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The Structure of Story with Tehya Nicholas

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This week Bronte Charlotte chats with Tehya Nicholas about theatre, writing, creativity, and the industry. A beautiful discussion interrogating the relevance of theatre in todays society, the validity of different stories and the importance of art. Tehya is a writer and performer who has just completed her honours, with queer ecological theatre as her focal point, after graduating from RMIT with a distinction for her Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing). Tehya has trained as an actor at 16th S...

First published

03/30/2023

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arts

Duration

57 minutes

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Chats with Creatives

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Episode Description

This week Bronte Charlotte chats with Tehya Nicholas about theatre, writing, creativity, and the industry. A beautiful discussion interrogating the relevance of theatre in todays society, the validity of different stories and the importance of art. Tehya is a writer and performer who has just completed her honours, with queer ecological theatre as her focal point, after graduating from RMIT with a distinction for her Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing). Tehya has trained as an actor at 16th Street Actors Studio, The William Esper Studio and The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

During this episode we discuss:

  • [04:36] How Tehya and Bronte met, Tehyas journey into acting after finishing school and finding creative writing, and her honours year writing a play and an exagesis on that play which was an eco dramatic text about the climate crisis
  • [14:59] The Crocodile by Tom Basden, the joy of lighthearted intelligent theatre, when art speaks directly to you, and being able to view your own work objectively
  • [21:14] Tehya’s transition from performing to writing, having other passions, collaborating as a playwrite, not being condemmned to working completely alone for the rest of your career, 
  • [24:51] The Western narrative structure and the need for society to move away from it, the relevance of theatre, what is relevant, what are we saying in our work, the argument of whats valid and what has the right to take up space
  • [34:01] Constructive feedback, how to set healthy boundaries, and the need for synthesis between the independant world and main stage world
  • [46:26] Taking yourself seriously as a creative, not having a structured daily practice and allowing yourself to indulge in creative practices in whatever ways work for you
  • [51:09] Completing projects, seeing good theatre, and seeking out the things that bring you joy

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