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Nadia Tass | |
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| Born | Nadia Tassopoulos |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Nadia Tass is an Australian theatre director and film director and producer. She is known for the films Malcolm (1986) and The Big Steal (1990), as well as an extensive body of work in the theatre, both in Australia and internationally.
Tass was born in Florina, Macedonia, northern Greece before moving to live permanently in Australia. Her original surname is Tassopoulos. [1]
Since 1986 she has directed many feature films. Known for directing Australian classic films Malcolm and The Big Steal , some of Tass's other feature works include Rikky and Pete , Mr Reliable, Amy , Matching Jack , Fatal Honeymoon , and Oleg .
She has also directed films and television movies in America. Her first and only feature film in the US was Pure Luck starring Danny Glover and Martin Short.
Tass has an extensive history of theatre direction with a diverse range of works. She has directed improvised theatre, classic plays, contemporary pieces and musical theatre. Early works include productions of The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, numerous plays by Euripides including Medea, and by Aristophanes including Lysistrata, Chekhov's The Birds, Three Sisters, and Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca.
In later work, Tass directed This Effing Lady by Maureen Sherlock at the Brunswick Ballroom (2021) and Wicked Sisters by Alma De Groen for Griffin Theatre in Sydney (2020).
In 2019, she directed Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by Heather McDonald, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, for Signature Theatre in the Washington, D.C., area. [2] [3] [4]
Also in 2019, she directed Fern Hill, by Michael Tucker, at 59E59 Theaters in New York City.[ citation needed ]
In 2018 Tass directed David Williamson's Sorting Out Rachel for Sydney's Ensemble Theatre, followed by Marisa Smith's Sex and Other Disturbances for Portland Stage in Maine, USA; Fern Hill by Michael Tucker for New Jersey Rep;[ citation needed ]Ear to the Edge of Time by Alana Valentine at The Seymour Centre in Sydney. [5]
In 2016, Tass directed the Ensemble Theatre production of Jane Cafarella's e-baby . [6] It was the Sydney premiere of the play. [7] Tass described the work as "a play for today – the advances in medicine create a new world that allows new possibilities – in e-baby we enter that world and explore the raw truth, the unbridled joy and the paradox of surrogacy through a carefully woven story of love, generosity and a newborn child." [8]
In 2016 Tass directed Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar for the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC), Extinction by Hannie Rayson for Red Stitch/GPAC, The Book Club for AKA in London and Melbourne, and Uncle Vanya by Chekhov (adapted by Annie Baker) for Red Stitch.
Tass' 2002 production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe toured Australia and garnered her a Helpmann Award nomination for Best Director of a Musical.
Tass has presented masterclasses around the world. She regularly lectures at the Victorian College of the Arts (Melbourne), and at Deakin University, where she is an adjunct professor. Tass continues to mentor young directors and actors from various educational institutions.
She has been a member of the board of the Australian Directors' Guild, and is a member of several professional associations, including the Directors Guild of America; the Screen Producers Association of Australia; the Australian Film Institute; and the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts.
Tass has been appointed to the juries of many film festival juries, including:
Tass' films have earned over 70 international awards and 23 Australian Film Institute (AFI) nominations, while garnering nine wins including Best Film and Best Director.[ when? ] Her films that have awards and nominations include, most notably, Malcolm (1986); Amy (1997); The Miracle Worker (2000); and Matching Jack (2011).
In theatre, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2003) earned a nomination for Best Direction of a Musical in the Helpmann Awards.
She has also been honoured with several personal awards, including:
Tass has had the breadth of her film work presented internationally as retrospective events, including:
This list includes films directed by Tass.
Other theatrical productions by Tass include:
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Directed by Nadia Tass; a new translation by Annie Baker
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