Benoni residents grace television screens for 13 weeks
Drama-mammas airs every Wednesday on VIA channel 147 at 9.30pm.
Benoni High School learner Caitlin Arries (18) has landed herself and her mom, Cell Arries, a spot on the new VIA TV show Drama-mammas, which aired for the first time on May 15.
On the 13-week show, these Farrarmere residents and three other high school learners and their mothers go to Broadway South Africa Camp where they participate in various drama competitions around Johannesburg. Two scouts from America will be watching them to see which one of the learners will be invited to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, for a three-week internship at the Serenbe Playhouse.
Caitlin started attending drama classes in Grade Two and her mother, a Farrarmere Primary School teacher, said she has always been a drama queen from the day she was born; when other children wanted dolls she wanted make-up and a microphone.
“She is very dominant and knows what she wants,” Cell said.
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Caitlin is no stranger to performing in front of an audience and her achievements thus far is proof.
Benoni Eistedfodd Achievements:
• 2014 – Overall Grade Seven winner
Entertainer of the Year Senior Primary School
• 2015 – Overall Grade Eight winner
• 2016 – Overall Grade Nine winner
Entertainer of the Year Junior High School
• 2017 – Overall Grade 10 winner
Entertainer of the Year Senior High School
• 2018 – Overall Grade 11 winner
Other achievements include:
• 2015 – Talent Africa Orator of the Year
Received South African colours
• 2016 – Benoni High School Junior Public Speaker of the Year
• 2017- FPASA musical theatre course
Talent Africa gold medalist
• 2018 – Benoni High School Public Speaker of the Year
• Benoni High School Senior Eistedfodd Participant of the Year
• Benoni High School Cultural Star of the Year
• LALT Theatre House Drama Student of the Year
• One of the top 10 senior drama students at LALT Theatre House
When the the City Times asked Cell how she felt about being on a television show, she said: “Growing up in a coloured household is pretty much drama, so I am excited.
“Shocked at first when I heard, but I did this for my daughter.”
Once Caitlin has completed her matric year, she plans on studying drama at Stellenbosch University as she knows acting is her passion and it comes easy to her.
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