Class of 2023 Acting and Musical Theatre Showcase program

Griffith University is proud to present the Class of 2023

Welcome

It is a personal pleasure to be acknowledging the contributions and impact of the graduating cohort of Musical Theatre and Acting students at the time of their final showcase. I first saw their work just over two years ago, just as they began to demonstrate the outcomes of the initial stages of their studies through their earliest productions. It was the first time I had seen Acting students in the Conservatorium, but already their work showed incredible promise. For those of Musical Theatre, 2021 involved the first connection to QPAC which is now their home. While the QPAC shows were game-changing, I remember more the first dress rehearsal of Grease, soon after my arrival (the COVID-affected performances), and the impact of the lines in the title song: “We start believing now we can believe who we are “ - these words seemed so apt, not only for the students as they sang them, but for us all in Queensland, just after the announcement of the Olympic Games. For both cohorts, you will see tonight that not only do they now believe but so do we.

The period in between has been one of particularly profound change and growth for these two groups of students and for the staff who have helped them on their journey. To all staff, thank you for your contributions, whether in direct teaching or in supporting the project and the multiple productions, both at Burke Street, and beyond!

With the announcement of the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre, this performance will also mark a major turning point for the Conservatorium’s Performing Arts department. We believe the move - for Musical Theatre to QPAC and for Acting to South Bank - offers transformative potential for both areas. Thank you to QPAC for offering the privilege of connection (and not only for Musical Theatre!) and to the university for believing.

Given this evolution, I want here to acknowledge Professor Paul Sabey in particular for his establishment and leadership of the two projects from their inception to a place of national and international reputation. Paul’s contributions to the wider Conservatorium have also been profound, and I am sure our connection will continue to be very close.

We look forward also to welcoming Jacqui Somerville and the actors as they become part of our S01 troupe, moving Music and Acting closer together. This is of course a natural synergy, recognised across many cultures and periods. To the university, we thank you for your support for our work, not only through its resourcing but more importantly for your direct engagement and clear commitment.

Perhaps even more than usual, these performances mark both an ending and a fresh beginning. We wish the students well in their future adventures and look forward to coming to know of their progress. I have no doubt the show will be wonderful, as indeed has been the involvement of the students on show.

Director,

Professor Bernard Lanskey

Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University

In February 2021 we welcomed our eleventh group of Bachelor of Musical Theatre students to the Queensland Conservatorium as well as our fourth group of Bachelor of Acting students. Three years later, we are extremely proud to be showcasing them to you today.

Our students are given a world-class performing arts education and are ready to make their mark when they graduate. We are all grateful for the tremendous support we receive from Griffith University senior leadership, enabling our boutique and bespoke programs to thrive.

There have been too many highlights over the last three years to list, however I would like to take this opportunity to name a few... As You Like It, The Pajama Game, Pash, Heathers the Musical, Festen, Working: Localised, Oresteia, and Cry-Baby the Musical

I would like to thank the team who have joined me in shaping today’s performance and to the many faculty members who have nurtured the students over the past three years. My gratitude also goes to the talented students who have entrusted their training to us.

Earlier this year, the musical theatre department moved to their new home here in the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and have since been enjoying the many opportunities this incredible opportunity has provided. Our thanks go to John Kotzas, CEO, and all his team at QPAC.

In August, the Vice Chancellor announced the commencement of the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre. Supported by Michael Cassel (producer), John Frost (producer), Stephen Schwartz (composer), Claude-Michel Schönberg (composer), Dame Judi Dench (actress), and, in partnership with QPAC, the Academy will see musical theatre students working closer with ‘industry’ in class, performance, and engagement.

I am equally excited to see the relocation of the acting department to the Queensland Conservatorium on South Bank at the end of the year. This move will provide acting students with an opportunity to work closer with the Griffith Film School, and other students at the Conservatorium. We thank the University for its commitment to improving the learning/working environment for both staff and students.

2023 ends part of a journey that I am incredibly proud of. Back in 2010, the university entrusted me with starting the Musical Theatre program and delivering an education to students that would help change the musical theatre eco-system of Brisbane and beyond. We set up home in Woolloongabba in studios that seemed palatial compared to the many spaces dotted around the city we had been using; palatial, that is, until it rained! We weathered hailstorms, flooding, power outages, ceilings falling, pest invasions, but that didn’t stop the determination we had to succeed. Remember the saying, The Show Must Go On!... it did! We rebranded as the Performing Arts department when the Acting program was introduced in 2018, and we grew. Many of you reading this will have played a part in our development, by either working for us, studying with us, attending our many performances, or managing us. So, as we close the door on ‘Act 1’, it is with excitement and a great deal of pride that we move to our new homes. I would like to thank Jacqui Somerville, and wish her and the team every success with the Acting program. To the Musical Theatre team, now working in the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre, I say let’s begin Act 2 with the knowledge that we’ve done an incredible job, but we still have an exciting ‘script’ to write.

