WRITER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND CURATOR OF LIVE EVENTS
Caz began directing at the age of fifteen at her mother's Drama School, in Inverness, Scotland. Her interest in interpreting a playwrights vision in words has been an exciting journey. The next leg of this particular part of her portfolio is realising her own visions.
As a creative director and curator of live events Caz is currently working with National Museum Wales on the Museum Lates programme, her monologue series The Devastations of Maura James , the next evolution of Street Homeless Me and an adaptation of Adam and Eve by Mikail Bulgakov (trans M. Glenny).
2020
Adam and Eve by Mikail Bulgakov (translated by Michael Glenny). Caz is currently adapting Glenny's translation to the current Covid19 context. The production is planned for Summer 2021.
Museum Lates: DINO
Caz wrote and directed a new piece of live interpretation for Museum Lates: Dino based on Dippy. With actors Rowan Liggett, Anghared Evans and Mark Sadler, as part of a torch lit tour of the Dippy at night.
2019
Museum Lates: SPACE in collaboration with tactileBOSCH and Blue Honey. Caz was the co - creative director on Lates: SPACE an interactive, immersive transformation of National Museum Wales gallery spaces and main hall; hosting creative responses to the theme of Space. This was in celebration of the first Moon landing.
2018
Midsummer Nights Dream with Magpies Events and Entertainment Caz curated a mini festival of arts situated in a sprawling Victorian Garden. Featuring promenade scenes from A Midsummers Nights Dream, Live bands, Burlesque and Fire Poi.
Underground Caravan Cabaret was co-curated with Magpies Arts and Entertainment & Hourglass Entertainment, for Hub Festival, Cardiff. A venue and programme of live bands, film and performance art.
2017
Street Homeless, Me with BBC Connect Studios and BBCTaster. Through BBC Connect Studios Caz was commissioned to develop, write and direct an innovative, interactive digital storytelling 'film'. This project is still in process to produce the gamified elements. The interactive film features stories from the homeless community in Cardiff, as portrayed by two actors Calum Beaton and Simone Somers-Yates. With Producer at BBC- Robin Moore; Camera - Daniel Alford; Digital Director Jack Kibble-White; Actors - Calum Beaton & Simone Somers-Yates).https://youtu.be/1OODshMHS2s
Documentary of tactileBosch artist residency in Berlin. Following artists Beth Sal Greenhalgh, Tim Bromage, Rachel Helena Walsh, Gareth Evans & Sarah Younan as they discuss the creative process when responding to Wedding, Berlin, in residency.
2015
A Roadtrip through Assam: Storytelling, Bihu and Gamucha, funded by Creative Scotland artist development fund Carrie went to Assam to research Assamese performance culture to inform a new community production at Scotland Street School Museum, Glasgow Museums inspired by Assamese Contemporary Art. Produced in creative collaboration with David Newman.
2014
Satire of the Three Estates Community Outreach Documentary with Historic Scotland and Edinburgh & Brunel Universities.
A View from Here with Scottish refugee Council. Caz devised and directed two bespoke site specific productions with community participants that presented the stories from two high tower blocks of flats that were due to be demolished.
2012
Curious Forum Film for Glasgow Museums. This project was a series of short films that were used as an educational tool to explore active community citizenship in intercultural environments.
2011
The Umbilical Cord by Krystina Kofta, at The Tron Theatre Changing Room, Glasgow. Performed as part of Refugee Week.
2010
The Inquisitor by Peter Arnott at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Receiving a Little Gem Award and five star reviews.
2009
To Live in the Sun by Thornton Wilder at The Ramshorn Graveyard as part of Merchant City Festival, Glasgow.
2008
Antigone in New York by Janusz Glowacki in Kelvingrove Park during Refugee Week and West End Festival, Glasgow.
2007
Antigone by Sophlocles at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum for West End Festival.
(image with photographer and videographer, Daniel Alford).
