BIOGRAPHIES continued
CAST
Rachael Maza
INDIGENOUS CONSULTANT
Hollie Andrew
CODA
Rachael Maza is one of the most recognisable
faces in the Australian film, television and theatre
industries with performance credits including the
AFI Award-winning Radiance, Cosi and Lillian’s
Story. A WAAPA graduate, Maza’s outstanding
performances have been acknowledged with a
Green Room Award and a Sydney Theatre Critics
Circle Award. She has also worked as a narrator
for ABC Radio National and as Indigenous Liaison
Advisor on films such as the multi-award-winning
Rabbit Proof Fence. Her first foray into directing
was with Stolen (1992) for Ilbijerri Theatre
Company, however, it wasn’t until 2009 that she
rejoined the company as Artistic Director. Since
then, she has directed Sisters Of Gelam (2009),
Jack Charles V The Crown (2010), Foley (2011)
and Beautiful One Day (2012).
Sandra Willis
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Sandra Willis is the Executive Producer, Touring
& Outreach for Opera Australia, producing operas
all over the country and initiating extensive
community engagement programs. She has had
a comprehensive career in the performing arts,
working in a variety of roles, including General
Manager of Oz Opera, Company Manager of
Bell Shakespeare and Company Manager of
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – The Musical.
After graduating from NIDA, Willis freelanced
in stage, event and production management,
and coordination for many of Australia’s theatre
companies, arts festivals and event companies.
She has served as a Branch Council Member
for the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance
for many years and received a grant from the
Australia Council to undergo their Emerging
Leaders Development Program in 2012 and
2015. Sandra was a member of the Regional
and Touring Arts program’s Expert Assessment
Panel for the Office of the Arts, making funding
recommendations to the Federal Minister for the
Arts. The Rabbits is the first new Australian work
she has produced from inception.
Hollie Andrew graduated from WAAPA (Music
Theatre) in 2002 after completing an Honours
degree in Drama at Flinders University in 1999.
In 2004, she was nominated for an AFI Award
for Best Supporting Actress in Somersault, and
in 2009, she received a Glug Award for Best
Supporting Actress in The Ruby Sunrise (Ensemble
Theatre). Andrew’s television credits include
CNNNN, Life Support, Home and Away, All Saints,
IF Awards, Supernova, Double the Fist, Double
Take and Underbelly: Badness. Her stage credits
include The Ruby Sunrise (Ensemble Theatre); The
Adventure of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie (Company
B); Wrong Turn at Lungfish (Ensemble Theatre);
HAIR! (Production Company); Jumping the Q and
5th at Randwick (Naked Theatre Company); The
Last Five Years (Echelon Productions); and the
Music By Moonlight concert series. Andrew al ͼ)ѽ