The Showcase, although performed in one act, is in two parts - Acting students, followed by the Musical Theatre students. It has been filmed, and will be shared with agents, casting directors, and other industry professionals unable to join us in person.

We hope that you enjoy the performance and continue to follow the careers of these young artists. We thank you very much for your support and for sharing this occasion with us and look forward to welcoming you to future events.

Director,

Professor Paul Sabey

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Acting

Bachelor of Acting

Bachelor of Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Musical Theatre

Acting Showcase

All the world’s a stage ................................................................... Company

As You Like It

William Shakespeare

The way you pull me in .............................................................. Emme Skye

Silent Disco

Lachlan Philpott

Transform yourself into something appealing ............................. Seth Bell

The Narcissist Rosa Woodrow Kyle

Stephen Carleton

So, what’s it gonna be? .......................................................... Abigail Waugh

The Shape of Things Zac Hinkins

Neil LaBute

Loose units seek new housemate....................................... Gemma Keliher

Jane and Kel Go to Hell Hayley Stein

Steve Pirie

Trying to be more honest lately ................................................ Mia Lierich

The Office (Season 3, ep 22)

Greg Daniels, Jennifer Celotta and Ricky Gervais

I get these moments ............................................................ Hannah Sisson

The End of the F***ing World

Charlie Covell

I think about my ammi all the time ............................. Janice Devarakonda

Children of the Divide

Sudha Bhuchar

I do think you need help ...................................................... Lewis Zeibarth

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

What if This is All the Love You Ever Get? ............................ Hunter Smith

Words and music by Gary Lightbody, Jonathan Quinn, Nathan Connolly, Paul Wilson, Garret Lee and John McDaid

I always wanted to dance

The Harp in the South Trilogy: The Play

Kate Mulvaney

I’ve seen a lot of strange things in this wood .......................... Koen Brown

Jerusalem

Jez Butterworth

A Way Back to Then ................................................................... Mia Lierich

[title of show]

Words and music by Jeff Bowen

Cassie ................................................................................... Charlie Morris

Euphoria (Season 2) Janice Devarakonda

Sam Levinson Bianca Rapp

Catch ............................................................................ Rosa Woodrow Kyle

Kill Climate Deniers

David Finnigan

Bins ........................................................................................... Zac Hinkins

Osama the Hero

Dennis Kelly

Down! ............................................................................................. Seth Bell

First Casualty

Christopher Johnston

What should we change it to? ........................................... Matthew Cieslar

True West Joseph Poli

Sam Shepard

Painting ............................................................................... Lewis Ziebarth

Art Patrick Bateman

Yasmina Reza

We’re dead ............................................................................. Chris Nguyen

Vietgone

Qui Nguyen

Carlo .................................................................................. Matthew Cieslar

Love Steals Us From Loneliness

Gary Owen

Dream ................................................................................... Hannah Sisson

Love and Information Hunter Smith

Caryl Churchill

John Caves ................................................................................. Emme Skye

Eigengrau

Penelope Skinner

Do you think you’d be any better at lesbian sex? ..................... Bianca Rapp

Offspring (Season 4, Ep 5) Hayley Stein

Debra Oswald

I’m not saying it’s love ........................................................ Gemma Keliher

I Heart Maths

James Ley

The most beautiful spectacle ...................................... Janice Devarakonda

Ramona Tells Jim Koen Brown

Sophie Wu

You’ve changed ........................................................................... Joseph Poli

Saturday Sunday Monday

Eduardo de Filippo

I always thought that was so sexy ............................................. Bianca Rapp

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress

Alan Ball

Cheese is Language ....................................................................Mia Lierich

Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons Chris Nguyen

Sam Steiner

Dad’s smile .............................................................................Abigail Waugh

Iron

Rona Munro

You live with your Mum? ..................................................... Charlie Morris

The Almighty Sometimes Patrick Bateman

Kendall Feaver

Musical Theatre Showcase

Morning Person .................................................................. Sophie Gulloch

Shrek the Musical

Music: Jeanine Tesori | Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire

Right Hand Man .................................................................. Isabella Gaskin

Something Rotten!

