‘Continuing the Story’ - Actor, Singer, Writer; Lisa Maza

STAGES with Peter Eyers · Nov 2, 2022 · 49m

Lisa Maza is a singer, actor, writer and film-maker. It is no surprise that she has accomplished such vast artistic endeavour, growing up surrounded by theatre-makers; her father being the legendary trailblazer, Robert Maza.

Lisa made her stage debut at the age of eight, playing a little boy called ‘Pumpkinhead’ in Robert Merritt’s The Cakeman. It was the first all Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander-run production performed at the newly formed National Black Theatre, and was directed by Robert Maza.

In 2007 she began co-writing with her sister, their autographically inspired theatre show…