Stephen Carnell

Producer, Director, Writer, Actor

Director/AD/Production Manager for theatre & film

2010 Director of short film “Happy Anniversary” (Winner BEST ACTOR Award MOBILE Screenfest 2010),

2010 Director ‘Hell hath Three Furies” in DINNER WITH A VIEW @ Eastside Arts Café,

2010 Director for PLAYTIME @ World Bar Club Room (directed 6 plays),

2010 Director for Writers Anonymous @ El Rocco (directed 4 plays),

2010 Director for Crash Test Drama @ Newtown Theatre (directed 2 plays),

2009-10 Director of ‘The Guillotine’ in “THEATRE OF BLOOD” @ Newtown Theatre,

2009 Director for Writers Anonymous @ El Rocco (directed 8 plays),

2009 Director for Crash Test Drama @ Newtown Theatre (directed 9 plays)

2008 Director ‘Father Tim’ in “X-MAS SUSHI” @ Newtown Theatre,

2008 Director for Crash Test Drama @ Newtown Theatre (directed 3 plays),

2005-10 Director Short+Sweet @ Seymour & Newtown Theatres (for past 6 years),

2004 Director/Production Manager “C-Change” @ Chatswood RSL Theatre,

2004 AD/Production Manager “Hay Fever” @ Darlinghurst Theatre,

2004 AD/Production Manager “The Popular Mechanicals” @ Darlinghurst Theatre,

2004 AD/Production Manager “Loves Labours Lost” @ Darlinghurst Theatre,

2002 Assistant Director for ‘The Inheritance’ @ Darlinghurst Theatre,

1989-01 AD 4 productions @ New Theatre, including “Privates on Parade” & “Sink the Belgrano”.

Producer/Production Manager for theatre & film

2010 Artistic Director/Producer 4 FACES OF LOVE @ Slide (10 week run),

2010 Producer of PLAYTIME @ World Bar Club Room (monthly show),

2010 Artistic Director/Producer 4PLAY @ Slide for Mardi gras (3 week run),

2009-10 Producer of short film “Gift of the Gun”,

2009-10 Producer of short film “Rupert & the Seven Russian E-mail Brides”,

2009 Artistic Director/Producer “Crime Scenes” @ The Factory (4 week run),

2009 Producer of short film “Elevator” for Tropfest 2009,

2008 Artistic Director/Producer/Prod Man for “X-MAS SUSHI” Newtown Theatre (one week),

2007 Producer/Prod Man “The Journey into Sin” @ Newtown Theatre (4 week run),

2005-07 Producer, feature film CROSS LIFE (Sydney Film Festival & Dungog FF 2007),

Writer for theatre & film

2009 Writer of CAROUSEL CABARET for “Crime Scenes” @ The Factory (4 week run),

2009 Writer of short film ELEVATOR for Tropfest 2009,

2006-10 Writer Short+Sweet at Seymour & Newtown Theatres (for past 5 years),

2008 Writer of THE WAXEUSE for X-MAS SUSHI Newtown Theatre (one week run),

Acting Experience in theatre & film

2009 Donald in short film “A Reason to Die” for Tropfest 2010,

2009 Short film “Rupert & the Seven Russian E-mail Brides” 3 extra roles,

2008 TVC “Child Abuse” extra role,

2005 Roles in several Short & Sweet plays at Seymour & Newtown Theatres,

2004 Constable Dull in “Loves Labours Lost” @ Darlinghurst Theatre,

2003 Farley in ‘The Inheritance’ @ Darlinghurst Theatre,

2002-03 Various roles in Darlo Drama productions @ Darlinghurst Theatre.

Theatre Training

2010 Kate Gaul 8 hour Director Master Class,

2009 Kate Gaul 12-hour director workshop,

2009 NIDA 2-day director workshop,

2002-03 Terms 1,2,3 & 4 @ Darlinghurst Drama Acting Course,

1990-01 Theatre & Event Production Course (CE) @ Sydney University,

1974-82 Major in English / Modern Drama @ Macquarie University.

Event Producer & Production Manager

2010 Dance Around the World Festival, Marrickville West,

2008 Kings Cross Food & Wine Festival (6 hours, 15,000 people),

2007 Kings Cross Food & Wine Festival (6 hours, 15,000 people),

2006 Kings Cross Food & Wine Festival (6 hours, 15,000 people),

2005 Kings Cross Christmas Festival (12 hours, 5 stages, 25,000 people)

2005 Kings Cross Food & Wine Festival (6 hours, 15,000 people)

2000 SOCOG Production Assistant & Media Coordinator 2000 Olympics

Industry Affiliations

2006-10 Co-founder & Co-convener Actors Anonymous & Writers Anonymous,

2009-10 NAFA Member,

2009-10 AWG Member,

2009-10 SPAA Member,

2005-10 Sydney Film Festival Member.

Contact

Address: PO Box 469 Kings Cross NSW 1340

Mobile: 0418 255 440

Email: scarnell@bigpond.net.au