MARSHALL STAY (Australia)

Marshall Stay (1996) is a physical performer, theatre-maker, actor, director, photographer and videographer hailing from the sunny shores of Perth, Western Australia. He trained in the Bachelor of Performing Arts (Performance Making) at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in Perth, graduating in 2018. In 2020, Marshall was the recipient of the Marten Bequest Scholarship for Acting, which assisted his studies in Estonia towards his MA in Contemporary Physical Performance Making (2019–2021), recently graduating with Cum Laude honours.

Since 2017 he has worked with a number of collaborators and professional artists, creating works that have been recognised as both critical and commercial successes. Accolades include ★★★★★ and two PAWA Award nominations for Dad (FRINGEWORLD 2019), Best Show Prize for Girl & Thing (TILT 2018), the Adelaide Fringe Tour Ready Award for Cockburn Incident (FRINGEWORLD 2018), nominations for Set Design and Sound Design for Floor Thirteen (The Blue Room Theatre 2019), and contributions as a collaborator and production assistant for the Best New Australian Work and Best Scenic Design Helpmann Award-nominated Lé Nør [the rain] (The Last Great Hunt & Perth International Arts Festival 2019).

Following his relocation to London in 2021, he has continued to work with new collaborators on a number of productions from the West End to national tours, including Dracula (Kip Williams), Bluebelle (Theatre Re), and the upcoming production of Deepfake (Jess and Morgs). He also makes new work with his company Kill Your Darlings — a group of like-minded creative individuals who share a desire to create, innovate, and experiment across form and discipline.

Projects with CPPM

CPPM MANIFESTAL: And Once Again We Are Alone (2021) · CPPM MANIFESTAL: Vanishing Trails (Audio Walk) (2021) · Your Space (2021) · Ajax – How to Stage a Suicide (2020) · Clytemnestra (2020) · The Less You Know, the Better (2020) · Where Do We Go from Here (99 Hour Durational Performance) (2020) · Identity Cabaret DRAG SHOW vol2 (2019)

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CPPM is the most rigorous and challenging undertaking I’ve had in my career so far. It stretches you beyond your limits, and provides world-class opportunities that you just won’t find packaged up anywhere else. Although pushing these limits can be an uncomfortable process, it plants the seed for immense growth and when I now enter creative spaces, I find my adaptability, commitment, and curiosity are second nature. The course won’t hold your hand, but if you have the self-determination to grab everything you can then you’ll reap the benefits.
Marshall Stay
CPPM 2019-21

Contact

marshallstay.com  ·  killyourdarlings.info  ·  marshallartsme@gmail.com