Ophelia Novak
Ophelia Novak
Actor Playwright
Ophelia is a performance artist and writer based in Brisbane. They have been involved in the arts from a young age and enjoy the camaraderie of working on and off stage. Previously, they have written immersive physical theatre work Elementals (2019) and their play SPACE: The Flat Frontier, has shown at Pip Theatre for The Original Works Festival and The Anywhere in 2021 and 2023, respectively.
Biography
Ophelia is a performance artist and writer based in Brisbane. They have been involved in the arts in theatre, dance and cabaret from a young age and enjoy the camaraderie of working on and off stage. They have previously played Woman in PIP Theatre’s The Father (hARTSpace), Purity in The Female of the Species (Dark Stories), George in The Bed Party (Menacing Lavender x PIP Theatre) and Sam in Soul Sister Revue (Hummingbird Theatre Co.).
They have written immersive work Elementals (2019) and a play SPACE: The Flat Frontier, for The Original Works Festival and The Anywhere in 2021 and 2023, respectively. As a writer Ophelia is interested in community relationships, mental health and its impacts and with a MA Anthropology and Participatory Development from ANU and ten years working in community services, Ophelia is well positioned to explore these issues.
Ad Astra Plays
Upcoming Plays
Past Plays
Other Theatre
2023 – The Bed Party (theatre), PIP Theatre x Menacing Lavender, George
2023- The Father, PIP Theatre, Woman
2023 – Peace in the Midst (film), Brisbane, Widow
2022- Pride and Prejudice (Theatre), Toowoomba Repetory Theatre, Eliza Bennet
2021 – SPACE: The Flat Frontier (Theatre), CFX Productions, Writer
2019 – Bite Club (film), Brisbane, Extra/Dancer
2019- Elementals, (Theatre), CFX Productions, Writer
Training
2022, RADA, Elements of RADA, online course
Representation
Freelance
Reviews
“Novak is particularly compelling as the quirky George, equal parts clueless and cluey in her often random contributions to the conversation.”
Meredith Walker - Blue Curtains | Read Review Here