Category: Stage Sips
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Nadine McDonald-Dowd | Stage Sips
Nadine McDonald-Dowd is a Yuwi woman who works closely with First Nations Artists to tell their stories, recently collaborating with Anita Heiss to bring her novel Tiddas to the stage as part of Sydney Festival’s Blak Out Program. McDonald-Dowd’s extensive experience in producing theatre and dance has seen her advising multiple government bodies on arts…
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Adrienne Truscott | Stage Sips
Adrienne Truscott’s collaborative work with Dublin-based company Brokentalkers, which has taken Edinbourgh Fringe, Melbourne RISING Festival and now Sydney Festival with Masterclass. With comedic flair, fake moustaches and wigs, they cut down dick-swinging playwrights and their allies with surgical aim. What has been your journey into theatre ? I think the word ‘theatre’ might over-classify what…
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Elenoa Rokobaro| Stage Sips
Elenoa Rokobaro is an Aussie powerhouse performer and recent recipient of the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role for her performance in the acclaimed Caroline, Or Change. Rokobaro is currently playing the titular role in Send for Nellie at Sydney Festival, and took the time to answer a few questions…
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Kalina Davis on performing in Embellishment, Voices of Women | Stage Sips
Kalina Davis is a First Nations actor, singer, writer and film maker, currently performing in Embellishment at Sydney’s KXT on Broadway. For her Stage Sips, Kalina let us into a little of her artistic tendences and the need for more regional and affordable theatre. To hear more about her Embellishment story, you’ll just have to…
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Cheryl Penrith on performing in Embellishment, Voices of Women | Stage Sips
Cheryl Penrith OAM is a Wiradjuri elder in her community of Wagga Wagga with deep connections to her family and culture, a passion for fashion, and a newfound love of performing. Currently performing in her second season of Embellishment, a performance project by Voices of Women that celebrates the many diverse stories of womanhood, currently…
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Lou McInnes on performing in Dumb Kids, KXT | Stage Sips
What has been your journey into theatre ? I started acting in high school and was a part of the Public Schools State Drama Company for my final years. Being a part of this program was really the moment for me where I knew I had found something I truly wanted to be a part…
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Sophia Bryant on directing Dumb Kids, KXT | Stage Sips
What has been your journey into theatre ? I studied theatre production at the University of Notre Dame and I also did a lot of student productions with SUDS. I am very grateful for my time in student theatre. There was a kind of creative reckless abandon, we were hungry to create works that pushed…
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Olivia Ruggiero on writing and performing Broadway Diva | Stage Sips
Do you remember the first theatre show you ever saw? Olivia Ruggiero does and it’s had a pretty big impact on her life. Named Broadway World Sydney’s Best Solo Performer of 2022, Ruggiero has written, directed, produced and performed around Australia for more than five year. Her most recent venture, Broadway Diva, cowritten and directed…
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Carly Fisher on writing, directing and producing Broadway Diva | Stage Sips
Carly Fisher’s theatre career is impressive on paper, and even moreso when you get to see one of her shows. Focused on producing and directing cause-based stories, Fisher’s work has made its way around Australia and across to the US and UK, gracing the staces of Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival as well as…
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Lucy Heffernan and Alex Tutton on Purple Tape Productions’ Tape Over Festival | Stage Sips
When you walk through the doors of KXT on Broadway, you’re sure to experience unique and compelling theatre. Be it drama, comedy, experimental or biographic, KXT provides a platform for up and coming writers and diverse storytelling, making it one of my choice theatres for a night out, and a great host for Purple Tape…
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