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