In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Andrew Kuliniasi, director, playwright, and producer. He’s an old friend of the show and was one of our very first guests on the podcast. We chat about what he’s been up to since 2021, the growth of Knack Studios, his trio of original plays now known as the “Pearly Shells Trilogy”, future projects, his growth as a writer, and his upcoming event “Hope that Haunts you”. Here are time codes for easy navigation 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Who is Andrew? 02:18 - What he's been up to since his last appearance on the show 04:26 - Collaborations for school plays 05:39 - Hope That Haunts You 06:29 - What "Hope That Haunts You" is about 09:17 - How he’s approached coordinating the pieces for the show 11:40 - How the venue can affect the experience 14:51 - Knack Studio’s growth 15:58 - The first job they did as a team 17:43 - The stress that comes with running an SME 22:48 - The Pearly Shells trilogy 29:50 - For My Father’s unique production 33:21 - Letters From Badly's storytelling 40:44 - For My Father deep dive 44:33 - The line of sensitive topics when writing and directing 50:32 - Being professional in theatre 53:08 - The behavior of Papua New Guinean audiences 57:56 - Changes in Andrew's approach to writing 1:01:40 - “Hope That Haunts You” show details 1:02:31 - Closing 1:02:47 - ENDS Don’t forget; you can message us if you have any questions or get in touch through email at [email protected]! Have anyone interesting for us to talk to? Let us know too! Hope you enjoy the episode everyone! #niunetpng #educationeverywhere #business #theatre #writing #directing