Music and Lyrics: Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick

Sexy ...................................................................................... Gemma Dandie

Mean Girls

Music: Jeff Richmond | Lyrics: Nell Benjamin

Sincerely, Me ..............................................................

Matthew Casamento

Dear Evan Hansen Alexander Tye

Music and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

All That Matters ........................................................................... Charlotte Page

Finding Neverland

Music and Lyrics: Eliot Kennedy and Gary Barlow

Lost in the Brass ..................................................................... Taylor Brown

Band Geeks

Music: Tommy Newman, Gaby Alter and Mark Allen

Lyrics: Tommy Newman and Gaby Alter

Step One ........................................................................

Kinky Boots

Music and Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper

Benjamin Richards

Sister’s Pickle .......................................................................... Olivia Ayoub

Amelie - A New Musical

Music: Daniel Messé | Lyrics: Daniel Messé and Nathan Tysen

Along the Way .......................................................................Michael Jarrett

Edges

Music and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Let them drink cosmos .......................................................

Gemma Dandie

Gilmore Girls (Season 7, Ep 8) Benjamin Richards

By Amy Sherman-Palladino

Lost in the Wilderness..................................................... Mackinley Brown

Children of Eden

Music and Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz

Take Me Or Leave Me ............................................................. Juliette Milne

Rent Meg Hargraves

Music and Lyrics: Jonathan Larson

You and I ......................................................................... Bradley J Oakman

CHESS Sophie Gulloch

Music: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus

Lyrics: Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice

Don’t Rain On My Parade ............................................................. Eliza Vine

Funny Girl

Music: Jule Styne | Lyrics: Bob Merrill

Macavity ................................................................................ Oliver Clisdell

CATS

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Lyrics: T.S. Elliot, Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe

A Musical .............................................................................. Charlotte Page

Something Rotten! Izzi Kratz

Music and Lyrics: Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick Mackinley Brown

Arr: Heidi Loveland, Mackinley Brown, Charlotte Page and Izzi Kratz

Greenfinch and Linnet Bird ................................................... Juliette Milne

Sweeney Todd

Music and Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim

All I Ask Of You ........................................................................ Aimee Jones

The Phantom of the Opera Ben Peters

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Lyrics: Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe

Nothing Short of Wonderful ............................................... Meg Hargraves

Dogfight

Music and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Love Me, Love Me Not .......................................................... Alexander Tye

In Pieces

Music and Lyrics: Joey Contreras

One Perfect Moment .................................................................... Izzi Kratz

Bring It On the Musical

Music: Tom Kitt | Lyrics: Amanda Green and Lin-Manuel Miranda

In the Air Tonight/Jolene/Fields of Gold ............................ Isabella Gaskin

Music and Lyrics: Phil Collins, Dolly Parton and Sting Sophie Montague

Arr: Natasha Dyson Taylor Brown

[Jack Earle, Duncan Sheik, Stefan Wyatt and Pentatonix] Natasha Dyson

Mooning ................................................................................ Oliver Clisdell

Grease Emma Wilby

Music and Lyrics: Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs

Gimme, Gimme ........................................................................ Aimee Jones

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Music: Jeanine Tesori | Lyrics: Dick Scanlan

In Love With You ................................................................. William Kasper

First Date

Music and Lyrics: Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner

A Stud and a Babe .................................................................Michael Jarrett

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change Eliza Vine

Music: Jimmy Roberts | Lyrics: Joe DiPietro

How ‘Bout a Dance? .............................................................. Natasha Dyson

Bonnie and Clyde

Music: Frank Wildhorn | Lyrics: Don Black

Crazy Rolling .............................................................. Matthew Casamento

Moulin Rouge! The Stage Musical

Music and Lyrics: Crazy - Brian Burton, Thomas Callaway, Gianpiero Reverberi and Gianfranco Reverberi

Rolling in the Deep - Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth

The argument ...................................................................... William Kasper

Marriage Story Olivia Ayoub

Noah Baumbach

Poor Unfortunate Souls ................................................. Bradley J Oakman

The Little Mermaid

Music: Alan Menken | Lyrics: Howard Ashman

Cabaret .................................................................................... Emma Wilby

Cabaret

Music: John Kander | Lyrics: Fred Ebb

If I Could Tell Her ........................................................................ Ben Peters

Dear Evan Hansen

Music and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Being Alive ........................................................................Sophie Montague

Company

Music and Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim

To view the showreels of our 2023 graduates, visit the digital yearbook

Creatives

Paul Sabey Producer & Creative Director

For 23 years, Paul was the Director of the Musical Theatre Programme and Associate Principal at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London. Whilst studying, his musical First Time was published by Samuel French Ltd and he made his European conducting debut – conducting Dido and Aeneas at the Nantes Opera House, France with the European Chamber Orchestra and the English National Opera.

