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WRITER & PERFORMER

Myfanwy is an artist living and working in Narrm. As an actor, writer, poet, theatremaker, and teacher, they are most interested in queer, feminist works that interrogate and challenge society as it exists under patriarchy and capitalism. Myfanwy has worked as a performer with the MTC, Theatre Works, and NORPA Lismore. Their plays have been shown in Melbourne and Edinburgh. Myf is also a professional voice actor, having narrated numerous audiobooks. Seeking to queer traditional dramatic formats, Myf is fascinated by how we can alter the current theatrical climate in Narrm. Myf is a double graduate of the VCA, attaining their BFA in Acting (2019) and their Masters in Writing for Theatre (2021).

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DIRECTOR

An actor, writer and director, working in and out of Naarm (Melbourne). Most recently she directed Frankie van Kan in A Body at Work at La Mama, a show about stripping and sex work; appeared in Patricia Cornelius’s My Sister Jill for the Melbourne Theatre Company; presented her own work My First Bike with Jane Bayly at La Mama; appeared in Blessed Union by Maeve Marsden for Belvoir Street Theatre Company. She teaches regularly at VCA and is a PhD candidate at La Trobe University.

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DRAMATURG

Bridget trained as a director at the VCA and works primarily with new Australian writing. From 2020 to 2023 they were Director in Residence at the Malthouse in Melbourne. For Malthouse, Bridget has directed Nosferatu by Keziah Warner, K-Box by Ra Chapman and Stay Woke by Aran Thangaratnam. For the Malthouse Bridget was also Assistant Director on the large-scale immersive work, Because The Night. Other directing credits include Fast Food (Red Stitch),  HYDRA (Darebin Arts), She is Vigilante (Theatre Works), MORAL PANIC (Darebin Arts), Desert, 6.29pm (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre/Wuhzen Theatre Festival), GROUND CONTROL (Next Wave/Brisbane Festival), Jurassica (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre/Critical Stages), and Kids Killing Kids (Next Wave). 

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MOVEMENT DIRECTOR

Yumi is a Butoh dancer, choreographer and creator of Butoh Cabaret works. She has been creating her distinctive style of works for over 30 years and her creations are renowned for provoking visceral emotions and engaging with cultural identities with a sense of humor. Her works have been seen in numerous festivals around the globe and have received several Australian Green Room awards. https://www.yumi.com.au

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SET DESIGNER

Viv is a set and lighting designer for live performance based in Naarm/Melbourne. They are passionate about telling compelling new stories in theatre and dance and they pride themselves on strong dramaturgy for considered, inventive design. They graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2024 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production). Viv’s design credits include Set and Lighting Designer for ANGELFOOD (2023), Lighting Designer for Ocean: An Arrangement (choreo. Merce Cunningham) and Set Designer for Hibernation (dir. Maude Davey).

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COSTUME DESIGNER

Jodi is a costume, set and textile designer for stage. Her background in fine art and textiles underpin her approach to visual storytelling; expressed through sensitivity to colour, texture, composition and character. She is a three-time Green Room Award nominee in Costume Design, a recipient of the Trina Parker Scholarship for postgraduate study in Production Design through the Victorian College of the Arts and the 2025 Set and Costume recipient of Malthouse Theatre Artist Developement Program. Recent credits include Production Design for Ghost Quartet (dir. Brandon Pape), Set Design for Curtains (dir. Roger Hodgman) Costume Design for Victorian Opera’s The Grumpiest Boy in the World (dir. Elizabeth Hill- Cooper) and tick, tick…BOOM (dir. Tyran Parke), and Set and Costume Design for MinusOneSister (dir. Marni Mount).

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LIGHTING DESIGNER

Jenny is an award winning designer whose mediums of light and space have been witnessed across live performance, music and installation. Her designs are driven by strong collaborations and the spaces they find themselves in. A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, Jenny Hector's designs have garnered acclaim both nationally and internationally, and has been honoured with two Green Room Awards, including the 2016 Award for Technical Achievement.

Jenny’s recent design credits include TasDance Beacon, Ilbijerri Theatre Company Big Name, No Blankets, Monica Lim and Mindy Meng Wang's Opera for the Dead, Aphids Edging, Speak Percussion Digital Echos, Guts Dance SUB, Decibel New Music Twin Peaks is 30, Cornelius, Dee, and Wilks Bad Boy.

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SOUND DESIGNER

Jandruze is a multidisciplinary artist, their practice spanning dance, drag, costume design and their work as a DJ. Over the past decade they have carved out their place as an icon of the Australian queer underground. Their strong foundation in contemporary dance is a major influence on all facets of their work.

