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MORE PLAYS BEING SEEN AROUND AUSTRALIA AND THE WORLD

DonatellaParise — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:20:18 +0000

It’s only April yet a lot has already happened in 2011. The play Catastrophe seems to be talking Australia and the world by storm.

NOT QUITE CABARET – MELBOURNE

Cabaret style evening of 6 short plays that will take you on an adventure of hilarious, quirky & romantic moments!
Not to be missed!

Roll up Roll up! Not Quite Cabaret Presents A Six Pack of Plays, laid out in the traditional Cabaret style in the superb Paddington Arms. With a knockout programme and stellar cast, you are guaranteed a wonderful evening of entertainment!

The evening is a perfect snapshot of contemporary Australian comedy theatre, featuring a showcase of Australian talent; writers, directors and actors. This is not theatre as you know it, this is theatre for the everyday show-goer, an easy going relaxed evening of light entertainment enjoyed with a meal of your choice and a glass of your favourite tipple.

SHORT AND SWEET, Sydney 2011 – HERE WE COME!

DonatellaParise — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:26:41 +0000

I have to say how excited I am to have 3 plays in Sydney’s SHORT AND SWEET festival this year. Last year I had 2, so it’s on the up and up.

The plays are HONEY, AMICABLE RIVALS and NORMALITY

HONEY – SHORT AND SWEET – NIDA PARADE PLAYHOUSE FEB 2011. February is going to be a busy month. Just the way I prefer it. Hope to see you at the festival :)

Top 110 NIDA Parade Playhouse Week 2 | Short+Sweet

www.shortandsweet.org

AMICABLE RIVALS – SHORT AND SWEET – NIDA PARADE PLAYHOUSE. Hope to see you there :)

Wildcards 7 | Short+Sweet

www.shortandsweet.org

NORMALITY – SHORT AND SWEET FEB 2011. Hope to see you there :)

Top 110 Newtown Theatre Week 8 | Short+Sweet

www.shortandsweet.org

CAST AND DIRECTORS – for my 3 SHORT AND SWEET plays

THE BIGGEST 10 MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD!

*HONEY* – NIDA FEB 2011. Directed by Anthony Stirling-Edgar. Cast: Brooke Davidson, Nathaniel Links, Luke Middlebrook, Sascha Hall.
*AMICABLE RIVALS* – NEWTOWN THEATRE FEB 2011. Directed by William Russell. Cast: Sam Atwell, Brenda Bedewi.
*NORMALITY* – NIDA FEB 2011 (Winner of CTD finals, judges’ choice) Directed by William Russell. Cast: Clare Martin, Alastair Buchanan.

CATASTROPHE – Play with your food! From Aug 20th 2010 to Sept 17th 2010

DonatellaParise — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:57:30 +0000

Jules strikes again! What is is about a cat that makes its owner love it more than his wife? Jules is ill, he needs a new liver. Greg (hubby) wants his wife to find a suitable cat, capture it and bring it home so he can get his butcher down the road to transplant the liver into Jules. All this for only $10.000. Greg’s wife is understandably angry and hurt. Gerry Sont and Deborah Bradshaw were amazing as the husband and wife team and the play got a lot of laughs. Poor Jules..

From www.crashtestdrama.com – Featured Artist June 2010

DonatellaParise — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:03:54 +0000

Dona Parise
Dona has been writing for many years. She’s written over 70 scripts and has had 38 of them produced. Her passion for script writing was evident at the age of 12. She’s attended many courses ranging from Alex Broun’s playwriting weekend course, to script writing for TV and Film and Directing Intensive at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Dona is also a qualified journalist. She now averages one play performance in Sydney each month. She writes, directs, produces and sometimes acts. Her plays have been performed in Griffith NSW, Wagga Wagga, Lithgow, Melbourne, Sydney and Los Angeles. She’s participated in four Short and Sweet festivals in Sydney, two Ten x 10 festivals in Wagga Wagga, Stage Rage, Writers Anonymous and is a regular contributor to Playtime – held monthly at the World Bar in Sydney. She has written, directed and produced short films screened at Newtown Flicks and Caught Short at the Tap Gallery also in Sydney. She enjoys directing when she gets the chance.

Her ideas stem from life and she writes character-driven scripts. She’s disciplined and extremely passionate about theatre and film. She is constantly learning how to entertain audiences and writes comedy as well as drama – monologues and casts of up to 10, short 10 minute, One act and full length plays.

SHORT FILM – ‘THOUGHT I’D SAY HI’ SHOOTING COMMENCES JAN 2010

DonatellaParise — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:27:23 +0000

“Thought I’d say Hi!’ Short screenplay to commence shooting in January 2010.

How one woman deals with multiple personalities…