GRADUATE NEWS
Gavin Williams (2006) and Kim Dickson (2009) are appearing in Landscape Dreaming at La Mamma in Melbourne in January
Paul Armstrong (2009) performed inThe Homecoming at TAP Gallery in December.
Pollyanna Nowicki (2008) performed in How to Lose Sight at Parramatta Riverside Theatres.
Jessica Sullivan (2009) performed in Warning: Explicit Material along-side William Zappa at the Ensemble Theatre
Kelly Robinson (2008) performed in Sydney Stories at Darlnghurst Theatre
Bendeguz Devenyi-Botos (2010) recently appeared on Channel 7's Beauty and the Geek
Leof Kingsford-Smith (2007) is performed his one-man hit show from the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Mission of Flowers at various locations in Sydney in October and November.
Fiona Young (2008) had a speaking role in At Home with Julia.
Brooke Doherty (2007) had a guest role on Underbelly Razor.
Steve Maresca (2007) performed in The Local for the Sydney Fringe Festival. He also had a leading role in the feature film Dealing with Destiny which recently played at Hoyts cinemas.
Paul Armstrong (2009) and Roman Smoliakov (2008) performed in A Perfect Ganesh at Star of the Sea Theatre in Manly
Elise Bialek (2010) and Marnie Jones (2010) performed in A Very Black Comedy Indeed for the Sydney Fringe Festival. The play was directed by Heather Campbell (2010) for their company Chalkline Productions.
Melissa Armstrong (2008) has a speaking role in Home and Away opposite Marcus Graham and Georgie Parker.
Gavin Williams (2006) recently performed at the Malthouse Theatre and in Voices: The Carrical Project in Melbourne.
Anthony Sottile (2009) is currently playing Manuel in The Fawlty Towers Dining Experience on a world-wide tour.
Ricky Klein (2010) recently performed in The Taming of the Shrew at Star of the Sea theatre in Manly.
Liam Macdonald (2008) has been cast as the lead role "Buff" in US Feature American Burger. He will also soon appear in feature films The Unjudged and Brash Young Turks which are both in post-production.
Julia Hunt (2010) has been cast in a leading role in the feature film The Astronaut and was recently shortlisted for a role at Universal Studios Japan.
Lewis Scamozzi (2008) performed in The Importance of Being Earnest at The Exchange Hotel, Balmain
Timothy Weston (2010) played Mark Anthony in The Factory Space Theatre Co production of J. Caesar at Star of the Sea in Manly
Elizabeth Daniewska (2010) has scored a guest role on ABC TV series Crownies.
Louise Lamella (2006) performed in a woman show called The Human Voice - written by Jean Cocteau.
Leof Kingsford-Smith (2007) was cast as a judge in the ABC TV series Crownies.
Paul Armstrong (2009) performed in Love in Idleness at the Star of the Sea Theatre and in a new play titled 661 by Mamdouh Habib (his experiences in Guantanamo Bay and beyond), which played at the Parade Playhouse, NIDA in May.
Nadim Kobeissi (2007) performed in Men Without Shadows at the Parade Studio, NIDA.
Liam Macdonald (2008)
Petr Vackar (2011) and Gavin Williams (2007) performed in Julius Caesar at New Theatre.
Liz Cartmer (2005) secured a speaking role on the new ABC TV series Crownies.
Roman Smoliakov (2008) performed in Perfect for Short and Sweet at Newtown Theatre.
Emily Read (2010) has been accepted into the Lecoq International Theatre School in Paris
Timothy Weston (2010); Kim Dickson (2009) and Pollyanna Nowicki (2008) performed in A Midsummer Night's Dream for Shakespeare by the Sea 2011.
Bendeguz Devenyi-Botos (2010) and Lyndal Judges (2010) performed in a Short and Sweet directed by Jerome Pride that placed second in the Judges Choice Week 3.
Ingrid Hu (2010) has secured representation with Sydney Talent Company and recently shot a corporate video on the Gold Coast.
Ande Cunningham (2005) appears in six episodes of Spartacus; Blood and Sand recently shot in NZ.
Ben Ryan (2007); Sophie O'Brien (2009); Nadim Kobeissi (2007); and Steve Maresca (2007) recently worked on a new independent feature film.
Lewis Scamozzi (2008); Pollyanna Nowicki (2008) and Alice Caspers (2008) each directed Short and Sweet Top 100 plays.
Felicity Penman (2008) performed in the 2010 Cranston Cup Theatresports semi-final competition.
Georgia Karefylakis (2005) appeared in a McDonalds TVC
Daniel Fischer (2006) performed in 'Electronic City' as part of the New Directions Festival at the New Theatre and also performed in 'Selected Stories from the 428' as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival at Sidetrack Theatre.
Helen Ochert (2009) performed in Leviathan with The Sydney Theatre Company in September.
Brynn Loosemore (2005) appeared in Packed to the Rafters and The Possibilities by Howard Barker at the Sidetrack Theatre.
Melissa Armstrong (2008); Laura Turner (2008); and Gavin Williams (2006) performed/directed/produced From Chekhov with Love at the Newtown Theatre in August.
Sophie O'Brien (2009) and Linzi Aland (2008) reprised their roles in This Mortal Coil at the Newtown Theatre as part of The Sydney Fringe Festival in September.
Heidi Lupprian (2007) performed in Life is Impossible at Newtown Theatre and in Two Gates at The Tap Gallery. A review from Australian Stage says: Lupprian's near-flawless onewomanship was well beyond engaging; it was spellbinding. That such a young actor should have such command and surefootedness is breathtaking.
