Campbell Meas was standing outside her moms salon with a towel around her head and water dripping down her face when she learnt she had won this years National Playwright Competition at the National Arts Festival.
I looked like a crazy person outside a shopping mall crying in a towel, says Meas as she recounts the moment she told her parents.
Meas wears many hats actor, writer, director, acting teacher and shes recently added playwright to her resume after debuting her first play at this years National Arts Festival which is on in Makhanda until 6 July. While winning came as a surprise, it was never her goal.
The point wasnt to get accepted or win or anything like that. I didnt enter this with the hopes of winning.
And, not to downplay any of that, my focus was Ive already won because I got to write a play and I got to choose myself. So, everything after this has been an absolute bonus, including winning.