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Zimbabwe: Talented Zim Actor Joins Professional Cast
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The Herald (Harare)
26 March 2008
Posted to the web 26 March 2008
Harare
ZIMBABWEAN actor Blessing Hungwe is set to join a professional cast in the regional United States premiere of Alan Bennett's "The History Boys".
This follows successful auditions held last year where Hungwe, who is his late 20s, was selected from more than 100 actors to join a professional cast from America, Zimbabwe, Mexico and Romania in a professional production of Ovid's "Metamorphoses" which was staged at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire.
The talented young man was discovered by an international organisation Developing Artists, which he said has helped him mould his career in acting while realising his potential.
"Developing Artists opened my mind to the fact that the sky is not the limit. There are no limits. In New York I saw The Statue of Liberty. In Boston I walked The Freedom Trail. As an actor I am now free not just to share and perform but, as in one of Ovid's tales, to grow and change," he said.
Developing Artists is a registered charity founded by Giles Ramsay to break down the barriers -- practical or psychological -- that prevent performing artists from fully developing their work and sharing it on the world stage.
Focusing primarily on regions where resources were not available to encourage creative ambitions, Developing Artists identifies, supports and promotes artists whilst also creating opportunities for them to make connections with each other, produce original work and perform nationally and internationally.
The production of the movie, History of Boys, will open at Northern Stage in October 2008 and will be directed by Brooke Ciardelli.
Giles Ramsay of Developing Artists will hold open auditions in Harare in March and April 2008 for more casts.
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"This is an amazing opportunity for some of Zimbabwe's extremely talented young actors to make their mark on the international stage and show the world that the arts in Zimbabwe are very much alive and well. The international casting also forces American actors and audience members alike to reconsider their perceptions about national reputations, race and the global culture we now live in."
"Students across the world struggle to find their way in the world," said Brooke Ciardelli.
"By casting a global cast the universality of this struggle is forced more to the forefront of the text. The play is about the universal right to education and the conflict that now exists between true learning and merely playing the system".
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