About The Parramatta Play Project

The Parramatta Play Project is a collaborative, place-based playwriting project that brings together eight writers to create a new, full-length Australian play inspired by Parramatta’s layered histories and contemporary identity.

Led by Creative Producer and Director Augusta Supple, the work will be written at various sites across Parramatta and developed through a series of prompts, provocations and collaborative exercises.

Developed in partnership with Baramadagal Knowledge Holders, local cultural organisations and heritage experts, The Parramatta Play Project centres Western Sydney artists.

The Parramatta Play project will commence in late January 2026 and will culminate in a professional reading at The Rex Cramphorn Studio, University of Sydney in April 2026.

Each writer will be paid $4,000 (incl Super and GST) for their contribution to the project.

Any questions about The Parramatta Play project can be sent to augusta@augustasupple.com
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, The NSW Government through Create NSW, and by project partners Barabirang Projects, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Museum of History NSW, Parramatta and District Historical Society, National Theatre of Parramatta and Riverside Theatres, Australian Plays Transform, Western Sydney Creative, Western Sydney University's Writing and Society Research Centre, and through a residency at Theatre and Performance Studies, The University of Sydney.

This project is administered by Auspicious Arts Projects on behalf of Augusta Supple.
Applications close 5pm, Sunday 11 January 2026.
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* 1. Name:

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* 2. Phone:

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* 4. What is your residential address?

Tell us about your experience

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* 5. Please describe your experience writing for performance

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* 6. Tell us what interests you about this project?

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* 7. Please provide names and email addresses or phone numbers for at least 2 references who can speak to your work.

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* 8. Upload your 250 word bio, and your Writing Resume (up to 2 pages)

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* 9. Upload a sample of your writing

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* 10. Upload your current headshot

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* 11. Do you have a website or social media handles you would like to share with the team? If yes, please list in the box below

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* 12. If you are not selected as one of the 8 writers, would you like to be kept in the loop of this project and its development, i.e. invited along to industry events or community workshops as a part of this project?

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