About Promise Mudzingwa
Promise Mudzingwa is a recent graduate of the Bachelor of Dramatic Arts degree (Majoring in Theatre Practice) at Excelsia College. Having had an acting scholarship with Bell Shakespeare (2020), Promise wanted to continue her journey with creative arts. Her first acting performance at Excelsia was Shakespeare's Macbeth (2021), only the beginning of new opportunities.
Promise's passions shifted from acting to stage management, directing, and design working primarily as a stage manager. She was trained in stage managing by Mary Benn, a nationally known stage manager, and Georgiane Deal, the stage manager of Tina Turner the Musical. Promise recently completed a stage management internship with Bell Shakespeare, working on the touring success, MACBETH, presented at the Sydney Opera House (2023). Her stage-managing career is best described as a touring stage manager, working on shows in Sydney and Tasmania, joining the rehearsal process towards the end of the production period. She is a Sydney/Tasmania based artist, ready to take on new adventures.
MY EXPERIENCE:
STAGE MANAGEMENT:
Show: Wondered
Director: Taz Mandez
Producer: Taz Mandez
Venue: Excelsia College, Sydney.
Year: 2021
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: Lawfully Short
Director: Malcolm Frawley
Producer: Excelsia College
Venue: Excelsia College, Sydney.
Year: 2022
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: Sweet Science of Bruising
Director: Carly Fisher
Producer: Theatre Travels
Venue: Flight Path Theatre, Sydney.
Year: 2022
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: The Other End of the Afternoon
Director: Bokkie Robertson
Producer: Bokkie Robertson
Venue: New Theatre, Sydney.
Year: 2022
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: Unholy Matrimony
Director: Kaitlyn Symmons
Producer: Half n Half Productions
Venue: Emerging Artists Sharehouse.
Year: 2022
No. of Seasons: 2
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Show: Macbeth (internship)
Director: Peter Evans
Producer: Bell Shakespeare
Venue: Sydney Opera House, Sydney.
Year: 2023
No. of Seasons: 3
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Show: Domestically Short
Director: Malcolm Frawley
Producer: Excelsia College
Venue: Excelsia College, Sydney.
Year: 2023
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: The Feast
Directors: Promise Mudzingwa, Charlotte Mckee Wright, Hannah Morson & Gabi Canete
Producer: Excelsia College
Venue: Excelsia College, Sydney.
Year: 2023
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Director: Maddie Diggins
Producer: Excelsia College
Venue: Excelsia College, Sydney.
Year: 2023
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: Forgotten
Director: Maddie Diggins
Producer: Lost Voices Productions
Venue: The Playhouse Theatre, Hobart.
Year: 2023
No. of Seasons: 3
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Show: Jane Franklin & the Rajah Quilt
Director: Emma Whitehead
Producer: Lost Voices Productions
Venue: Theatre Royal, Hobart & Riverside Parramatta, Sydney.
Year: 2023
No. of Seasons: 2
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DESIGN:
Show: Undetermined Title
Director: Charlie Vaux
Producer: Criss Cross Productions
Venue: Kings Cross Theatre, Sydney.
Role: Costume and Props Designer
Year: 2022
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: Much Ado About Nothing
Director: Dany Akbar
Producer: Excelsia College
Venue: Excelsia College, Sydney.
Role: Production Designer
Year: 2022
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: The Lioness Hunt
Director: Promise Mudzingwa
Producer: Excelsia College
Venue: Excelsia College, Sydney.
Role: Production Designer
Year: 2023
No. of Seasons: 1
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DIRECTING:
Show: Sugar
Producer: Excelsia College
Venue: Excelsia College, Sydney.
Year: 2021
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: ThighGap
Producer: Excelsia College
Venue: Excelsia College, Sydney.
Year: 2021
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: Things Left Unsaid
Producer: Promise Mudzingwa, Ella Sullivan,
& Joshua Rome-Hinson.
Venue: Excelsia College, Sydney.
Year: 2023
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: The Lioness Hunt
Producer: Excelsia College
Venue: Excelsia College, Sydney.
Year: 2023
No. of Seasons: 1
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MARKETING:
Show: The Other End of the Afternoon
Producer: Bokkie Robertson
Venue: New Theatre, Sydney.
Year: 2022
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: Forgotten
Producer: Lost Voices Productions
Venue: The Playhouse Theatre, Sydney.
Year: 2023
No. of Seasons: 3
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Show: Periergeia
Producer: Amy Lawler & Miriam Green.
Venue: Excelsia College, Sydney.
Year: 2024
No. of Seasons: 2
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Show: Jane Franklin & the Rajah Quilt
Producer: Lost Voices Productions
Venue: Theatre Royal, Hobart & Riverside Parramatta, Sydney.
Year: 2023
No. of Seasons: 2
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FRONT OF HOUSE:
Show: Independent Projects
Producer: Excelsia College
Venue: Excelsia College, Sydney.
Year: 2021
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: The Dumb Waiter
Producer: Beacon Road Productions
Venue: Chippen Street Theatre, Sydney.
Year: 2021
No. of Seasons: 1
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Show: Much Ado About Nothing
Producer: Izabella Louk.
Venue: Flow Studios 88, Sydney.
Year: 2022
No. of Seasons: 1
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My Latest Projects
JANE FRANKLIN & THE RAJAH QUILT
Thrown out of Government House overnight and bundled on the boat, the Rajah at dawn, dutiful, upright Sir John Franklin is convinced it’s a mistake; his devoted wife, Jane, however fears she is to blame. Come see Jane Franklin and the Rajah Quilt in Hobart & Sydney!
FORGOTTEN
This riveting play relives the Parramatta Female Convict Factory Penitentiary Rebellion 1827/Written by acclaimed playwright Cate Whittaker. It comes to the Playhouse Theatre (Hobart) after its second successful season at the Riverside Theatre Parramatta.
