Ozioma Ihesiene

Actor Script Writer Director Facilitator

She| Her

“I am a disruption”
I interrupt the overused recycled narratives that display poor representations of my community, specifically black females. Funnily enough, you’re reading the voice of one now. I would refer to myself as a storyteller in the forms of acting, scriptwriting, poetry and directing. My style evokes conversations by taking you on the journey of emotions without context. Not everyone has shared experiences but we all have emotions to relate to the feeling. Fresh out of the shackles of university, I am very close to my spiritual faith (Christianity).

Credits

•. Director & Actor | The Long Christmas Dinner | 1 Day | 2019

•. Director | ‘Phenomenal woman’ | Martin Hall | 1Day | 2018

• Director | The Birthday Party | Martin Hall | 1 Day | 2018

Training

•. StartDirecting – Iris Theatre (8-month course - Currently)
• Introduction Into Directing – Young Vic – April – May 2021
• Script Writing Course - Almeida Theatre – March 2021
• Writer’s Surgery – Global Writers – Feb 2021 (Currently)
• Yesgurl Magazine – Writer – Nov 2021 (Currently)
• 1-1 Creative Writing Mentoring - Murial Narh – CRTV Clinic -
2021
• Practitioner Course – Hackney Empire - Feb 2021
• Sketch Comedy Crash Course – Gemma Arrowsmith - Nov 2020
• The Writers room - Creative Writing - Hackney Empire – Oct 2020
– Jan 2021
• Theatre Makers Programme - Old Vic – Sep 2020 – Jan 2021

Location

London

Experience

Less than 1 year

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Dance
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Devising
  • Dialect / Voice Direction
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Facilitating
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Theatre making
  • Working with disabled artists
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with young people
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

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