Bria McCarthy
Training:
Q Emerging Artists Mentorship (2014, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre)
Playwave Creative – (2018 – Present, Shopfront Arts Co-op)
Propel writing initiative– (2016, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre)
ATYP National Studio – (2018, Bundanon Trust)
PYT Ensemble – (2019, Powerhouse Youth Theatre, Fairfield)
The Writing Zone – (2022, WSU Writing and Society Research Centre)
Credits:
Originate: The Bacchae – Promotion assistant (2015, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre )
Originate: How to Make a Happy Meal – Ensemble/ deviser (2017, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre)
Originate: Mouth of the River – Assistant Director (2018, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre)
Chainplay – Co-writer (2019, SUDS)
A Game For Flies – Writer and Director, (2019, PYT Fairfield)
Buzz Sonnet – Featured artist, Writer and Director (2020, Create or Die Marrickville)
P’s Get Degrees – Assistant Director (2020, film)
Virus: A Fugue – Cast, (2020, Estonian Cultural Exchange)
Stories From Liminas – Writer and Director, (In Development)
Publications:
3 Short stories in ‘Patient Zero’ – (2021) Chapbook by The Writing Zone
‘Sand Dreams’ – (2022) Offsite
Teaching:
Studio Q – Teacher, Drama (2019 – Present, JSPAC)
Shopfront Arts Coop – Substitute teacher, drama (2019)
Cranbrook Junior School – Teacher, speech and Drama (2019 – 2021)

About Me
I’m a Western Sydney based emerging artist in working theatre and creative writing. My practice involves physical theatre, puppetry, devised projects and experimental storytelling.