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Michael Salami

What shows or projects have you done with ETT?
Two Trains Running by August Wilson.

Finish the sentence: Touring is important because…
You’re able to take plays and stories to other cities. Share stories about different people cultures and perspectives. It brings the world closer together. Especially considering how the media goes out its way to divide us.

Where is home for you?
London

Where is your home away from home?
USA

How did you bring home with you on tour?
Took Photos of my son

Which city was your favourite to visit on tour with ETT?
Oxford

What gem did you discover on tour with ETT?
In Doncaster. An authentic Thai Massage.

What are your touring essentials?
Blender, oil diffuser, sliders, photos of son, skipping rope, hand cream, ginger, lime and mints

What’s your go-to recipe whilst on tour?
Ginger, lemon, cayene pepper, tumeric, apple juice and honey

Touring is important because you're able to take plays and stories to other cities. Share stories about different people cultures and perspectives. It brings the world closer together. Especially considering how the media goes out its way to divide us.

The world needs to hear your words. Your words plant seeds and shape the course of time.

Which artist(s) do you most admire and why?
My peers. As I’ve been working with them over the last decade and have seen their and growths within the industry and it’s inspiring. Most are now award winning and creators of their own shows.

What music inspires you?
Gospel

What image or video inspires you?
Image of me holding my son for the first time. As it remains me of the person I was before he was here and the man I have become (who i am very proud of) for him to look up to.

What piece of writing or quote inspires you?
Matthew 17:20 – “For I assure you: If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

And

“I wish the stage were as narrow as the wire of a tighrope dancer so that no incompetent would dare step upon it.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

What, for you, makes a good piece of art?
Great writing, that takes you on a journey. With 3 dimensional characters.

What have been your career highlights so far?
Working on Two Trains Running and being told i played a convincing American

If you were cast away on a desert island, which 5 plays would you take with you and why?
Hamlet – love a play within a play
Ruined is a play by Lynn Nottage -powerful play
Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis – very daring and multi cultural Misty by Arinze Kene – relatable
Familiar by Danai Gurira- reflected my family

Please can you tell us what you would say to emerging artists to encourage them to take their work on the road or join an ETT tour?
The world needs to hear your words. Your words plant seeds and shape the course of time.

Window or aisle seat?
Window.

Favourite way to travel?
Train.

If you could have any superpower, which would you choose?
Control Time.

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