Jeremy Waters is the Artistic Director of Outhouse Theatre. As a theatre-maker he has nearly twenty years of performing, producing and teaching experience. He has appeared in national and international stage and screen productions and recent credits include Janet King (Season 3), Jade of Death, The Combination 2, Harvest (Richard Bean), Jerusalem (Jez Butterworth), 4 Minutes 12 Seconds (James Fritz), A Man With 5 Children (Nick Enright) and The Aliens (Annie Baker). He also works as a voiceover artist and is an ecstatic Dad.

Outhouse Theatre was formed by Jeremy and Nick Stevenson, two Australian actors who stumbled over each other whilst living in New York City. The Company was created with "a mission of showcasing Australian theatre artists in New York, telling the stories that resonated with us and building a community of like- minded convict collaborators". With Jeremy returning to Australia and Nick staying put in the Big Apple, the cross- cultural spirit still drives the company. The backgrounds and experiences of the creators in the US and Australia have fused into a unique theatrical DNA, blending the strengths of both countries' theatrical traditions to produce muscular and vibrant work; with a big, beating, bloody heart at its core.

Outhouse has presented an impressive repertoire of productions that have provided actors and audience vivid visceral and intellectual experiences. Plays have included John, The Flick and The Aliens by Annie Baker, Trevor by Nick Jones, The Rolling Stone by Chris Urch, Four Places by Joel Drake Johnson and Ride by Jane Bodie. Next week they present the ferocious comedy Ulster American by David Ireland.

A long planned conversation finally came to fruition with Jeremy joining STAGES to record this insightful episode in which we cover a broad range of subjects that include Independent theatre, the craft of acting and fatherhood.

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