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JESSICA TUCKWELL

Jessica graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 2007 with a Graduate Diploma in Dramatic Art in Directing, after completing a B. Arts (Philosophy) in 2004, at the University of Sydney. In 2009 she directed Ruby Moon by Matt Cameron and Reb Cribb’s The Return at Newtown Theatre, Lost on Monster Island at NIDA, The Peach Season by Debra Oswald and was the Assistant Director on The Removalists at Sydney Theatre Company. In the same year, Jessica was a tutor at World Interplay, in Cairns. In 2008 Jessica directed The Soldier and the Thief Wait on a Bridge Over the River Thames While Oblivion Waves Hello at The Old Fitzroy Theatre and Noelle Janaczewska’s Duet With a Dictionary, which won the Movie Extra Judges Award at the Short and Sweet Gala Final. At NIDA she directed Little Hitler’s Ode to an Austrian Bentwood by Maxine Mellor, adapted and directed new Australian work On Top of the Mountain, facilitated a devising project based on Fuente Ovejuna and was Assistant Director on Sweet Charity and Brecht’s The Private Life of the Master Race. Jessica has been tutoring acting, directing and writing in Sydney and regional areas since 2007. Jessica was involved with atyp from 2002-2006. She was first introduced to atyp through acting workshops, which lead her to audition for Debra Oswald’s Skate in 2003. She was offered a role and went on tour with the production to various towns in South-West NSW. She was also in the return season of Skate in 2005, which toured to The Belfast Festival. In 2006 Jessica was the assistant director on Craving, a devised project performed in the Richard Wherrett Studio, Sydney Theatre, and was Production Assistant on 3 Little Fears. She wrote Marmite and directed Bird, for rehearsed readings at the Old Fitzroy Theatre, which came out of an atyp workshop with Peter Kingston. She performed in Hilary Bell’s Light Years, directed by Lucy Bell. Also in 2006 she represented atyp at National Studio, working with Lindy Davies and Gavin Robbins and meeting current atyp Artistic Director, Fraser Corfield! Jessica attended many workshops and master classes, as well as being involved in the development of Debra Oswald’s Stories In the Dark and Noelle Janaczewska’s This Territory, assisting with the technical operation of The Paper War and with the preparation and management of the atyp Christmas Angels and performing at the atyp 40th birthday celebration, The Big Bash. She returned in 2008 for the reading of Shedding for the Fresh Ink National Young Writers’ Program Staged Readings. Most importantly, Jess won a Silver Coat Hanger award for Sexiest Female at the atyp Christmas party two years in a row.

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