Paul is in constant demand as a Musical Director, vocal coach, vocal arranger and regularly gives masterclasses in Musical Theatre.

His work has taken him around the world to such places as Thailand, America, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Amsterdam, Singapore, France, Germany, Malaysia, Italy and Russia, where he has worked with singers, musicians, as an academic and artistic programme advisor and as a Musical Director. As a musical director, he has directed and vocally arranged over 60 London West End Showcases, countless shows and produced and conducted eight annual Christmas Concerts at St. Pauls, Covent Garden, London and eight at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane. Graduates who have trained under Paul can be found performing in musical theatre and drama in all media throughout the world.

Paul is currently the Director of the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre, at Griffith University.

Jacqui Somerville Creative Director

Jacqui worked as an actor, theatre director, writer and producer for more than twenty years in the UK before coming to Brisbane to lead the Bachelor of Acting course at QCGU, and in 2018 made her Australian directing debut with the 3rd year Musical Theatre students performing Sondheim’s Company at Brisbane Powerhouse. She has directed numerous productions (some award winning) nationally, internationally, on the London fringe and off West End, as well as directing many productions in various drama schools. Jacqui has led educational projects for Royal Shakespeare Company, Out of Joint, Shakespeare’s Globe, Oxford Stage Company, Headlong and Filter and taught and directed at RADA, East 15, Guildford, Bretton Hall, LIPA and Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance. Jacqui has joined QCGU from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London, where she was the Head of Postgraduate Studies and Head of Acting & Musical Theatre.

Other positions held include Artistic Associate with Oxford Stage Company/Headlong; Education Consultant/Associate Director at Donmar Warehouse London with Declan Donnellan; Resident Assistant Director at the RSC (working closely with Cicely Berry and John Barton) and Associate Director with Max Stafford-Clark, Sean Holmes and Dominic Dromgoole.

Jacqui has an MA in Advanced Theatre Practice (Dramaturgy) from Royal Central School of Speech & Drama (University of London).

Megan Shorey Creative Director

With over 30 years of performance experience to her credit, Megan has appeared in Cabaret, Musical Theatre, Jazz and Classical engagements throughout Australia and Europe.

As writer/composer, Megan has presented works in national musical theatre festivals, written musical theatre scores for short film and been awarded a QNFA (for Best Original Screen Music) as Musical Director and Composer of the award-winning short film Blueberry Lane.

Her award-winning 2010 contemporary book musical Handle with Care (which showcased at the 2011 New Musicals Australia presentation - National Playwrights Festival) is currently in redevelopment, with her subsequent offering One in Seven completing its first development in late 2011 as part of the Fresh Ground initiative (JWC). Her latest musical book developmentSPARK – took place at Queensland Theatre (QT), in early 2013 and then again in early 2015.

2013 also brought to the development stage

THE25PROJECT - a new verbatim Music Theatre work that premiered in May. In early 2014 Megan was selected as a finalist for the Queensland Premier’s Drama Award, where her chamber musical One in Seven was developed with the assistance of Queensland Theatre Company. For QT, Megan has also worked as Vocal Consultant on the national touring production of Black Diggers and productions of City Of Gold, Barbara and The Camp Dogs and most recently for Antigone, Return to the Dirt, The Sunshine Club and Othello.

Megan is a Lecturer in Performance (Musical Theatre) for the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre, and also runs an in-demand private voice studio, where she coaches emerging and established professionals in productions such as Beauty and the Beast, Wicked, Mamma Mia!, & Juliet, Frozen, Cinderella, An American in Paris, Come from Away, Jagged Little Pill and Six.

Megan continues to work as a highly regarded Vocal Consultant for many leading production and theatre companies throughout Australia.

Heidi Loveland Musical Director

Heidi holds degrees in music, performance, and education.

In recent years, she has provided musical direction for Opera Queensland, Rachael Beck, Martin Crewes and Queenie van der Zandt. She has musically directed numerous productions for Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s Bachelor of Musical Theatre, including Cry-Baby the Musical, Working: Localised, Heathers the Musical, 42nd Street, Putting It Together, Grease, The Wedding Singer, It’s Only Life, Legally Blonde the Musical, Elegies, The Drowsy Chaperone, Les Misérables, Dogfight, Company, West Side Story, The Secret Garden, the touring productions of Personals, Godspell, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens and Working, as well as the graduating Musical Theatre Showcases.

