Mariette Rups-Donnelly

For over 30years Mariette has worked as an actor, singer, dancer and educator in the performing arts industry. Mariette’s vast body of professional acting work includes leading roles in A Chorus Line, Annie, Big River, Company, The Seagull, Hamlet, Emerald City, Away, Room to Move, and the title role in Evita, twice. She has also appeared in cabaret, on television and in film.  

As an educator, she has taught, movement, acting, voice, singing, improvisation, screen acting, musical theatre and theatre history at NIDA, Actors’ Centre Australia, WAAPA, NIDA Open Program, Uni of Western Sydney, Wesley Institute and Eora.Through her own company, she works as a Corporate speaker and MC and coaches in presentation, communication and performance skills for clients such as, Vodafone, Australia Post, PRD Nationwide, ABS, AFR BOSS Magazine, LearnX, ISES, DADHC and NSAA.