SUDS POC Workshop Week 2023 - Directing and Writing

Hosted by Pratha Nagpal

19th August - Saturday 2-4pm

Location: TBD

Fee: Free!

Everyone is welcome! In Week 3 of Semester 2, SUDS is facilitating a number of production workshops led by POC creatives and theatremakers. SUDS is invested in the elevation of POC and marginalised voices and experiences in theatre. Our workshops will be run by a collection of old friends and new friends. SUDS Alumni and theatre professionals will speak to their experiences as creatives of colour. We will also have a short discussion at the end of each workshop to discuss the experiences and challenges POC creatives have been facing in theatre and how we can better navigate a safe space for everyone.

Pratha Nagpal is a SUDS and NIDA alumni who has been active in independent theatre company and professional theatre productions. Her recent work Maa Ki Rasoi (My Mother’s Kitchen) has been put on at KXT ON BROADWAY and is currently assistant directing CONSTELLATIONS at Sydney Theatre Company. Pratha is a POC creative who has had experience in writing and directing. In this workshop, Pratha will be explaining multidisciplinary practice working as a writer/ director but also exploring different forms of creating with a focus on movement and physical theatre. Pratha will also be talking through what it means for POC to create work in white structures and how to safely navigate that procesw. She will also talk about how white allies have a big role in making that process safer and offering tools for all to create a more culturally safe space.

This workshop is suitable for people who are interested in directing and writing and does not require any level of theatrical knowledge. We highly encourage people who are interested in directing and writing but have 0 experience to join! This workshop could also count as an experience to apply for costuming production roles for SUDS shows in the future!!!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our festivals officer (Luna) at sudsthewash@gmail.com

Acknowledgement of Country:

SUDS acknowledges that the University of Sydney and the Cellar Theatre reside on stolen land; the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. As a society that exists to tell stories, it is important to acknowledge that stories were being told on this land for thousands of years before British colonisation.

SUDS pays respect to elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded – Always Was, Always Will Be Aboriginal Land.