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Augusta Supple Augusta Supple (born 10 October 1979) is an Australian theatre director, writer and creative producer. She is best known for her creation of multi-playwright projects, arts commentary/reviews and the development of new Australian plays and the support of playwrights.

Early Life

Augusta was born in Brisbane, Queensland, NSW. During her childhood, her family moved towns frequently before settling in Corindi Beach. She attended Woolgoolga High School. While at school she was identified as gifted and accelerated through high school, sitting the NSW Higher School Certificate at the age of 16. She wrote and Article called "Nirvana in the Bananas" about growing up in Woolgoolga for a recent production staged at New Theatre. While at High school she was the President of Interact (Woolgoolga) and frequently participated in charity work for Lions Club, Red Cross Australia and Rotary.

She was a finalist in the Arts category for "Young Australian of the Year" in 1994 and 1995.

She moved to Sydney in 1997 to attend University at University of Sydney, studying Australian Literature, Philosophy, English Literature and Performance Studies.

Career

She has directed, produced, commissioned, dramaturged many of Australia's leading emerging and established playwrights. Playwrights include: 7 On Playwrights, Grace De Morgan, Tom Holloway, Ross Mueller, Tahli Corin, Kit Brookmn, Kate Mulvany, Katie Pollock, Phil Spencer, Tim Spencer, Nicholas Parsons, Teik Kim Pok, Patrick Lenton, Alana Valentine, Wayne Tunks, Brooke Robinson, John AD Fraser, Sarah Carradine, Luke Carson and Jonathan Gavin.

Augusta has written reviews, arts commentary, columns for www.australianstage.com.au (2007-2013), www.newmatilda.com (2009), www.aussietheatre.com.au (2007) and www.artshub.com.au (2007). In 2009 she started a theatre and arts blog www.augustasupple.com for which she has been quoted nationally and internationally on women in positions of creative control in the arts, the independent theatre sector and the development of new Australian plays. She was the official Blogger for Australian Theatre Forum 2011 (Brisbane) and the Australian Theatre Forum 2013 (Canberra)

She was previously Season Artistic Director of Brand Spanking New: A Celebration of New Australian Writing, New Theatre (2008-2010), Project Coordinator of Off the Shelf and Blueprint development residencies, Queen Street Studios (2009-2010), Program Director of The Arts Platform (2012), Festival Co-Director Mayday Playwrights Festival.

She worked extensively with Steve Peacocke, casting him in several plays produced in Sydney including Kit Brookman's play in Stories From the 428 and writing "Interrupting Grace" specifically for him to play opposite Bel Delia

In 2013 the Sydney Morning Herald acknowledged her as a young philanthropist I guess the heart of what I'm saying with my money is I don't believe in a McDonald's culture, she says.

She is currently the Assistant Director of the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. , on the Board of Directors of Shopfront Contemporary Arts for Under 25s