A staple of the vibrant Naarm club scene, they collaborate regularly with events including BARBA, POOF DOOF, Heaps Gay and Honcho Disko and have toured extensively with YUMMY Productions. Other notable collaborations include Discordia, RISING Festival, DARK MOFO, Performance Space and The Huxleys - with major design credits for Lazy Susan, Velma Vouloir, Tanzer and Holly Durant to name but a few.

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VIDEO & PROJECTION DESIGNER

Lara is a lighting and video designer and technician based in Naarm/Melbourne. In 2023, Lara completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Production at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). Lara’s credits include; Projection Designer on Elegies; A Song Cycle (Dir. Tyran Parke, 2024), I Hope This Means Something (Dir. Benjamin Nichol, 2024), Transwoman Kills Influencer (Dir. Emmanuelle Mattana, 2024), Okage Sama De: Shiroi (Chor. Julie Minaai, 2023) and Clare Barron’s Dance Nation (Dir. Emily Tomlins, 2023). Lara hopes to continue her practice in Australia and beyond, sharing her enthusiasm for theatrical storytelling.

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STAGE MANAGER

Jade is a South-African, stage manager, production manager, and theatre-maker. In South-Africa she worked as an actor, dancer and violinist, since being in Melbourne she’s focused more on stage management and lighting and sound operating. Recent works include ‘Prisoner At The World's End’ (Dir. Rosemary Johns,2023), ‘La Belle Epoque’ (Dir. Budi Miller,2024), ‘DREDGE’ (Dir.Brandon Armstrong,2024), ‘ILARUN: The Cutting Comb’ (Dir. Effie Nkrumah,2024), and ‘THREE SISTERS’ (Dir. Greg Carroll). Jade is also the company manager of Theatre of Others, an international Theatre Company focusing on creating and promoting sustainable theatre across the world.

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ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Steph is an early career director and stage manager who recently graduated with a Masters of Theatre Directing from the Victoria College of the Arts. In 2023 Steph received a GRAA nomination for co-writing A Zoom Group Project (The Butterfly Club). Their recent directing credits include: HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene (Explosives Factory) and SLAY which they also helped co-devise (Explosives Factory). Recent SM credits include: ASM on A Nighttime Travesty (Malthouse), PM/SM for Western Edge’s Edge Ensembles (Bowery Theatre, Bluestone Church Arts Space) and SM Kerosene/SIRENS (Fortyfivedownstairs). https://www.stephleedirector.com

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INTIMACY COORDINATOR

Bayley is a consultant on consent-based practice, inclusion, and intimacy coordination. Bayley has worked on productions Truth (Malthouse Theatre), Hedwig & the Angry Inch (Andrew Henry), Sweat (STC), The Almighty Sometimes (Melbourne Theatre Company), The Lewis Trilogy (Griffin Theatre Company), Djuna, Things I Know to be True, The Inheritance, In the Club and The Hall (Bullet Heart Club). Screen credits as Intimacy Coordinator include Neighbours (Fremantle Media) and Ladies in Black (Bunya Productions). Bayley trained with Intimacy On Set and IDC Professionals.

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DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Flick is a writer, dramaturg and creative producer. Flick has worked on projects and programs with La Mama, Australian Plays Transform, Darebin Arts, ATYP, Arts Access Victoria, La Mama, Rawcus, YDAS, Antipodes Theatre, Opera Express and more. As a writer they’re best known for the staged lesbian sci-fi series SLUNTIK™, and their work has been published with Osborne and Fawkner Publishing, Humana Obscura, CREATurE Magazine, and YDAS. They are a panellist for the Green Room Awards Association and a proud member of the MEAA. Flick is based in Naarm, and can be found on Instagram @flickflickcity or online flickflickcity.net.

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PRODUCER & PRODUCTION MANAGER

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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PRODUCER & MARKETING MANAGER

A queer, neurodivergent, Naarm-based, multidisciplinary theatre maker, WAAPA graduate and all-round creative. As Antipodes’ New Work Manager, they've produced numerous developments and networking programs (including Winter Labs 2020 - present, Summer Lab & Festival of the Unseen) in addition to the premiere of Orlando, Antipodes' first production originating from the Winter Lab. Other credits include: Ghost Quartet (Assoc. Producer & Marketing, Antipodes & Hayes), This is Living (Assoc Director, Gavin Roach), Protein (Assist. Director & Sound Design, Autonomous Inventions), MIMMA (dir. Adam Mitchell), JTC’s RENT (dir. Mark Taylor) & BSSTC’s Assassins (dir. Roger Hodgman). www.cameronsteens.com