SPIES (2025)

Directed by: Teresa Jakovich & Damien Spiccia
Produced by: RAZ Media
Written & Performed by: Sanna Ansaldo & Matthew J. Young
Location: Perth, Western Australia

About

This piece was co-written and performed with my scene partner, set in the aftermath of a wildly chaotic encounter with the Italian mafia. The stakes are life-or-death, the emotions are messy, and the comedy comes from the desperation, awkward honesty, and the two characters trying (and failing) to keep it together.

Filmed with RAZ Media and directed by Teresa Jakovich and Damien Spies, the piece plays in the space between danger and humour - a heightened moment where survival instinct collides with unspoken feelings, hurt, and desire.

The scene showcases my capacity for dynamic emotional shifts, improvised responsiveness, grounded comedy, and heightened dramatic tension.

Scene Logline

After being swept up in trouble with the Italian mafia, the undercover agents and partners in crime, Simone and Ted, must survive the night while tripping over their unresolved feelings, misplaced trust, and very badly timed confessions.