10 Next Big Names in Stage Acting
Here’s a write up I recieved in 2010, about myself as a young up and comer!
Taming of the Shrew/ Macbeth
Here’s some behind the scenes footage for my upcoming shows!
Behind the Scenes – The Sydney Hills Shakespeare in the Park 2011 from Sport for Jove Theatre on Vimeo.
Sleeping Beauty by Julia Leigh
Check out the trailer for Julia Leigh’s beautiful and haunting film ‘Sleeping Beauty’, which made it into the 2011 selection of the Cannes Film Festival. I played a small role in the film, as the sleeping beauty girl who is fired in favor of the main character, Lucy. I make a small cameo in the trailer, being ushered into a Mercedes Benz.
Dulcie Markham
Recently, I got the opportunity to be a part of the new Underbelly series Razor. In it, I play the notorious prostitute Duclie Markham aka Mary Eugene, or otherwise known as the Angel of Death. She was a remarkable woman in the world of Australian crime. Unfortunately in this series, my part doesn’t touch on her later infamous years. But I had a lot of fun playing the cheeky 17 years old girl, who ran away from a comfortable life on the North Shore, for no other reason than to look for a good time. She quickly became one of Sydney’s most famous prostitutes and a rival to Nellie Cameron.
As You Like It
‘(The cast) are veritable stars… the most glaringly obvious among them being Lizzie Schebesta, as Rosalind. Virtually every word she uttered, from the very first, even in competition with a chorus of fruit bats, the drone of a plane, red-cordialised kids and sundry other noises, was clarion-clear, booming to the blankets at the back. Otherwise, too, her character was wrought with great dexterity, every expression and gesture carefully measured, without seeming at all contrived.’
-Lloyd Bradley Syke, Curtain Call.
‘In the end, though, everything depends on Rosalind, and Lizzie Schebesta is a cracker: clear as a bell in thought, voice and action.’
-Jason Blake, SMH.
Animal Love
While touring with Much Ado About Nothing, the very talented Arkie Michael and Nathan Lovejoy got to together to make a beautiful, hilarious short film, and very kindly asked me to be a part of it. We filmed it while we were in Canberra- performing the show in the evenings. I play a painfully shy girl called Penelope, who meets a kindred soul at the bus stop everyday, but is afraid to make contact with him- until fate intervenes.
Filming on the Set of Careless Love
The film, directed by John Duigan (The Year My Voice Broke) is about a Vietnamese Australian uni student, who starts working as an escort in order to aid her family and pay her uni fees. It ‘focuses on the challenges involved establishing an identity independently of how others – and society – perceive us.’ I play the love interest’s bitchy ex-girlfriend, who makes it public that Lihn, the main character, is working as a call girl. It was a lot of fun to be a part of.
The Seagull by Chekhov
‘Schebesta beautifully portrays Nina’s vulnerability and crumbling hope…’ Sandra Bowden.
Check out my latest production, playing Nina in ‘The Seagull’ directed by Kate Gaul! Playing at Sidetrack Theatre in Marrickville, it closes on the 27th of June so come along if you haven’t already! Its a beautiful play and a real treat of a production.
‘WAAPA graduate of 2009 Lizzie Schebesta is a real discovery…‘ Diana Simmonds.
‘You can’t help but fall for Schebesta’s Nina, girlishly radiant and very conscious of where that quality might take her.’ Jason Blake, SMH
Also checkout our video promo, filmed by Kade Greenland!
Siren Theatre Company – The Seagull from Kade Greenland on Vimeo.
Connecting the Dots – Short Film Finished!
Finished Connecting the Dots that I wrote about before. Yay!
Upcoming short film
Just finished a short last month the for City of Perth. Its tells the story of a street kid and an office woman who meet in a park, and over a week form an unusual friendship. We spent a couple of months preparing and workshopping the script (which is totally non-dialogue) doing improvs and rehearsals. It was a Mike Leigh process, meaning we both found a real-life person in the community who inspired our characters. I worked with the Salvos running the soup kitchen and met people in the community who had been through the experience of being homeless. The film turned out to be a really fascinating look at the idea of charity. It was filmed in the Supreme Court Gardens in Perth, and will be screened in March 2010.