About
Mission
Making theatre that makes a mark.
Calaringe Productions is committed to producing work that places actors at the forefront, as conveyors, with interrogatory text in their charge. We value engaging content and collaborative art-making that enriches artists and audiences alike.
Where it began
Calaringe Productions is a private company, founded in 2019 by the Crafford-Lazarus family. The name Calaringe comes from blending the names of the founding members, sisters:
Calista, Larissa and Inge.
All three trained in classical ballet and piano from a young age, before branching out into dance teaching, acting and theatre-making. Read more about them as individual artists below.
Inge
Founding Director
Inge is an actor, director and theatre-maker. She has been active in the industry since 2016. She founded Calaringe Productions to produce a new play, Tweespoor, which she adapted from Helena Gunter's prose text. Her performance as Tilla earned her a best emerging artist nomination at the Toyota SU Woordfees. She holds a BFA with honours in theatre from New York University and recently completed the MA Theatre Lab at RADA. She also cooks and paints and talks to rose trees. Her chocolate brownies are off the charts.
"My interest in theatre is really an interest in the human endeavour to love and belong. I’m fascinated by the ways our circumstances shape us as people: how we are burdened, hurt, provoked, how we subsequently treat each other, how we heal, and who or what we depend on. I believe an audience is most permeable when content is communicated through a human being who is right in front of them, breathing the same air. That is why I am committed to making actor-centric theatre, in a place where we commune not to preach, but to expose and consider; where we cultivate hope that as a species we might yet do better."​
Who is who?
Larissa
Founding Member
Larissa is a London-based actor, making her South African stage debut in A Girl Called Owl.
She grew up in Pretoria, dancing with the Youth Dance Company of Tshwane and performing as a piano soloist in the Crawford College Concerto Festival.
She holds a BFA from NYU Tisch and an MFA from LAMDA.
She teaches short courses in Shakespeare for The British International School and works as a music consultant for emerging singer-songwriter Elmarie.
She made her feature film debut in the 2021 horror comedy Slumber Party Massacre.
Recent theatre credits include the anarchic rock musical The Dream Engine in Amherst, Massachusetts; Wolfie at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond and Dead and Kicking at Camden People’s Theatre.
Calista
Founding Member
Calista is a dancer, choreographer and RAD Certified ballet teacher. She trained with Paula Olivier, Vicki-Ann Bischoff and Debra Gush, and was a senior member of the Youth Dance Company of Tshwane. She was awarded first place at the World Lyrical Dance Federation World Championships in Stratford-Upon-Avon in 2017. She has numerous other accolades from the Dance World Cup, CommonWealth Dance Champs, DanceStar World Tour, Move – National Dance Competition and the SA Dance School Championships.
She teaches at Southdowns Dance Academy.
