Amarachi Okorom
Community Engagement Coordinator, Besen Family Artist
Amarachi Okorom is a Nigerian born Igbo actor, spoken word artist, and emerging playwright based in Melbourne. She grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2020 she completed a residency with Lonely Company. She was part of Melbourne Theatre Company's First Stage program 2021. Her play has been shortlisted for the 2021 Griffin Award. Her recent acting credits include Future Echoes: Edge Ensemble at the Arts Centre Melbourne (October 2019), The Watching with Western Edge Youth Arts (November 2019), Seers (Playlist Live 2019), the audio play WATCHING by Morgan Rose and Vidya Rajan (2020), A Disorganised Zoom Reading of Contagion by The People (2020), The Human Voice (March 2021), Burning Love (Playlist Live 2021) and THIS (RISING Festival 2021).
Besen Family Artist Program Placement, 2021, Writing
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Shows worked on
Cloudstreet (2019)
2019
Going Down
2018
Schmaltz
2016
Nothing to Lose
2015
Blak Cabaret (2014)
2014
The Bloody Chamber
2013
Orlando
2012
Redfern
2012
Moliere's Tartuffe
2008
Alias Grace (2007)
2007
Dimboola
2007
Translations
2006
The Metamorphosis
2005
The Odyssey (2005)
2005
Torrez
2004
The Frail Man
2004
Stolen (2004 - Tour)
2004
The Fat Boy
2003
Post Felicity
2002
Still Angela
2002
Face to Face
2000
Cloudstreet (1999)
1999
The Sick Room
1999
Stolen (1998)
1998
Confidentially Yours
1998
Redemption
1997
Burning Time
1996
Pacific Union
1995
The Glass Mermaid
1994
Alive And Kicking
1991
Away (1987 - Tour)
1987
The Hope
1987
Royboys
1987
Cho Cho San (1987)
1987
Away (1986)
1986
Madame Mao
1986
The Golden Age
1985
Fool for Love
1984
The Removalists
1984
Not About Heroes
1984
Scapin
1984
The Tramp's Revenge
1984
Extremities
1984
The Kid
1984
Woodworm
1983
Mary
1982
True West
1981
Unspeakable Acts
1980
The Death of Minnie
1980
Outside Edge
1980
Comedians
1980
Quadraphrenia
1980
Judgement
1980
The Ripper Show
1979
Antigone (1979)
1979
Alison Mary Fagan
1979
Jeremy Taylor
1979
Dirty Linen
1979
Everest Hotel
1978
A Bit of Rough
1978
Perfect Strangers
1978
Rock-Ola
1978
Yamashita (1977)
1977
The Cherry Orchard
1977