{"product_id":"one-to-one-creative-artist-session-with-giles-terera-13","title":"One to one Creative Artist session with Giles Terera","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an online class happening over Zoom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiles is excited to be offering \u003cstrong\u003efree\u003c\/strong\u003e weekly online 1 on 1 creative artists sessions throughout June in collaboration with the New Actors Centre. If you are a recent graduate (or even not so recent) and you'd like to extend your creative process, go over audition speeches or songs, discuss a career in the performing arts or ask anything about life as a creative, book one of the weekly half hour sessions and let's get to work. Limited availability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTerera is best known for his work in the theatre, particularly in the original cast of the London\u003c\/span\u003e production of \u003cem\u003eHamilton\u003c\/em\u003e, as Aaron Burr, for which he won the 2018 Olivier for Best Actor in a Musical. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerera has appeared consistently in British theatre, and some of his most notable appearances are in London's National Theatre and West End. They include\u003cem\u003e Death and the King's Horseman, Rent, The Tempest, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e 125th Street.\u003c\/em\u003e He originated the role of Gary Coleman in the London production of\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eAvenue Q. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHe also appeared as Mafala Hatimbi in \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Mormon,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerera has been nominated three times for the What's On Stage Awards. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his appearance in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJailhouse Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Takeover in a Role for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rat Pack: Live From Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas\u003cspan\u003e Sammy Davis Jr\u003c\/span\u003e, and for Best Ensemble Performance in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAvenue Q\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2007, Terera became the first black actor to play Christy in\u003cspan\u003e the Abbey Theatre's \u003c\/span\u003eproduction of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlayboy of the Western World\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2011, he played\u003cspan\u003e Caliban \u003c\/span\u003ein Trevor Nunn 's production of \u003cem\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eopposite\u003cspan\u003e Ralph Fiennes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan\u003e Haymarket.\u003c\/span\u003e In 2015, he appeared at\u003cspan\u003e Shakespeare's Globe, starring\u003c\/span\u003e in both \u003cem\u003eKing John\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e The Merchant of Venice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, Terera appeared in the National Theatre's award-winning production of\u003cspan\u003e \u003ci\u003eMa Rainey's Black Bottom.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-auto_2-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerera was appointed\u003cspan\u003e Member of the Order of the British Empire (\u003c\/span\u003eMBE) in 2020\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020_New_Year_Honours\" title=\"2020 New Year Honours\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor services to theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The New Actors Centre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55747990946177,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/6999\/8760\/files\/faviconlogo.png?v=1771254021","url":"https:\/\/www.newactorscentre.org\/products\/one-to-one-creative-artist-session-with-giles-terera-13","provider":"The New Actors Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}