EDDIE THABA Artist Profiling

Scriptwriter and Storyliner for eTV ,
  part-time Lecturer, teaching Stagecraft and Scriptwriting at TUT.
 

Eddie Thaba Artist Profiling 

A Scriptwriter and Storyliner for eTV’s daily drama, Rhythm City and is currently doing his Masters in Drama at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Drama Department, where he also works as a part-time Lecturer, teaching Stagecraft and Scriptwriting.

Eddie grew up in the mining town of Burgersfort, Limpopo where he started his basic education, right up to Grade 12. His love and talent for writing was picked up by his grade 4 teacher at Shopiane Primary School when he wrote and presented a farewell speech for a principal who was going on pension. From then on, Eddie picked up the pen and never looked back. At Kgahlanong Secondary School, Eddie took on debate and poetry, mentored by his English teacher, Kaiser Matlala. In his last year at the school, Eddie won a merit award for outstanding performance in Scrabble, the word-building board game. All these activities helped Eddie achieve a distinction in English on his Matric final exam in 2004.

But, as is the case with many young South Africans, Eddie was forced to study a course that would guarantee him a job at the mines, so he went on to study Electrical Engineering – Heavy Current at Capricorn FET in Seshego in 2005 and then moved to Sekhulhune FET – CS Barlow in Motetema in the last trimester to finish off his practical. Due to financial struggles, Eddie couldn’t take his studies further and found a job at the mines where he worked at the electrical division for a year. It was during this year that Eddie realised that he doesn’t belong in the mines and he made the important decision to follow his passion, which led him to TUT in 2007 where he enrolled for a National Certificate in Versatile Broadcasting.

In the following year, Eddie went on to enrol for Drama at the TUT Arts Campus, and as they say, the rest is history.

A trained actor, Eddie acted in a number of student plays and films before moving onto the professional stage, and later into scriptwriting and directing. His acting roles include notably, Zachariah Mphahlele in Uncle Vanya, an adaptation by Paul Grootboom, Moses in No Good Friday, directed by Sithembiso Blose, Judge in Forgiveness, an adaptation of Euripides’ Hecuba by Keamogetswe Moeketsane, and Pastor Veil in 11^th Avenue, written and directed by Boitumelo Zitha.

Eddie completed his B-Tech in Drama in 2011, majoring in Scriptwriting and Directing. It is at TUT Drama Department where he cut his teeth as a Director, directing Athol Fugard’s Nongogo in 2009 and Paul Slabolepszy’s Mooi Street Moves in 2010. In 2012, he wrote and directed Baggage, a play devised in collaboration with the cast, which won the award for ‘Most Promising Script’ at the Mzansi Fela festival at the South African State Theatre.

Eddie began writing for TV in 2014 on eTV’s eKasi – Our Stories. In 2016, after completing the NFVF’s Spark Script Editor’s course, he joined SABC3’s daily drama, Isidingo as a Scriptwriter until March 2018 when he moved to Rhythm City. In 2017, Eddie wrote Indumbe, a feature film occasionally played on Mzansi Magic.

Despite his accomplishments, Eddie believes he still has a lot to learn and much more to give and achieve. There’s a lot to look out for from this passionate and talented storyteller, so make sure you catch his play, DEFIANCE at the South African State Theatre in March 2019.

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Brandon Olifant TEEBO PRODUCTIONS Founder/CEO & Creative Director Qualification: N. DIP (Graduate: Diploma) extending for B-tech Institution: Tshwane University of Technology  (TUT) 

Noluthando Mkhize TEEBO PRODUCTIONS Secretary & Casting Director N. DIP Drama (Undergraduate) Institution: Tshwane University of Technology