Mzansi actor Wiseman Mncube has called out Skeem Saam star Nompilo for being rude to people who auditioned for the show.
Uzalo actor Wiseman Mncube has shared his thoughts on the allegations against his colleague Nompilo Mwelase. Nompilo was accused of being “rude and heartless” towards the show’s auditioners in Durban.
Taking to his Facebook page, Mncube wrote,
“If I advertise that I’m hosting auditions for a certain production, and I need you to prepare a monologue song, dance piece or a Poem. I should give you a chance to showcase what you’ve prepared even if I see that ‘okay, you are not the look đź‘€ I’m looking for but let me give you a chance to prove me otherwise’.”
“This thing of saying I’ve been through this and that must change manje cause when we were going through that it wasn’t nice.”
He continued, “It was also hard on us and it’s time we change that because I don’t buy this thing of saying it’s part of the game. Because all we are doing is condoning it. Remember that behind the auditionee is a person. So give that person a chance to showcase what you’ve advertised that you are looking for.”
“I could be wrong because I believe in genuine craft, not looks. We are here to act, not to showcase how good looking we are. This has made me toy with the idea of opening up my modeling production.”
Sunday World reports that the auditions took place at the Bat Centre in Durban, where Black Brains Pictures scouted for IsiZulu-speaking actors. Mwelase allegedly rudely cut several auditioners and gave preferential treatment to people already in the acting industry.
