TASHA O’BRIEN - CV

Contact Details:

M. 0416 828 018
E. tashanikki@hotmail.com

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EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Performance (Major: Acting) University of Wollongong (UOW), Graduated 2014 

RESIDENCIES

Directors of Parramatta 2021-2022 National Theatre of Parramatta
PLAYLIST BERSAMA 2020 cultural exchange between PYT Fairfield (Australia) and the BERSAMA Foundation (Indonesia) 
PACT Collective 2015 PACT Centre for Emerging Artists 

theatre: actor

2024

I Hate People; or Timon of Athens - Kostas/Lydia/Bandit 3 (role)
Everglades Gardens - Leura Shakespeare Festival
Sport for Jove (prod.)
Margaret Thanos (dir.)

2023

A Very Expensive Poison - Vladimir Putin (role)
New Theatre
Margaret Thanos (dir.)

Team Nightingale - Theatre in Education Tour
National & International Tour with Poetry in Action (prod.)

2022

Labyrinth - Rick (role)
Flight Path Theatre
Dream Plane Productions (prod.)
Margaret Thanos (dir.)

2019 

The Gaslight Project - Housemate (role)
PACT – Spring Residency
Ninefold Ensemble (prod.) 
Shy Magsalin (dir.) 

Playlist - Performer/Co-devisor (role)
Sydney Opera House – Festival UnWrapped/Creative Learning
PYT Fairfield (prod.) 
Karen Therese (dir.) 

 2018 

Playlist - Performer/Co-devisor (role)  
PYT Fairfield 
Karen Therese (dir.) 

Alison’s House - Ann Leslie (role)
The Depot Theatre 
Julie Baz (dir.) 

The Carousel - Christa (role)
Kings Cross Theatre – Step Up Festival 
Pip and Han Inc. (prod.) 
Hannah Goodwin (dir.) 

The Carousel - Christa (role)
IPAC - MerrigongX 
Hannah Goodwin (dir.) 

According to Otto - Ava Brooks (role) 
The Depot Theatre - Mardi Gras Festival 
Tunks Productions (prod.) 

2017 

The Big Meal - Woman 3 (role) 
The Depot Theatre 
Julie Baz (dir.) 

Europe Won’t Fix You - Performer/Co-devisor (role) 
The Butterfly Club 
The General Public (prod.) 

Technicolor Life - Billie (role)
The Depot Theatre 
Julie Baz (dir.) 

Europe Won’t Fix You - Performer/Co-devisor (role) 
Metro Arts - Anywhere Theatre Festival Brisbane 
The General Public (prod.) 

The Carousel - Christa (role)
Belvoir’s Downstairs Theatre - TREATS 
Shopfront Arts Co-Op (prod.) 

Europe Won’t Fix You - Performer/Co-devisor (role) 
The German Club - Adelaide Fringe Festival 
The General Public (prod.) 

The Carousel - Christa (role)
Shopfront Arts Co-Op – ArtsLab: TREATS 
Hannah Goodwin (dir.) 
Pippa Ellams (writer) 

2016 

Europe Won’t Fix You - Performer/Co-devisor (role) 
PACT - Sydney Fringe Festival 
The General Public (prod.) 

Cristina in the Cupboard - Belinda (role)
The Depot Theatre 
Julie Baz (dir.) 

The Girlie Show - Mary McCracken (role) 
Old 505 Theatre – Mardi Gras Festival 
Tunks Productions (prod.) 

2015 

MANTICA - Performer/Co-devisor (role) 
UOW – Honours candidate 
Emma Hughes (dir.) 

Listen! I’m Telling You Stories - Performer/Co-devisor (role) 
PACT - PACT Collective 
Katrina Douglas (dir.) 

Throne of Thorns - Pelawak/Setia (role) 
UOW – PhD candidate 
Norzizi Zulkafi (dir.) 

theatre: director

2024 

Kauboj  
Bordello Room, Kings Cross Hotel - Sydney Fringe Festival
Mara Knežević (prod.) 

2022 

Mums Tell Dad Jokes Too Co-director: Nicole Pingon 
Shopfront Arts Co-op - Junior Ensemble
Shopfront Arts Co-op (prod.)  

2021 

Hot Mess 
Kings Cross Theatre 
The General Public (prod.) 

The Sorry Mum Project Co-director: Hannah Goodwin 
Riverside Theatres - Launchpad
National Theatre of Parramatta (prod.) 

2019 

Hot Mess 
Old 505 Theatre - FreshWorks FEMME 
The General Public (prod.) 

2017 

Woop Wagon 
Goodwood Institute – Adelaide Fringe Festival 
The General Public Juniors (prod.) 

2014 

We Wear Red 
UOW – Nothing To See Here Festival  
Danielle Ghazi (writer) 

dramaturg

Fat, Black and Ugly (in-development)
Queen Hades Productions (prod.)
Eliva (writer)

FILM: ACTOR

According to Otto  (post-production) - Ava Brooks (role)
Tunks Productions & Nicholas Price Film and TV (prod.) 
Wayne Tunks (dir.) 

short film: actor

2020 

PLAYLIST - Self/Collaborator (role)
voxdocs; Shark Island Institute & Documentary Foundation Australia (prod.) 
Maya Newell (dir.) 

web-series: actor

2019 

After Nightfall – Season 2 – Ep 6; Ep 8 - Sasha (role)
Tunks Productions & Nicholas Price Film and TV (prod.) 
Wayne Tunks (dir.) 

music videos:

2021 

Poison – Born Mild - Girl in Bathroom (role) 
Michael Perry and Stephanie Stuart (prod.) 
Aaron Lucas and Eloise Walker (dirs.) 

2020 

Under Their Feet – Kartika Jahja - Performer/Co-devisor (role) 
PLAYLIST BERSAMA; PYT Fairfield and the BERSAMA Foundation (prod.) 
Larissa McGowan (dir. and choreo.) 

2019 

Hell to Hallelujah – Amber Lawrence - Bridesmaid (role)
Tunks Productions & Nicholas Price Film and TV (prod.) 
Wayne Tunks (dir.) 

Ready – Montaigne - Dancer (role)
Everyone We Know (prod.) 
Nick Waterman (dir.) 

2016 

Work It Out – Midas.Gold - Principal Dancer (role)
triple j Unearthed NIDA Winner 
Carissa Licciardello (dir.)