Filmmaker & Theatre Director
"Above all I want to empower actors find their best performance, whether on stage or screen. I love reimagining classics for a modern audience and I’m committed to producing new writing that uncovers social and political relevance in the most personal stories."
Nathan Markiewicz is an independent filmmaker and theatre director based in Austin, Texas.
Olan, TX
Short Film
A retired soldier returns to his hometown only to find out he's too late for his father's funeral. He must make peace with the man he knew and the past he left behind, and he'll have to do the unthinkable if he wants to make things right.
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A Bite of Memphis
a new verbatim play
A new verbatim play that captures the flavor of Memphis, Tennessee. Constructed entirely from interviews with eight local foodies, we get up close to the sights, smells, tastes, and history of this unique pocket of American culture. Created by Nathan Markiewicz and LoneTree Live. February and March 2024.
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Discussing verbatim theatre on Live at 9:00 Memphis, TN
HIGHLIGHTS
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On the set of Olan, TX
Directing Matt Clark and JoJo Ginn.
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Olan, TX
You can’t go home without digging up the past.
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Love/Love
Josh Raff blends hip-hop and storytelling in the award winning one-man show, Love/Love, about the game of tennis, where love means nothing.
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MIDDLE CLASS ANXIETY
Swati LaPerre and Erin Clark in Middle Class Anxiety, four 19th century comedies reimagined.
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A Bite of Memphis
Criston Kopka, Eliana Mabe, Blake Shirley, and Jordon Douglas in A Bite of Memphis.
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FUDDY MEERS
Allison Tippens in Fuddy Meers, by David Lindsay Abaire. Warren Wilson College, 2015
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Stephen Unwin
“He knows that the first (and last) job of the director is to help actors and he shows focus, understanding, and respect in the rehearsal room..”
—Stephen Unwin
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Liberty and the Pursuit
A straight8 film. One Super-8 cartridge, no editing.
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Ben Crystal
“He has a wonderful ability to break complicated matters into easily digestible pieces, and I’ve seen him nurture students of all ages.”
—Ben Crystal
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Middle Class Anxiety
Bryson Bruce and David Becket in Middle Class Anxiety, four 19th century comedies reimagined.
Director
Nathan Markiewicz is an acclaimed filmmaker and theatre director based in Austin, TX. He is known for Olan, TX (2023), Love/Love (2022), and Liberty and the Pursuit (2017).
His short film Olan, TX premiered at the Oregon Short Film Festival in 2024, winning “Best Drama.” It also received “Best Cinematography” at the Venice Short Film Awards and garnered numerous film festival laurels.
Recently, Nathan directed A Bite of Memphis, a verbatim play about southern food and Memphis culture for LoneTree Live.
EDUCATION
Nathan earned his B.F.A. from the University of Colorado in 2003, performing in student productions and with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. He received his directing M.F.A. from East 15, University of Essex in 2015.
WORK
In the early 2000s, Nathan acted in Portland, OR, and began directing in 2008 with The Two Gentlemen of Verona for Shakespeare-in-the-Parks. He followed this with The Tempest, staged at Portland’s historic Lovejoy Fountain.
While earning his M.F.A. in London, Nathan became the protege of British director Stephen Unwin, serving as associate director for All Our Children at the Jermyn Street Theatre in 2017 and later as assistant director & dramaturg for the off-Broadway production, directed by Ethan McSweeny.
In New York City, Nathan directed rapper Josh Raff’s solo show The Reverend JEAU, which appeared at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2017. Their second collaboration, Love/Love, was awarded “Best One-Man Show” at the UnitedSolo Festival in 2022. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nathan and Josh began writing screenplays together and co-founded MDI Productions in 2018. Their first feature-length screenplay, Six Italian Dicks, won the Rhodium Prize at the Depth of Field International Film Festival.