Paul Armstrong (2009) played the lead role in Macbeth at Parramatta Riverside Theatre. He will also soon appear as a detective in the new Network 7 series Under Suspicion and was also in the production of Burnt by the Sun at New Theatre
Pollyanna Nowicki (2008) performed in Ruby Moon at the Seymour Centre and In the Slaughterhous of Love: Romeo and Juliet at the Sydney Fringe Festival in September.
Susie Smith (2009); Alice Caspers (2008); Gavin Williams (2006) and Heidi Lupprian (2007) performed in and / or directed shows in Dinner with a View at Eastside Arts in Paddington.
Melissa Armstrong (2008) played the role of “Geraldine Willesee” in a Doco/Drama called I, Spry for the ABC. This was directed by AFI winner Peter Butt. She has also just done a TVC for Vividwireless, which should be on air soon on Channel 7.
Michelle Cameron (2009) performed in Women of Manahatten at the Tap Gallery in March.
Liam Macdonald (2008) secured a speaking role on Home and Away and a lead role in the feature film Lions vs Gazelles.
Alice Caspers (2008) performed in Shakespeare by the Sea 2010.
Steve Maresca shot a speaking role with Malcolm McDowell in the U.S. feature film "Suing the Devil" and had a role in 'Missing Pieces' at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2010.
Lily Ji (2009) is in second year of NIDA's full-time acting program.
Brooke Doherty (2007) appears in a Jacob's Creek TVC.
Kelly Robinson; Lewis Scamozzi; Gavin Williams; Shelley Wall; Liam MacDonald; Ariahne Thompson and Pollyanna Nowicki all directed plays for Short and Sweet 2010.
Pollyanna Nowicki; Sarah Berrell; Edward McKenna; Melissa Armstrong; Sophie O'Brien; Anthony Sottile; Gavin Williams; Brooke Doherty; Kim Dickson; Michelle Cameron; Michelle Sewell; Daniel Fischer; Susie Smith; Edward Skaines; Megan Sheppard Brennand; and Paul Armstrong all performed in Short and Sweet 2010.
Gavin Williams (2006) and Liam MacDonald (2008) both had speaking roles on Underbelly III. Gavin performed in Haircut at Short and Sweet Melbourne and in various plays at Short and Sweet Sydney 2010.
The STS Graduate company performed This Mortal Coil at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. The play was directed by Mark Matthews and featured Steve Maresca (2008) Pollyanna Nowicki (2008) Felicity Penman (2008) Kate Bluhdorn (2008) Linzi Aland (2008) Kelly Robinson (2008) Sophie O’Brien (2008) and Michelle Sewell (2009). The show received a four-star review from the prestigious THREE WEEKS publication and cast member Pollyanna Nowicki received a commendation for acting from the Sunday Times NSDF Emerging Artist Awards.
Review: http://edinburgh.threeweeks.co.uk/review/7110&srch=this%20mortal%20coil
Leof Kingsford-Smith (2007) produced and performed in the play Unit 46 to wide acclaim at the Adelaide and Edinburgh Festivals after a successful season at The Factory Theatre in Sydney. Leof also performed in 'Midnite' at the New Theatre during January and in Flight - Mission of Flowers at the Adelaide Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe and London's West End in 2010.
Steve Maresca (2007) has a lead role in the upcoming feature film Dealing with Destiny.
Jaya Sound (2006) performed in The Witness in the Wall at the Newtown Theatre.
Ande Cunningham (2005) graduated from NIDA and performed in Lady Windermere’s Fan at Darlinghurst Theatre and appears in a KFC TVC.
Brynn Loosemore (2005) appeared in the Steven Spielberg mini-series The Pacific and in a Dominos Pizza TVC. He also performed in Ruby Moon at the Newtown Theatre.
Jacqueline Mendoza (2005) appeared in a national anti-drugs ICE TVC.
Georgia Karefylakis (2005) appeared in the pilot for new TV series Revolution.
Shelley Wall (2008) wrote and directed the play Missing Pieces at TAP Gallery in November before touring to Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2010.
Justin Locke (2008); Yong Won Suh (2008); Sarah Berrell (2008); Mark Franklin (2008); Erin Berriman (2008); Heidi Lupprian (2007); and Brooke Doherty (2007) all performed at Short and Sweet 2009 at The Newtown Theatre and Seymour Centre.
Gavin Williams (2006) and Steve Maresca (2007) performed in Macbeth and The Comedy of Errors with the Sydney Shakespeare Festival.
Lewis Scamozzi (2008) performed in Shakespeare by the Sea.
Heidi Lupprian (2007) directed the play Alien Chooks in Lithgow featuring Lewis Scamozzi (2008); Melissa Armstrong (2008) and Sarah Berrell (2008) at Newtown Theatre in November 2009.
Mark Franklin (2008) performed in Hay Fever at the Genesian Theatre.
Laura Turner (2008) performed in Bustown at the ATYP Studio Wharf 1.
Nadim Kobeissi (2007) recently graduated from NIDA
Lara Jean Marshall (2008) is currently in full-time training at VCA.
Alex Butt (2008) and Matteo Grasso (2005) are currently training full-time at QUT.
Danielle Maas (2008) recently graduated from AADA and performed in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Shakespeare by the River 2010.
Rose Purse (2008) Jeremy Burtenshaw (2009) and Kelly Robinson (2008) are training full-time at The Actor’s Centre.
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