Behind the Scenes – The Sydney Hills Shakespeare in the Park 2011 from Sport for Jove Theatre on Vimeo.

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.

‘(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.

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.

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.

‘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.

http://www.sirentheatreco.com/the-seagull/

Finished Connecting the Dots that I wrote about before. Yay!