PLAY IN A DAY
Friday, 22 May 2026
Antipodes HQ, South Melbourne
Doors open 7pm, performances from 7.30pm
Full Price $20
Concession $10
A creative marathon where four writers, four directors and eight actors have a combined 24hours to write, rehearse and stage original 10-minute plays. (What could go wrong?!)
This whirlwind showcase brings together artists across many creative communities for an energetic and madcap evening of entertainment!
Be the first to see these fully original works, and join in what is sure to be an energetic and fun evening!
Meet the Producer & Facilitators
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Cameron Steens
They/Them
PRODUCER & FACILITATOR
A queer, neurodivergent theatre maker based in Naarm, originally from Boorloo. A WAAPA Music Theatre graduate, they work as a creative producer, director and performer. Antipodes’ New Work & Marketing Manager and a Producer on numerous developments including the Winter Labs, Death to a Butterfly, Silver Tongue, Little Squirt (prev. Spunk Daddy), the premieres of Orlando, Storked ,月を見る夜 Moongazing, Back to Te Maunga, the Festival of the Unseen and the Hayes Theatre season of Ghost Quartet. Other credits include: The Last Sunday in June, MIMMA, James Terry’s RENT & BSSTC’s Assassins (Performer). AMTAC Sessions (Co-Producer), This is Living, Pops and If We Got Some More Cocaine… (Associate Director), Protein (Assist. Director & Sound Design) and Venue & Ticketing Coordinator (Gasworks Arts Park). www.cameronsteens.com
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Brandon Pape
He/Him
FACILITATOR
Brandon is the Founding Artistic Director for Antipodes Theatre Company, where he directed Ghost Quartet (two 2020 Green Room Award Nominations, return seasons in 2021 (Meat Market Stables) and 2025 (Hayes Theatre) and co-directed with Trudy Dunn their immersive reimagining of Guys and Dolls (thirteen 2024 Green Room Award nominations). Other Antipodes credits include Sam I Am, And She Would Stand Like This, Passing Strange (five 2023 Green Room Award Nominations), Orlando, and the Winter Lab - an annual development program for new work and bold ideas.
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Melissa David
She/Her
FACILITATOR
Melissa has been a professional performer for 20 years. Favourite roles include Maureen in Rent, Lucy in Three Penny Opera, and Starchild in Ghost Quartet. She is an award winning business woman and currently CEO of MDE, former Vice Chair of Democrats Abroad in Victoria, founder at Expat Women at Work, and Vice Chair of Antipodes Theatre Company. She is a graduate of the MFA program at the University of Tennessee. She received her BA in Playwriting from California State University, Fullerton and went to San Francisco School of the Arts for Acting. She moved from New York City to Melbourne 7 years ago. Melissadavid.com
Venue Information:
Antipodes HQ
123A Thistlethwaite St, South Melbourne VIC 3205
For all accessibility enquiries, please contact info@antipodestheatre.com