Jane Watt.
Sydney-based actor, writer and comedian Jane Watt is the inaugural winner of the Equity Comedy Scholarship, allowing her to undertake The Second City’s conservatory program.
The scholarship is an Equity Foundation initiative with support from The Second City, CBS Television Studios, ITV Studios Australia, Media Super and Showcast.
Watt, a Waapa grad who has toured shows to the Sydney Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the United Solo Festival in New York, was selected from more than 200 applicants across Australia and New Zealand.
The comedian also teaches and performs with Improv Theatre Sydney and Baker’s Eight musical improv toupe, and hosts the monthly show Bang Bang Rodeo for Red Line Productions at The Old Fitz Theatre. Last year, Watt co-created and directed Microlit Chocolate Wheel, which was set to play as part of the Sydney Writers Festival 2020.
While international travel restrictions mean Watt must currently...
Sydney-based actor, writer and comedian Jane Watt is the inaugural winner of the Equity Comedy Scholarship, allowing her to undertake The Second City’s conservatory program.
The scholarship is an Equity Foundation initiative with support from The Second City, CBS Television Studios, ITV Studios Australia, Media Super and Showcast.
Watt, a Waapa grad who has toured shows to the Sydney Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the United Solo Festival in New York, was selected from more than 200 applicants across Australia and New Zealand.
The comedian also teaches and performs with Improv Theatre Sydney and Baker’s Eight musical improv toupe, and hosts the monthly show Bang Bang Rodeo for Red Line Productions at The Old Fitz Theatre. Last year, Watt co-created and directed Microlit Chocolate Wheel, which was set to play as part of the Sydney Writers Festival 2020.
While international travel restrictions mean Watt must currently...
- 6/10/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
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