Director /Producer
Always a keen participant in the theatre and a natural leader, my directing debut was with the Genesian Theatre as an Assistant Director. From there, crash test drama - a short play competition - was my second outlet before directing and producing my own full length play, Black Rainbow. As my writing evolved into film, I directed and produced two short films of my own work. with a few still in development, as well as a film script that I will convert into a stage production. Then came my second original play Watch Me DAnce, followed by theatre and musical direction for community theatre where I hope there will be many more.
Film
Find out moreHaving written multiple pilot scripts and having directed theatre plays, it was time to venture into film production. A couple of short films led the path with a few more to come! Both short films were written, directed and produced by me.
Stage - Theatre and Musials
Radium Girls - a historical drama by DW Gregory, directed by Kathy Petrakis for Lane Cove Theatre Co, August 2024
The Front Page - a satirical comedy by Ben Hecht and Charles Macarthur, directed by Nicholas Papademetriou, assistant director Kathy Petrakis, for New Theatre, April 2024.
The Appleton Ladies Potato Race - an Australian play by Melanie Tait, directed by Kathy Petrakis for Arts Theatre Cronulla May/June 2023
Priscilla, The Queen of the Desert, the Musical - presented by Regals Musical Society, Oct 2022 - directed by Kathy Petrakis
Midsummer Madness - -original musical based on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. Directed by Katie Ord and Associate Director Kathy Petrakis Feb 2022, University of Sydney Drama Society
Singin' in The Rain - presented by Rockdale Musical Society - director by Kathy Petrakis, March 2020
Watch Me Dance -a stage production about dancers, written, directed and produced by Kathy Petrakis - Performed at Darling Quarter Theatre Sydney, Sept 27-29 2019
Black Rainbow – full length work, written, directed and produced by Kathy Petrakis – Performed at Tap Gallery Aug 13-24 2014
Judge’s choice winner - Crash Test Finalist – July 2014- – Many Apps Make Light Work written by Bob Ballinger and directed by Kathy Petrakis
Short and Sweet director – Sydney 2014 – The High Road by Seth Freeman
Crash test finalist - Oct 2013 – Jail Birds written and directed by Kathy Petrakis
Crash test finalist - Aug 2013 – King of the Tip - directed by Kathy Petrakis
Best Director-Heat 2 - Crash test finalist - Aug 2013 – Plane Crazy written and directed by Kathy Petrakis
Assistant Director – Murder on the Nile by Agatha Christie – Genesian Theatre – July – August 2013
Assistant Director – The Young Idea by Noel Coward – Genesian Theatre – February – May 2013