Rasheka Christie-Carter

Rasheka is a Theatre Director who enjoys creating new work while working as a Resident Director on plays and musicals. Her most recent Resident Director credits include 'Dear England,' 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' 'My Fair Lady,' and 'Bring it On: The Musical.' Her directorial work includes touring productions such as 'Must Be This Gay to Ride,' performed in Glasgow, London, and Canada, and 'Gate Number 5,' which transferred to Greenwich Theatre from the Edinburgh Fringe. She has directed audio plays for English Touring Theatre, Papatango, Home Truths Theatre, and the Army at the Fringe. Rasheka is actively developing new work through collaborations with institutions such as LAMDA and Adrian Grant Productions. She enjoys working on stories that interrogate societies' core values and beliefs, especially stories of the Afro/Caribbean Diaspora.

Pronouns - She/Her

Credits

- DIRECTING (Stage Plays) -

Hear Us Roar, Written by Naomi Denny, Pro by Adrian Grant at Wembley Stadium Rooms (October)

- ‘Must Be This Gay To Ride’ by Kate Hammer (Touring in Glasgow Old Gym Theatre, Greenock at Beacon Arts Centre and Théâtre Sainte-Catherine in Montréal, Canada, and The Hope Theatre in London for Camden Fringe)

- ‘Gate Number 5’ by Henriette Laursen - Vaults (1 day, June), Theatre Deli (2 days, July) Edinburgh Fringe (August 2023, 7 days) (Greenwich Theatre, 2 days)

- Sticks and Stones - Tristan Bates Theatre by Dameon Garnett (March 2020) (3 Weeks)

- The Coasters - Brockley Jack Theatre by CJ Lloyd Webley (November 2019) (2 days)

- DIRECTING (Audio Plays) -

- ‘Some Of Us Exist in the Future’, Papatango/English Touring Theatre, Audio Play (September 2021-22, Toured for 4 months)

- ‘Les We Forget’ by Charlotte Green (and Myself) - Home Truths Theatre/Army at the Fringe for Edinburgh Fringe (Audio Play, Online 2020)

- ‘Start Your Script’ project, directing three 5-10 mins audio plays written by Young People with Masterclass and Avenues Youth Project (2023)


DIRECTING (workshops/R&D)

‘Shero Worship’ by Karla Williams with LAMDA (2023-2024)

‘All the Happy Things’ by Naomi Denny/Ambriel Productions (R&D performance with online recording, 2021 at University of West London)

Coming Up’ by Liv Flower (R&D 2023/4)

- Associate/Resident/Assistant Director -

RESIDENT DIRECTOR - MJ the Musical - Christopher Wheeldon - Pro. Playful (2024-2025)

RESIDENT DIRECTOR - Dear England - Dir. Rupert Goold - Pro. National Theatre - Prince Edward Theatre (2023-24)

RESIDENT DIRECTOR - MJ the Musical - Dir. Christopher Wheeldon - Pro.Playful - Prince Edward Theatre (2024-2025)

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - Raymond Carver’s Short Story (Workshop) Dir. Bartlett Sher

RESIDENT DIRECTOR - To Kill a Mockingbird (UK version) - Dir. Bartlett Sher, Gielgud theatre (2022-23)

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - My Fair Lady (UK version) - Dir. Bartlett Sher (March-August 2022) Coliseum Theatre London

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - Bring it On The Musical - Dir. Guy Unsworth (October - Dec 2021)

- Youth Director -

Orange Tree Theatre, Youth Community Director (21- Jan 2022)

- Dramaturg Credits -

DRAMATURG, ‘Sticks and Stones’, Tristan Bates Theatre, 3 weeks, 2020

DRAMATURG, Play One, Untold Theatre, 2020/21


- Writing Credits -

WRITER, Trapped in Colour, Arcola Theatre/Women’s Writes, 1 day, 2019

CO-WRITER, 'Lest We Forget', Home Truths Theatre/Army at the Fringe 2020/21

LINK TO MY DIRECTING PORTFOLIO:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1r0giF5x-yVAUNnc9opK9c4j0xvTGr8za?usp=drive_link

Training

BA Digital Film Production at Ravensbourne University London

Intro to Directing - National Theatre

Fresh Direction - Young Vic

Intro To Directing - Young Vic