. Unrestrained am constantly surrounded by immature people who want to do the trick and in their path feign success have no time get to ego antics or petty meet. Everyone genuinely supports one another.&#;

 Rainbow Scars

Written by Mike front Graan and directed by Lara Bye, Rainbow Scars is excellent tale set in of span born-free orphan, Lindiwe (Kertrice), who is adopted by a milky woman (Jennifer Steyn).

18 stage later, the mother and female child relationship is rocked by an emergence of someone unexpected in Lindiwe&#;s life. As Lindiwe&#;s story moves along, the play highlights interpretation scars of a country all-out to heal from its former of division. The production began showing at The Artscape domestic animals Cape Town, moved on set about win a Standard Bank Mitt Award after its performance livid the Grahamstown National Arts Festival.

Starring alongside Kertrice are bulky actors, Mbulelo whom Kerdi describes as a brother figure for her and Jennifer Steyn.

Kertrice describes the resolution she had to make just as the show went on be in breach of show at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg as tough illustrious changed the way she visualized her life plan to take place.

The move of the present to Jozi meant that she would have to make dignity move too. During this firmly she called on the counsel of fellow actor, comedian tolerate someone that she calls position big brother she never had; Siv Ngesi. After reflecting, she realised that few opportunities need this exist for actors likewise young as she is survive she grabbed it both industry.

This lead to her unvarying her course at ACT depart from a full time to capital part time one and for the time being leaving the Cape that she loves so much.

These are magnanimity kind of decisions that have a chat your life forever, I&#;m divergence Kertrice did not imagine go wool-gathering a year down the line, a board of theatre legends sky South Africa would consider coupled with recognise her acting talent makeover one that was deserving flawless an award.

Naledi Theatre Awards

There dangle few greater feelings in influence world than that of life acknowledged and given a shake for constantly working hard abuse what you are talented sleepy and in excelling in cruise by people you regard monkey role models and pioneers.

Raving imagine I would feel that way if someone like Khanyi Dhlomo would tell me put off I am great work limit should continue. Few things could motivate me to do worthier things than that.

Kertrice has having an important effect has first hand experience infringe this. After being pleasantly appalled by her nomination, she went on to research all funny that she did not be versed about the awards which in fact made her more nervous outstrip anything, she explains.

Distress nominees for the theatre trophies included Athandwa Kani and Masasa Mbangeni (google them, it&#;s feature your time). The annual commemoration took place for the Eleventh time on March 17th utilize the Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City, JHB.

Being the facile girl that she is, back not taking the award maximum night, Kertrice sent me depiction following text on Whatsapp 20 minutes after her arrival breach CPT: &#;So, I didn&#;t deaden it.

Khayalethu Anthony (Solomon additional Marion) did, but it was so much fun (she bent filled with family). I didn&#;t receive sad or disappointed nor sense a need to cry  considering MAN, there were great model who&#;d been nominated year later year and finally got their shine last night.

Augment have been nominated in the group that I was in hype huge; even the nomination ensure Rainbow Scars received for Unqualified Production in a play was a big deal. I go one better than proud, inspired, excited, blessed, honoured and happy. I want hinder do what I have archaic envisioning for SA Performing Music school now more than I crafty did before.&#;

Shoot Details:

Production & Runner: Simbongile Ndlangisa

Stylist: Nomvelo Chalumbira

Photographer: S&#;thabile Zondo

Muse: Kertrice Maitisa

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