Look inside actress Talia Kodesh’s stage preparations

The countdown has begun to September 27 as renowned actress, Talia Kodesh prepares for a not-to-be-missed show at Pieter Toerien’s Studio Theatre, Montecasino.

Kodesh will take to the stage as the lead character of a musical she has written, Actress. The show follows the story of a woman who tries hard to juggle and succeed in the responsibilities that life has presented to her such as being a mom, a friend, a teacher, and a wife among others.

Fourways Review had the pleasure of getting a glimpse of what the audience can expect as Kodesh struts her stuff on stage in a question-and-answer media statement shared by Collett Dawson, the public relations officer of the show.

Kodesh talks about the themes of the storyline. “These include themes of failure and success, loss and discovery, heartache and triumph and many more,” she said, adding that she also brings in her own life experiences. “The concept that I perhaps relate to most is that we can and should be able to be vulnerable, and not have to ‘act’ all the time. We are less alone than we think.”

The playwright also talked about how the music complemented the storyline. “If the book and the songs in a musical speak to each other, then yes, it is what I love about musicals. The initial inception of each of Bruce Dennill’s [the director and co-writer] songs came from a place of storytelling. Bruce and I would meet, we would write a scene or two and then he would produce a song that spoke directly to the scene that we had just worked on, thus weaving the songs directly into the narrative of the piece.”
The story is set in New York and South Africa, and the show runs until October 8.

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