Dark Horse with Lachie Pringle

Lachie Pringle and Bronte Charlotte chat about Lachie’s young career in theatre, film and music, the daunting reality of attending drama school in another state straight out of high school, and how The Tints got started and suddenly becoming the lead singer of a successful indie rock band in Sydney, Australia. They also delve into Lachie’s thoughts on diversity and representation in the arts industry as a mixed race actor.

Lachie performs his original song ‘Wrong,’ which he wrote at a time when he was feeling discouraged by the kinds of people that were in positions of power in Australia and around the world. He was dabbling in political rap at the time so this piece is an experiment with a genre Lachie previously had had no songwriting experience in.

During this episode we discuss:

• [03:39] VCA in moments: First year and self reflection, second year and animal studies, third year and Company 18’s Australian Play Readings
• [13:38] Lachie’s journey from high school to drama school to starting the successful indie rock band The Tints, moving interstate and how it can affect your relationships, and being dubbed Dark Horse
• [22:43] LAchie’s experience as a mixed race actor, the need for more diverse storytelling and representation on our stages and screens, and how we all deal differently with our racial identity
• [31:31] How consistency and a daily practice can work for some but not for everyone, creating an honest character through research, and the joy of creativity
• [38:54] Wrong by Lachie Pringle
• [44:36] GET ON IT: The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein

RESOURCES 

• The Tints
  @thetintstheband
  https://www.thetintstheband.com
  https://youtu.be/DquzON4Unfo
• Angry Fags by Topher Payne
  https://newtheatre.org.au/angry-fags
• Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein
  http://sarahkrasnostein.com/the-trauma-cleaner

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Produced by Anahata Collective

Music by Rick Scully