Heidi has performed in the Brisbane QPAC seasons of Mamma Mia!, 9 to 5 the Musical, Frozen the Musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, CHESS, Muriel’s Wedding, Strictly Ballroom, The Sound of Music and backed the Brisbane leg of Natalie Weiss’ Australian tour. She is a regular audition accompanist and was rehearsal pianist for Matilda the Musical and The Sound of Music. Other recent engagements include the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Harry Potter InConcert Series, QSO Wave Festival and QSO Musical Theatre Gala.

Dan Venz

Choreographer

Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University: Cry-Baby the Musical, 42nd Street, Grease, Heathers the Musical, Urinetown.

Other Theatre: Queensland Theatre: As You Like It, Drizzle Boy, First Casualty; Shake & Stir: Tae Tae in the Land of Yaaas!, Fourteen; Woodward Productions: The Mystery of the Valkyrie, A Very Naughty Christmas (AVNC) Cabaret Series 1-7, Sweet Charity, Yank!

A WWII Love Story; Oscar Production Company: Boy&Girl Cabaret Series, Next To Normal, Spring Awakening; Brisbane Festival/Oscar ProCo: Razzle Dazzle Riot, Divine Bar and Arcadia Revellers; Melt Festival/Brisbane Powerhouse: Six Inches, Seven On Sinatra; Wax Lyrical Productions: Carrie! The Musical; QACI: The Addams Family; Hayward Street Theatre: Footloose, The Drowsy Chaperone, Legally Blonde, Xanadu; Jally Entertainment: Margaret Fulton The Musical; Pen2Stage: Alice in Wonderland, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid; Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.: Dora The Explorer, Shimmer & Shine, The Ninja Turtles, Paw Patrol Live; Andrew Kay and Windmill Theatre Co.: Bluey’s Big Play - Development; Wonderland Festival/ Jacqueline Furey: Würst Almost All Male Review.

Positions: Dance Director - Creative Generation-State Schools Onstage/QLD Government; Director - AVNC; Movement Director - The Mystery of the Valkyrie.

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Steve Thornely Sound Designer

Steve graduated from his Music Technology studies as the Queensland Conservatorium Medalist in 2012, and went on to achieve 1st class honours in Music Technology the following year. Since then, Steve has entered into a portfolio of musical projects. He has performed the role of Sound Designer for theatre shows including West Side Story, Company, Little Women, Dry River Run, The Woman in Black, Les Misérables, Grease and 42nd Street.

Steve is behind the recordings for the wildly popular Pub Choir and Couch Choir, helping thousands of ordinary people from around the world sing together. 2023 has seen him tour Australia, the UK and USA as Front of House and Recording Engineer for Pub Choir. Highlights include an 18000 strong rendition of Africa by Toto, performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and a sold out performance of Teenage Dirtbag with Wheatus as special guest in New York.

When the shows stopped in 2020, he worked as a Quality Control supervisor on Netflix and Amazon TV shows. As a Music Producer based at Unison Sound, Teneriffe, his portfolio has amassed over ten million listens on Spotify. He has worked on projects for Disney, Moose Toys, and Sesame Street. His role as a Music Editor for the Joe Vs Carol TV series (based on the story of Tiger King) saw him work alongside a production team in LA. This year, Steve has been sending mixes off to Sir Elton John for approval, and sculpting live mixes for The Whitlams.

As live events returned, Steve has been behind consoles at The Tivoli and Princess Theatre working with touring international and domestic acts.

Keith Clark Lighting Designer

Keith Clark’s lighting design work includes Single Asian Female (La Boite); Boy Girl Wall and Packed (The Escapists); Handle with Care (Joymas Creative), De-Generator, Opposite of Prompt, Angel-Monster, and The Machine that Carries the Soul (Phluxus Dance Collective), Moon Spirit Feasting (Elision Music Ensemble), Juice (The Crash Collective), Kazka and Legend (Lehenda Dance Company), The Laramie Project (Forward Movement), The Wind in the Willows (La Boite) Die Opernprobe & Der Häusliche Krieg (Lisa Gasteen National Opera Program) and Tarnished (La La Palour). At the Queensland Conservatorium his lighting designs include Grease, Street Scene, Beatrice and Benedict, Iolanthe, Dido and Aeneas, 42nd Street, Working: Localised and Cry-Baby the Musical. Improvised designs have been for such artists as The Necks, Jeff Lang, The Ordinary Fear of God, Aaron Goldberg, Kate Miller-Heidke, and Nakhane.

