Thabo Mabaso is a partially blind creative practitioner from the Eastern Free State province. He started acting in 1998, graduated in performing arts at Sibikwa Art Center in 2008, and appeared on the feature films “Mrs Mandela” and “Skorokoro”. Thabo wrote and directed productions such as Fear-Rumours-Stigma, U -Turn, His Story, Freedom Come, Sweet Bad Dreams. He formed part of the creative team for a production titled WEEKEND NIGHTMARE, and was cast as a lead in a production LAVAS. In 2023 he reproduced THE STORY OF THE TWO MOUNTAINS. He has previously showcased and performed at Macufe, the Performing Arts Centre Of The Free State (PACOFS), Ishashalazi, National Art Festival, Dipontsho Tsa Maluti, Market Theatre Zwakala Festival etc. Thabo Mabaso is an actor, Writer, director, producer and facilitator. He is the founding and Managing Director at Me4uTalented Studios, an affiliate of Assitej SA. Thabo started facilitating drama /acting workshops in 2013 at the Sasol/Grahamstown National Schools Art Festival. He co-founded Brown Coin Art Production in North West province Vryburg in 2012, and founded RFM ARTS THEATRE in 2017. Thabo Mabaso is a TV Casting Agent, artist manager and a mentor.

Nakeli Mpeli is a Theatre practitioner (actor, writer, director and a choreographer) from Qwaqwa, well known in Gauteng Ekhuruleni. He wrote and directed The Weekend Nightmare, Lavas, Liquid, The Return Soldier and “I Blame The Mermaid” to name a few. Mpeli is also a performing arts graduate of Sibikwa Arts Centre. His work is known at the Market Theatre, Ishashalazi, And Rhoo Hlatswayo Art Centre.

Tumelo Mokoena was born in Phuthaditjhaba, Qwaqwa. He formed part of the production “Education on Fire” and “It’s my Life” which won a number of awards in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Festivals. As part of the Market Theatre Laboratory’s Community Theatre Festival, It’s My Life performed at Sithuthuka Sonke Festival and the Market Theatre Laboratory’s Community Festival. This performance was also field-worked by the late and multi award winner Mncedisi Baldwin Shabangu. It was in 2004 that the late Ohentse Bodibe and Prince Lamla had the opportunity to direct Tumelo Mokoena in Coal Yard, which was performed at the Market Theatre Laboratory’s Community Theatre Festival and won the Market Theatre Laboratory’s Zwakala Festival. It first premiered at the Mannie Manim Theatre of the Market Theatre in 2006 to rave reviews and was invited to a number of festivals across the country, including the National Arts Festival in Makhanda then known as Grahamstown. Additionally, the production premiered at Performing Arts Centre of the Free State (PACOFS) in Bloemfontein in 2006, and was nominated for Naledi Awards under ‘Best Cutting Edge Production’. Also, the play “Coal Yard” was performed at the opening of Duminasi Masilela Theatre (New Germiston Theatre) which was inaugurated by the former mayor of Ekurhuleni, Mzwandile Masina, on 10 December 2019. At the National Arts Festival in 2013, Tumelo Mokoena performed in The Story of Two Mountains. Furthermore, he performed Number 5 at Thaba Nchu’s Mabana Theatre and the play participated in PACOFS’s Tsoho Festival.
Additionally, Mokoena is currently the Artistic Director at Me4U Talented Studios and continues to grow as an artist. He was cast in a movie titled Bed News in 2022. Having a deep interest in youth empowerment, he has given substantial attention to programs such as Assitej, where he is currently a facilitator.

Mamoeletsi Reaoleboga Maleka, Is a 22 year old triple threat artist from Thaba Nchu, an actor, dancer and a musician. Mamoeletsi is a drama and music instructor at Me4uTalented Studios in Thaba Nchu branch. She had been cast in various productions and her experience is as follows:
Vocalist | Youth Ablaze choir | By Mr Shuping Poo
Lead Role | Bed News | By Mr Thabo Mabaso
Dancer | Vocalist | Maka Le Nnete | By Mr Pule Paul Peter
Lead Singer | Uhambo | By Maureen Setlhare
Featured guest | XPats | Netflix Series
Actor/Vocalist/Dancer | Untitled | By Pacofs Incubator Programme
Musician | Hae Lapeng | By Napo Masheane.

Nthabiseng Selina Manake is a trained community developer, a Mentor and a performing artist, working in a number of community projects. With over 10 years experience in the arts fraternity, these are some of the projects she has worked on.
2023-The story of the two mountains as a set designer. Currently playing as a Therapist on BedNews stage production.
2022-BEDNEWS film as a costume designer
2020- An actor on production “The Masks”
– Actor in production “The three little pigs and the wolf”
– Poet in production “voice out Loud culture ”
– Actor in production “Fear,Rumors and Stigma”
2019- Actor in “The sixth commandment”
-Poet in “The Voice out loud culture”
2018- Actor in “Deep Skin”
– Actor in “Madiba walks on ice baptized in fire”
Her career in the performing arts started at a very young age, and on finishing matric she found herself cast in a play adapted from the novel, Maru where she had to play multiple characters. Nthabiseng is also the Projects Coordinator at Me4uTalented Studios.

Moholo Boipelo, is a 21 year old artist from the rural area of Thaba Nchu in the Free State. She was born on 21 September 2001 in Botshabelo and raised in Middledeel Trust before moving permanently to Zone 2 Thaba Nchu. Her stage name is Grootman Lutuu, and she is a bachelor of arts student at the University of the Free State. She entered the industry in 2019 as a model, a dancer and an actress who bagged the following titles from 2019 till present:
-Miss DJ Zondi 2nd Princess 2019/20
-Miss Goddess of Beauty 1st Princess 2020/21
-Miss Thaba Nchu 1st Princess 2020/21
-Miss Festive Season Runner Up 2021/22
-Miss Sapphire Thaba Nchu Finalist 2022/23
Boipelo was also an extra in a South African Netflix Series called “Savage Beauty” in 2022. She is also a modeling, dance and drama facilitator at Me4uTalented Studios Thaba Nchu branch. She also had a chance to be a radio broadcaster at SthibaFM in Thaba Nchu and a News Reader at MosupatselaFM in Botshabelo.

Lerato Samson is a branch co-ordinator at Me4uTalented Studios Qwaqwa branch, a dance instructor and a performer. She is playing a male role in the production Bed News. Lerato was previously cast in Molao Theo by Bapala Creative Arts And Services in 2022, she started dancing at Buddies For Life Agency, She was also cast as a dancer in a production titled “Incurable Truth” in 2022.

Tlhokomelo Twala is a model, actor, poet and a painter. Serving as the CFO and a performer at Me4uTalented Studios, Tlhokomelo played Tshegofatso the daughter of a prostitute in Bed News the film production in 2022, and is now playing the lead role, Selloane, in the Bed News stage version of the production. She also played a lead role in The Story Of The Two Mountains in early 2023.