“Nadia is a dream collaborator for any director. She has a profound understanding of story, filmmaking, and creates a safe, creative space for actors of all kinds to excel while working alongside a busy production.”
Sian Davies - Director
dramaturg
I specialise in designing and facilitating rehearsals for film and television productions. In collaboration with the director, I tailor rehearsals to meet the needs of the production whilst ensuring every actor is able to put their best foot forward.
My approach is a culmination of 23 years of experience, with a focus on understanding the needs of the script, bringing the actors unique qualities to the project and revealing story through behaviour and relationship. I cultivate a strong ensemble, ensuring all players are on the same page prior to shooting and throughout production.
I regularly work with ensemble casts and seasoned actors, with a specialisation in working with minors and actors with limited experience.
Past work includes; Thor - Love and Thunder, Mad Max Fury Road, Hardball, The PM’s Daughter, GoKarts, Rake, Secret Daughter, BlueMurder: Cop Killer, Brock, Soulmates, Lunacy - a Dan Askill project, Ready for This.
For detailed credits: IMDB
what is a dramaturg?
Dramaturgy is the study of dramatic composition. Dramaturg literally means drama worker, a title more often found in the theatre. As a film dramaturg I ‘work the drama’ through the rehearsal process. It is neither, director, writer, nor acting teacher, but rather a role which works with the essential elements of the narrative and gets all the players on the same page.
coach
I work with individuals and ensembles at various stages of film and television productions - from the initial casting, through rehearsals to onset coaching.
My approach is focused on understanding the needs of the script and bringing an actor’s unique qualities to the project. Through 23 years of experience I have evolved a simple and effective process which gets the actor connected to the material, listening and responding, alive and emotionally connected within the scenes. Be it a seasoned actor or someone with limited experience.
I teach acting at various studios around the country and regularly work with individual actors in preparation for projects and auditions.
“I have worked with Nadia for over a decade. More than just a coach, her approach is truly unique and collaborative. Nadia has an innate understanding of text, character, tone and an ability to truly access the perspective of the artist and of the audience. She is curious, compassionate, rigorous and driven in the constant search for the truth, humour and complexity in each project and artist she works with. She has been instrumental in my preparation for a role. I cannot speak highly enough of her work.”
— Rose Byrne
For detailed credits: IMDB
For more information email: contact[at]nadiatownsend.com