Maya Cohen(VIII)

Actress

Trailer for the award-winning season "Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles)". Using Shakespeare's original text and characters, directed remotely from Melbourne, Australia and featuring twenty four actors across six cities around the planet, we shine a light on the human experience in a COVID-19 world.

Created, adapted and directed by Australian actor, Sally McLean, with the cast filming themselves in isolation directed by McLean in real time via video conferencing software from Melbourne, Australia, we look through a myriad of windows from Australia, Scotland, England and the USA into the current shared experience of human beings in isolation.

Featuring Leo Atkin, Dominic Brewer, Don Bridges, Maya Cohen, Frank Collison, Tim Constantine, Mark Dickinson, Danielle Farrow, Laura Gardner, Jodi Haigh, Philip Hayden, Justin Hosking, Christopher Kirby, Emma Kniebe, Jessica Martin, Sally McLean, Mark McMinn, Robert Myles, Yolanda Ovide, Sarah Peachey, Miguel Perez, Sass Pinci, Phoebe Anne Taylor and Caris Vujcec.

News Reporter V/O: Sally McLean & Christopher Kirby Edited & Directed by Sally McLean Trailer Music: "Instinct" by BenSound

Find out more about the full series here: http://www.shakespearerepublic.com

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Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) (2020– )

Born and raised in the multicultural city of Jerusalem, Maya Cohen studied at one of the city's leading arts high schools. After serving 3 years in the Israeli Air Force, Cohen had gone on a journey from India to South East Asia which led her eventually to Australia. Since moving to Melbourne, Cohen graduated the full time program at the Howard Fine Acting Studio as part of the 2019 ensemble. She also played roles in short films, a web series and online campaigns. Cohen's recent stage credit 'Shannon', in the 'Share House' stage production featured at the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2019. When not acting, you can find Maya drawing, painting or baking traditional sourdough bread.