Owen to rule them all
OLIVEDALE – Schoolboy makes regional finals for international monologue competition.
Local actor Owen Welthagen has been selected for the World Monologue Games regional finals, one of 27 events featuring the best international competitors for actors performing monologues.
The Olivedale resident and Grade 4 learner at Newton House College, said it had been a tough 18 months for the arts industry but the global pandemic did not affect his love for performing.
He submitted an entry to World Monologue Games, a global event which attracts thousands of competitors from around the world each year.
Owen opened his inbox to the happy news that he had made the event’s regional finals, the best of the best from around the world.
“I’m so excited that I get to compete for my country doing what I love,” Owen said.
“It’s really fantastic to be part of this amazing event and I hope that I do my country proud.”
The World Monologue Games was set up last year by Australian Pete Malicki, who wanted a lockdown-friendly platform for performers.
“It’s definitely special to have our second season take place in an Olympics year,” Malicki said.
“We have the best performers from 51 countries all getting together to show the world what they’re made of. I’m not sure where else you can see such a diverse range of actors all in the same place.”
Owen has been selected to do a monologue about Golum, a character featured in The Lord of the Rings.
“This is such a great piece to perform because Golum is a very interesting character with a good and a bad side,” Owen added.
“He is a little strange, but that is what makes him interesting and a fun character.”
The regional finals will be live-streamed from August to October, with the winners of six different categories competing for $5 000 (about R74 000) cash in the prestigious global finals.
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