Carissa Lee is a Wemba-Wemba and Noongar actor and writer based in Melbourne. Carissa is currently undertaking her PhD in Indigenous theatre through the University of Melbourne. She also writes for Witness Performance and works as a specialist editor for Swinburne University. Carissa’s writing has featured in LIP Mag, Book Riot, Melbourne Writers Festival, Conversation Media, and Red Room Poetry. Carissa has also performed with Melbourne Theatre Company, Malthouse Theatre, and State Theatre Company of South Australia, and will be featuring in productions at La Mama and St Martins Youth theatre later this year.
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