STAGES Episode 529: EVELYN KRAPE

STAGES with Peter Eyers

Evelyn Krape has over five decades of diverse acting experience in theatre, film and television, beginning as a stalwart at Carlton’s Pram Factory. A Melbourne-based actor and director, Evelyn is currently the Artistic Director of the Kadimah Yiddish Theatre.

She joined the Australian Performing Group in 1970 when it moved into the Pram Factory, performing in such classic Australian works as Dimboola and Don's Party.

She has performed with Victoria’s major companies, from the Melbourne Theatre Company, Playbox and the Victorian Opera to La Mama and Eleventh Hour.

Notable performances include A Floating World, Romeo & Juliet, As You Like It, Endgame, A Toast to Melba, Ginger, The Scoundrel That You Need, and recent seasons of Bloom and A Very Jewish Christmas Carol.

Evelyn has toured extensively with a number of one-woman shows including Emma Celabrazione!, Ironing Out The Wrinkles and Female Parts.

Evelyn has played several major roles with Glenn Elston’s ‘Shakespeare in the Gardens’ series, including Bottom, Titania and Verges.

Her film appearances include Quigley Down Under, Babe 1 & 2, and The Sound of One Hand Clapping, and television work includes Australia You’re Standing In It, Flying Doctors, Blue Heelers and Homicide.

Evelyn has received multiple prestigious awards, such as Best Actress for her role as Nellie Melba in A Toast to Melba and the Green Room Award for Best Actress in Ginger at the Playbox. She also shared the Best Actress Award at Tropfest 2019.

Evelyn Krape is presently on stage at the Sydney Opera House until November 17th, in Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s production of YENTL. She gives a visceral and finely detailed performance as The Figure.

In 2025, Evelyn will be seen in Victoria Opera’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s FOLLIES and the Sydney season of the musical BLOOM at Sydney Theatre Company.

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