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How Jarod Rawiri carved his way into the canon
From an otter at drama school to an alcoholic in a Eugene O’Neill play, Jarod Rawiri has amassed a peerless list of credits. Here’s how he did it.
Jarod Rawiri doesn’t fit neatly inside anybody’s box.
A staple of training at Toi Whakaari, New Zealand’s national drama school, is the “solo”.
When Jarod Rawiri was in third year, these solos tended to be earnest affairs, actors turning to family stories or impersonations of famous historical figures to show off what they’d learned over three years.
Rawiri’s solo, however, was ripped from the headlines.
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He played an otter who had recently escaped from the Wellington zoo, on the run for several days before being found. It was 20 minutes of raucous action-filled entertainment. It was, by all accounts, one for the books.
Rawiri’s first taste of the drama bug came as a favour.
His drama teacher at Glendowie College needed someone with taiaha skills to perform in a school show. At the ti