Maryann Wright
Artist. Activist. Communications Consultant.
PR Consulting
Women's Activism
Women in Theatre and Screen (WITS)
The women to men ratio in the performing arts is roughly 3:10. The percentage of female writers and directors in Australian theatre is 30%. The stats are even lower in film and television. That, in my opinion, is a disgrace. How can 50% of the population have a maximum 30% of the voice? Art is …
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Hey, Ms Producer!
Halfway through the year... and it has been a whirlwind. Where I was once the person knocking on doors, it's now the flip side and I've been scatter-gunned, taking opportunities left, right and centre. That has made for a wonderful but BUSY six months! Here's a brief snapshot of some of the things I've been working …
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Hyde the Movie, NIDA and marketing
2015 has whipped around in no time at all! Kicking off the year I was cast in Hyde The Movie - an action drama set in the 1980s. I get to put my athletic and acting chops to the test as I play a dark avenging angel who battles her opponents in underwater fight scenes …
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Posted on November 6, 2014 January 11, 2016
Pilot television series
This week I started filming new Australian pilot TV series Subject To Change playing the co-lead character, Karly. Subject To Change is a high school drama that featuring same sex attracted lead characters. According to this year's National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health Report, more than one in five Australian high school …
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premiering new compositions and devised theatre
October has been a busy, busy month with three shows on one after the other! First up was Broadway Bound, a cabaret of contemporary musical theatre at The Seymour Centre. Produced by Edgewise Productions, the show featured musical work by under 25-year-olds. A combination of New York and Australian composers' compositions were showcased and I …
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New Australian musical
In May I had the privilege of workshopping a new Australian musical, Heart of a Dog. Written and produced by Jim McGrath and helped along by a grant from the Australian Arts Council, Heart of a Dog made it's Australian premiere in Canberra at The Street Theatre. Three-weeks of intense rehearsals paid off when working with …
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Cabaret. Life is a…
It has been a very cabaret beginning to the new year - it's the second week of 2014 and I've already performed my show, NUTS, six times. A great way to kick-off the year, too, which will be the first time (since I was five) that I'm not studying full-time. Instead, I'm chasing that roller-coaster …
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Posted on November 15, 2013 November 6, 2014
CARRIE the musical and Rob Guest Endowment
Tonight is opening night of the Australian premiere of CARRIE the musical that I am thrilled to be a part of. I play Frieda - one of the ensemble - in what is the last show in Squabbalogic's 2013 season. Squabbalogic is the leading independent musical theatre company in Sydney that produces an eclectic range …
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Six months into full-time dancing/acting/singing training and I can't imagine doing anything more fulfilling in life. Years ago a performer in the (brilliant) documentary Every Little Step said "I was always told that if you have something to fall back on, you'll fall back" and "If there's anything else you could imagine yourself doing in …
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Building a craft at Brent Street
Hello "flip side"! At the end of last year (post-university-graduation) I was undecided whether to start full-time work in the media industry or whether to pursue my greatest passion in life - musical theatre. I chose the later and I am incredibly happy for it. This year I am getting out of the office and …
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