Introducing Amy Sole our Staging the world Mentor for 2026

September 17, 2026

We are pleased to welcome Amy Sole as our lead mentor for our Staging the World 2026 Program. This year’s program will explore the dramaturgical role and toolbox of the Director. Through dedicated space, time and creative support, the program will help artists deepen their understanding and application of the three circles of dramaturgy, with a particular focus on the third circle: “real-world context”.

Amy Sole is a proud Wiradjuri/Worimi playwright, director, actor, dramaturg and advocate. They hold a MFA (Directing) from NIDA and a Master of Theatre (Playwriting) from VCA.

Recent directing credits include Whitefella Yella Tree (STC/Griffin), Robot Dog (MTC), Emu in the Sun (MTC/Ilbijerri), Blak in the Room (MTC/Ilbijerri), Scar Trees (Ilbijerri), Forgetting Tim Minchin (Belvoir 25a) and Benched (Darlinghurst Theatre Company). Amy’s work as a writer includes Burning (NIDA) and Tracker (Co-writer – IlbijerriI/ADT), which toured nationally to Sydney Festival, Rising Festival, Adelaide Festival and Brisbane Festival. They have collaborated on major works such as Gurr Era Op (Ilbijerri/Force Majeure, national tour), Big Name No Blankets (IlbijerriI, national tour) and The Black Woman of Gippsland (MTC).

Amy regularly directs developments of new works, most recently Phoebe Grainer’s Sugarcane for the Queensland Premier’s Drama Award and Dylan Ven Den Berg’s way back when at Darlinghurst Theatre Company. They have worked as Assistant Director on God’s Country (NIDA), Metamorphoses (NIDA), and RENT (Sydney Opera House). Amy’s artistis leadership roles include Head of Artistic Development at Ilbijerri, Creative Director of Big Blak Bang, a festival of First Nations storytelling, Melbourne Theatre Company’s Artistic Associate advisory council, Co-Chair of the Equity Diversity Committee.

In 2024, Amy was awarded the Max Afford Playwright’s Award for their play Nan’s Place. Their practice is grounded in truth-telling and the transformative potential of theatre to connect, heal, and create space for First Peoples’ stories.