About One Year Lease

Associate Artistic Director

Nick is a theater and film director, actor, writer and the Co-Artistic Director of One Year Lease Theater Company. He has been developing new plays with playwrights and ensembles for over twenty years, as well as leading and designing workshops, readings and extended development processes. With OYL Nick’s work has been described as “fiery and fantastical” (Eric Sundermann, The Village Voice), “vividly acted” (Charles Isherwood, The New York Times, Critic’s Pick) and “humorous and touching” (Andy Propst, American Theater Web). NYC Directing credits include “Eat The Devil” by Nadja Leonard-Hooper & Dan Nuxoll at The Tank; “BALLS” co-directed with Ianthe Demos at Stages Rep Theater Houston TX and Off-Broadway at 59E59; “Stockholm” by Bryony Lavery at 59E59; “The Killing Room” by Daniel Keene at Teatro Circulo; “Manmade Mistakes” by Danny Mitarotondo at Teatro Circulo; “Ride” by Jane Bodie at 59E59. He wrote and directed the short feature film Bridge; co-wrote and directed the TV comedy pilot Ensemble and directed the short film “Upstanding”. As an actor, he has also performed with the major Australian state theatre companies including Sydney Theatre Company in The Shape of Things and Melbourne Theatre Company in The Recruit. Screen credits include ongoing roles on the Australian TV dramas Home & Away, All Saints, Love Bytes; the feature films Ned, The Tumbler, Regretting Fish, as well as numerous shorts. He has performed as one of The Flying Karamazov Brothers and has trained extensively with the SITI Company.