Thoko Ntshinga

Quotes

• “I was excited to see more of us telling our stories with real roles.”
• “I’ve lived a fulfilling life, one that is filled with storytelling but more than anything I’m known as that woman who loves to share.”
• “We didn't have theatres that accepted black people.”
• “I come from a background of artists being poor, and I have vowed that I will not put up a production if artists are not going to be paid. I will look for funding. I will look for money so that artists--especially the young artists--know that you can actually live in this career. You can be able to make money and not stay poor.”
• “If you are on stage and use theater as a tool to talk to people, you reach them better. People don't want to be lectured. People don't want to be screamed at. People don't want to feel sad. But, you need to entertain as well as giving out the message. So, we kind of felt like in a community, people want to laugh.”
• “People want to laugh at themselves. But, who is going to start the joke?”

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