# #841: Quitting Banking For Theatre & Why S’pore Isn’t Being Honest About Race | Shaza Ishak

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Podcast: [Yah Lah But](https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349)
Published: 2026-07-17T10:33:31+00:00
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Teater Ekamatra’s Artistic Director, Shaza Ishak, restages Charged , its 2010 play on racism in the SAF, at Funan from 23rd July till 2nd August. Ishak recounts a lawyer who denied racism exists in Singapore, then made his only Indian colleague answer for it in front of the team, plus her academic study which revealed that victims of racism are trained to minimise their own experiences. 🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 Teater Ekamatra | Website Teater Ekamatra | Instagram CHARGED by Teater Ekamatra | Ticket Folklory What do you give the person who has everything? A Folklory! Their memories, their stories, exactly the way they said it, pressed into something you can listen to forever. Ready to give the unforgettable? Get started at: Folklory.com 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Haresh: Kane loses voice | FIFA World Cup 2026 Terence: Why The Same Brand Is On The Bottom of Every Boot Shaza Ishak: Complaint! by Sara Ahmed (00:00) Intro (01:56) Restaging Charged 15 Years Later (03:37) What Charged Is About: Race and Racism in the Army (04:17) Why Now Is the Right Time for Charged (07:16) Ethnic Minority Theatre and Inclusive Storytelling (07:57) How Teater Ekamatra Curates Its Stories (09:35) Shaza's Early Encounters With Racism (13:12) Finding a Voice Through Theatre (14:10) Art as Expression vs Activism (16:22) Media as a Career: Family and Social Pressure (18:05) Choosing Theatre Over Corporate Finance (21:33) What's Changed Since Charged First Staged (22:45) The Lawyer Who Denied Racism Exists in Singapore (26:02) Race, Class, and Why "Comfort" Matters (27:16) Social Media, Polarization, and Being Vocal About Race (30:36) Playing…

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