THEATRE-2017

Writer Pete Malicki (Sydney, AUS)
Director Jesse Hilford

In 2012, Jesse fell over, while running around Western Springs about 20 metres away from TAPAC. He snapped his wrist and fractured his elbow. While lying in hospital Jesse decided to quit whatever he was doing and work in THE theatre. Every year since then Jesse has returned to this place, not running and walking carefully, to direct a short and sweet play.

Alex Walker
Hana Botha
Mel Odedra

Writer Robyn Paterson (Auckland, NZ)
Director Kat Glass

Kat Glass is an Auckland based theatre and filmmaker who is intrigued by all facets of drama. Kat graduated in 2011 from UoA with a BA in Theatre and has been working as an actor, director, producer, screenwriter, playwright, MC (and more) ever since. Recent directing/producing credits include Legacy Project at the Q Theatre; and short films ‘Numb’ (Cannes Film Festival – Short Film Corner 2016) and ‘Stay’ (Giffoni Film Festival and NZ International Film Festival 2017).

TBC

Writer Ben Moore
Director Ben Moore

Ben M Creative

Ben M runs his company with a floating cast, though you may see reoccurring actors. 
Through theatre Ben M creative aims to examine our love for stories and what that idea says about us as humans.

Ben Moore
Chris Rex Martin
Forrest Denize
Abigail Coleman

Writers Shreya Gejji (Auckland, NZ)
Director Shreya Gejji

Since graduating with a Masters in Screenwriting from the University of Auckland, Shreya has had her hand in many pies – dabbling in everything from theatre to marketing . Though Shreya has performed at Short & Sweet for a number of years, this is her first project as writer-director. She is set to head back to university this year to pursue a Creative PhD specialising in Screenwriting.

Aman Bajaj

Porvi Forma

Ram Mantry

Writers Mary Miller (Georgia, USA)
Director Suzy Sampson

Twice as Good Productions

Twice As Good Productions has produced critically acclaimed theatre in Hong Kong, Prague, New York and NZ. TaG’s Artistic Director Suzy Sampson was born in Wellington and trained at the London Academy of Performing Arts and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, TVI Studios in Los Angeles and the Stella Adler Academy in New York. Fellow actor Mark Huston trained with Suzy at the Stella Adler Academy. Check out www.twiceasgoodproductions.org for more interesting stuff or go to Twice as Good Productions’ FB page.

Suzy Sampson
Mark Huston

Writers Marlon Ortiz & Natascha Diaz (Auckland, NZ)
Director Marlon Ortiz & Natascha Diaz

Brickworks

Marlon and Natascha are a theatre practitioner couple from Colombia. They both have a long experience teaching drama to children, teenagers and adults. Marlon holds a BA in Performing Arts Education, specialising in physical training, improvisation and theatre games. Currently, he teaches drama and Improv at TAPAC, Tim Bray Productions and Brickworks Drama School. In 2016’s Short & Sweet, Marlon directed ‘Shangó’ and ‘Five in the afternoon’. Natascha is an actress, drama tutor and playwright. She has a Bachelor in Performing Arts, a Masters in Creative Writing, and she is currently finishing her PhD at AUT in Theatre and Performance Studies.

Christiva Lafaele
Vaiari Vaeau-Ivirangi

Writer Bruce Brown (Auckland, NZ)
Director Jesse Hilford

Winter’s Collective

This will be the fourth time that Winter’s Collective has produced a script by Bruce Brown for Short+Sweet. Previous shows include BOYS’ OUTING (2012), STAGED MADNESS (2013) and BAND-AID SEX (2014). In 2013, Winter’s Collective received the Best Independent Theatre Company Award. Jesse Hilford has also directed for Short+Sweet for the past five years, including being a Judge’s Finalist in 2012. Bruce and Jesse have both worked together previously as part of LEGACY PROJECT.

TBC

Writer Josh Thom- Albany (Auckland, NZ)
Director Josh Thom & Josh McGowan

Joshes and friends

Joshes and friends was formed for the Short+Sweet festival, by a group of like-minded actors who met in a nightly acting class. Quickly bonding and realizing each other’s differing talents, they decided to utilize them and work together, with this as their debut performance.

TBC

Writers Tim Booth & Aman Bajaj (Auckland, NZ)
Director Tim Booth & Aman Bajaj

Junglee Productions

Junglee Productions started in 2014 with the well received ‘Dhotibaba’ as part of the Short+Sweet Festival, following it up with ‘A.I East’ and last year’s dark satire ‘DejaMoo’. With it’s penchant for irreverent and edgy content, Junglee productions is keen on promoting a myriad of stories that contribute to the evolving creative landscape.

Aman Bajaj

Writers Alisha Iyer, Natasha Iyer & Sneha Shetty (Auckland, NZ)
Director Alisha Iyer

The Quirky Elephant

We are a bunch of crazy performing arts enthusiasts. We have definitely watched more theatre than been in it, but are passionate and very excited to have gotten a platform to express ourselves. For some of the gang, it is our first experience with putting something like this together.

Sneha Shetty
Natasha Iyer
Alisha Iyer