Keith’s designs for various productions have toured nationally and internationally to Europe and America. He is also a member of the award-winning independent theatre group The Escapists.

Class of 2023 Bachelor of Acting

Front row (from left): Zac Hinkins, Abigail Waugh, Rosa Woodrow Kyle, Chris Nguyen, Charlie Morris, Janice Devarakonda, Hannah Sisson

Middle row: Gemma Keliher, Emme Skye, Hayley Stein, Hunter Smith, Mia Lierich, Bianca Rapp

Back row: Joseph Poli, Seth Bell, Koen Brown, Lewis Ziebarth, Patrick Bateman, Matthew Cieslar

Class of 2023 Bachelor of Musical Theatre

Front row (from left): Emma Wilby, Gemma Dandie, Michael Jarrett, Taylor Brown, Aimee Jones, Olivia Ayoub, Meg Hargraves, Sophie Gulloch

Middle row: Matthew Casamento, Natasha Dyson, Charlotte Page, Juliette Milne, Sophie Montague, Izzi Kratz, Isabella Gaskin

Back row: William Kasper, Oliver Clisdell, Eliza Vine, Ben Peters, Benjamin Richards, Alexander Tye, Mackinley Brown, Bradley J Oakman

Coming soon

With thanks

Kay Bryan

Doug Gherke

Cynthia Burnett

John Kotzas and the QPAC team

For the Production

Producer

Professor Paul Sabey

Creative Directors

Paul Sabey

Jacqui Somerville

Megan Shorey

Musical Director and Pianist

Heidi Loveland

Choreographer

Dan Venz

Voice Consultant

Dr Melissa Agnew

Production Management

QCGU Technical Team

Production Stage Manager

Amy Hauser

Lighting Designer

Keith Clark

QPAC Lighting Operator

Corry Huang

Sound Designer & Operator

Steve Thornely

Sound Technician

Tobias Trstenjak

Program

Dominique Fegan

For the Queensland Conservatorium

Director

Professor Bernard Lanskey

Deputy Director (Engagement)

Professor Peter Morris

Director, Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre

Professor Paul Sabey

Program Director, Bachelor of Acting

Jacqui Somerville

Lecturer in Musical Direction

Heidi Loveland

Lecturer in Performance (Musical Theatre)

Megan Shorey

Conservatorium Manager

Stuart Jones

Technical Team Leader

Cameron Hipwell

Technical Officers

Keith Clark

Amy Hauser

Len McPherson

Front of House Operations

Michael Hibbard

Acting and Musical Theatre Administration

Dominique Fegan

Cathy Healy

Queensland Performing Arts Centre

PO Box 3567, South Bank, Queensland 4101

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Chair

Professor Peter Coaldrake AO

Deputy Chair

Leigh Tabrett PSM

Trust Members

Julian Myers

Georgina Richters

Susan Rix AM

Murray Saylor

Chief Executive

John Kotzas AM

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Queensland Performing Arts Trust is a statutory body of the State of Queensland and is partially funded by the Queensland Government

The Honourable Leeanne Enoch MP: Minister for Communities and Housing, Minister for Digital Economy and Minister for the Arts Director-General, Department of Communities and Housing and Digital Economy: Ms Clare O’Connor

We pay our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestors of this land, their spirits and their legacy. The foundations laid by these ancestors–our First Nations Peoples–gives strength, inspiration and courage to current and future generations, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, towards creating a better Queensland. QPAC warmly thanks our key donors who help us engage broadly across the state and continue enriching lives through performing arts.

Tim Fairfax AC and Gina Fairfax, Dr Lee and Professor Peter Coaldrake AO, Leigh Tabrett PSM, Susan Rix AM, Dr Sally Pitkin AO, Dare Power, Dr Cathryn Mittelheuser AM, Queensland Community Foundation, de Groots Charitable Fund, Sandi Hoskins, Klaus Beckmann, Barbara Snelling, Jill Hutchins, Leigh Wheeler, Frank and Karen Alpert, Alison Iverach, Jenny Morton, John Ryan, Margaret Heggie, Natalie Nelson, Ben Castleton, Helen Astbury, Anthony WadeCooper and several donors who wish to remain anonymous.

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