participant feedback

As an emerging artist, moments that make you feel heard are a pretty powerful sign that things are moving in the right direction. For me the creative development showcase was just that. The Theatre Works Associate Artists Program has led me to feel validated, seen and understood in my practice. I have been empowered to run a room and have come to decide how I want to present creative work in the future. I was able to connect to the industry and tell my stories through workshopping new material that is incredibly personal in a safe and supported way. I feel as if I am taking steps at carving space for myself within an industry which I’ve always wanted to belong in.

- Alex Joy (2022 Associate Artist)

There have been many graduate programs, internships, initiatives, grant rounds; however, none have suited and applied to the myriad of skills required to be a creative producer. I am very grateful to the Theatre Works Associate Artist Program for making space to acknowledge the complexity of theatre-making and for teaching me some of the most invaluable lessons I’ve learned along my producing journey.

A program like this, which is so wide-varied and focuses on all aspects of theatre-making, from budgeting, programming, financial planning, marketing, touring, publicity, and grant writing, has been invaluable for my career. I am now a fulltime producer in Sydney, and I will forever be grateful to Theatre Works for being so supportive of producing practice.

- Katie Rowe (2022 Associate Artist)

As an Associate Artist at Theatre Works I found a community and home for artistic risk-taking, where I could experiment in new forms and work with peers to bolster my artistic practise. Through intensive learning sessions held across six months I have been able to understand how to build a sustainable, healthy and fulfilling independent theatre practise, including beginning relationships with a wide range of mentors across the industry. In the Associate Artists Showcase I was supported with funds and space to explore ideas which interest me and put into practice what I have learned across the program, and in my Industry Internship I have been able to observe and learn from a production being made by professional artists, coming to understand how different production processes can be run. This program has pushed me as an artist, helping me build a plan for a sustainable path forward and encouraging me to trust my instincts and make work which speaks to the community around me.

- George Lazaris (2022 Associate Artist)