Poloko ‘Phikay’ Mmusiemang a 26-year-old Theatre Maker, Actor, Radio Personality and Encourager, who hails from a small town in the Northern Cape Province called Kuruman.
He went to study at The Market Theatre Laboratory where he had the opportunity to perform in Student productions such as “21 Wandah” directed by Mwenya Kabwe, ‘The Orestia Revisted’ directed by Dorothy-Ann Gould, as well as an Africa Day Spectacle, directed by Omphile Molusi. ‘The Saga of a City Hermit’ directed and adapted by Monageng Vice Motshabi, Marose which was devised and directed by the students and took Best Production Award in National Arts Festival 2018.
Poloko is currently Working for Ticket to The Moon Youth Theatre Company and is on tour with Four Productions namely , Wanda: The Musical, Sawubona Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet and Mr Hare Meets Mr Mandela across South Africa. He is also a protagonist in two of HIV@40 Trilogy stage productions namely Stimela and Private Parts. Phikay believes he is Created to Awaken.