Frances Marrington
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MEAA # 3006 053

Height: 168cm / 5'6" Weight: 57kg Hair: Red / Brown, Long Eyes: Hazel
Dress: 10 (AU) Shoe: 8 (AU) Waist: 72cm Chest: 82cm Hips: 96cm

Acting (Theatre)
Year Show Role Director Company Venue
2006 The Ship That Never Was Will Richard Round Earth Theatre Straughn, Tasmania
  Picasso's Women Dora Maar Miki Ottowa Actor's Co-op Butterfly Club, Trades Hall, Montsalvat
  Hamlet Ophelia Jasper Bagg Eagle's Nest Theatre Montsalvat, Williamstown Mech Ins
  Sad Bird Boy & Other Dreams of the City Puppeteer / Performer Jason Lehain theatre in decay ACMI Screenpit, International Puppet Fest
  Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Leeane Lauren Defector Arts Gasworks Studio
2005 Hamlet Horatio Xan Colman Dancing With Strangers Montsalvat, Gasworks, Williamstown Hall
  Truth FM Billy Vanessa Baylen Short and Sweet Blackbox Theatre, Vic Arts Centre
  A Door, A Nail, A Note and Two Seats Various Cameron Silviers Femur Productions Brunswick Mechanics Institute
  Picasso's Women Dora Maar Hannah Burton N/A Chapel Off Chapel Loft
  Tyranny Sandy Mopoke Rob Reid Builders' Theatre La Mama
2004 The Last Word Meredith Dan Wall Act-o-matic 3000 North Melbourne Town Hall
  Ambition Rebecca Greenbottle Vanessa Baylen Interactive M Mysteries The Antechamber, Melbourne University
  The Tree that Lights the Way Jill Yolande Booroondara Theatre Richmond Theatrette
  The Couch Woman Sam Booroondara Theatre Richmond Theatrette
  Flanuese 1 Connie Michelle Soudin Actor's Co-op 28 Hardy Street
2003 The Eumenides Clytemnestra's Ghost John Bolton VCA VCA Drama School
  Abingdon Square Marion Lindy Davies VCA VCA Drama School
2002 Play It Again Sam Linda John Boyce Mainstage Season Brisbane Arts Theatre
  Happy Birthday Dad Tammy Carla V BUGfest UQ Underground
  The Steering Committee Zombie Lisa La Bamba La Boite Theatre
  The Good Woman of Setzuan Shen Teh Mark Radvan QUT Woodward Theatre
2001 The Merchant of Venice Salerio Paul Sherwood Mainstage Season Brisbane Arts Theatre
  Stills Various Marie Dumont QUT La Boite Theatre
  Shakespeare's Ladies Olivia (12th Night) Mark Radvan QUT Woodward Theatre
2000 The Duel Nadhezda Michael Futcher QUT Woodward Theatre
  Comaneck8 Karen Nicholas QUT Woodward Theatre
1999 What's the Matter with Mary-Jane? Sancia J. Wedemyer Shalom College Moncrieff Theatre
  Murder Malodorous Lady Gwyneth J. Wedemyer Shalom College Shalom College Drama
1998 The Fiddler on the Roof Chorus   Bundaberg Players Moncrieff Theatre

Acting (Film - Feature)
2006 Purge Tanya (lead) David King ACOPA Melbourne
  A Nocturne Mel Bill Moussalis Innersense Productions Melbourne
2005 The Lady Juliana Nanny Mark BBC Melbourne
2004 Watch Me Tess (lead) Melanie Ansley Scopofile Productions Melbourne

Acting (Film - Short)
       
2006 Rusalka Noblewoman (lead) Dale Wolfsbane Productions Creswick, VIC
  The Editor Mandy Brett Shears RMIT Melbourne
  The Change Room Sarah Leeane VCA Melbourne
  My 61 Green Peas Martha Herman Virgini Tartoofa VCA Melbourne
2005 Dirty Diner Tracey (lead) Rupesh Appanah RMIT Masters Melbourne
  Choice Moments Sophie Carla Varalla Swinburne TAFE Melbourne
  Australian Drama Trailer Sarah Alex RMIT Melbourne
2004 The Remote Sarah Rob Innes Deakin University Melbourne
  The Fish Show Olga Octopusnikova Paul Ritchard RMIT - Ch. 31 Melbourne
  The Secret Life of Genes Nicki John Kingsley Working Scene Prod. Melbourne

Interactive Character Work
       
2006 The Auction - interactive murder mysteries Freddie Farr (host) John Coehlo Unreal Games Various
2005 Metlink mascot work Captain Metlink James Adler Metlink Federation Square
2004 Santa's Kingdom Snowman / Elf Sam Schwartz Santa's Kingdom Pty Ltd Melbourne Exhibition Centre

Other Theatre Experience
       
2006 Rapunzel Director   Zen Zen Zo Masterclass Montville
  Hamlet / Oedipus Producer James Adler Eagle's Nest Theatre Montsalvat; Trades Hall; Williamstown
  Picasso's Women Producer Miki Ottowa Actor's Co-op Butterfly Club; Trades Hall; Montsalvat
2002 Antigone Co-director Pauline Maudy QUT Woodward Theatre
  Wolf's Lullaby Director   QUT Brisbane Arts Theatre
  Tainted / Short Black Skirt Stage-Manager Sophia QUT Woodward Studio
2001 Safe Sex Stage-Manager Drew Mainstage season Nash Theatre
  Holiday Paradiso Stage-Manager Pat Wallace Mainstage season Brisbane Arts Theatre

Education
       
2003 B.D.A. (Acting) - First Year Movement; Voice; Text; Improvisation VCA
2002 B.A. (Drama) Acting; Directing; Theatre History; Arts Administration; Visual Art QUT

Further Training
       
2006 Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Lynne Bradley Stomping Ground; Masterclass 2006
  Butoh Yumi Umiumare      
2005 The Film Space Aleksi Vellis Acting for Camera    
  Liminal Theatre Robert Draffin Contact improvisation; text and organics
  Tap-Dance Isabelle Ryan VCA extra-curricular classes
2003 Butoh Tony Yapp      
  Underbelly Dance Studios   Fire-twirling    
  Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Lynne Bradley Stomping Ground    
2002 Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Lynne Bradley Weekly training - Suzuki; Butoh; Viewpoints
  The Studio for Actors Martin Challis Eric Morris technique
  Vulcana Women's Circus   General training - acrobatics, tumbling, bicycle
  QLD Shakespeare Ensemble Rob Pensilfini Shakespearean text - soliloquy; scene work
2001 Six of the Best Theatre   Improvisation; Theatre Sports
  Newboards Theatre Workshops Lynne Bradley Viewpoints; Eric Morris technique
2000 Vena Cava workshops   Commedia Del Arte
1999 Classical Voice training Robyn Edgar AMEB Grade 4 (solo singing); Grade 6 (musicianship)
  Piano Carol Franklin AMEB Grade 6 (Piano for Leisure)

Additional Skills
   
Voice-Over -- Singing (choral; solo) -- Presenting -- Hosting -- Suited characters -- Roving characters -- Photographic modelling -- Art modelling -- Yoga (Iyengar, Ashtanga) -- Fire-twirling (basic) -- Typing (70wpm) -- Clean VIC Driver's Licence

 

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