A Fool in Love Digital Program

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SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

A FOOL IN LOVE

BY VAN BADHAM AFTER LA DAMA BOBA BY LOPE DE VEGA LAURIE/MIZUNO ARKIA ASHRAF PEDRO/EDUARDO ALFIE GLEDHILL VANESSA OTAVIO MELISSA KAHRAMAN OTTO OTAVIO/ YOGA TEACHER JOHNNY NASSER PHYNAYAH OTAVIO CONTESSA TREFFONE LEE/NEESON AARON TSINDOS CLARE/RUFINA/ OPEN MIC NIGHT HOST MEGAN WILDING UNDERSTUDY SHIRONG WU

DIRECTOR KENNETH MORALEDA DESIGNER ISABEL HUDSON LIGHTING DESIGNER BENJAMIN BROCKMAN COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER MICHAEL TOISUTA DRAMATURG RUTH LITTLE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR EVE BECK FIGHT DIRECTOR TIM DASHWOOD INTIMACY COORDINATOR CHLOË DALLIMORE VOICE & TEXT COACH CHARMIAN GRADWELL

PRODUCTION MANAGER ALEXANDRA MOON STAGE MANAGER MINKA STEVENS ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER SYBILLA WAJON COSTUME COORDINATOR SAMANTHA PERKINS BACKSTAGE WARDROBE SUPERVISOR SIMONE EDWARDS WARDROBE DAY MAINTENANCE CATRIONA McCABE LIGHTING SUPERVISOR TIM McNAUGHT LIGHTING PROGRAMMER/ OPERATOR ETHAN HAMILL SOUND SUPERVISOR BEN ANDREWS STAGING SUPERVISOR DAVID TONGS HEAD MECHANIST SCOTT MARCUS REHEARSAL PHOTOGRAPHER PRUDENCE UPTON

2 HOURS 30 MINS, INCLUDING INTERVAL THIS PRODUCTION OPENED AT WHARF 1 THEATRE, SYDNEY ON 10 FEBRUARY 2024 THIS PRODUCTION IS SUPPORTED BY THE STC ANGELS

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A MESSAGE FROM KIP WILLIAMS “Contemporary Australian work is a central focus of our 2024 Season” Hello and welcome to the first production in our incredible 2024 Season – A Fool in Love by Van Badham, after La dama boba by Lope De Vega.

Contemporary Australian work is a central focus of our 2024 Season – 11 of our 15 shows this year are either written or adapted

by Australian writers – and who better to kick us off than Van Badham, who is returning to STC for the first time since her smash hit satire Banging Denmark enthralled audiences in 2019. Van’s ability to intertwine the hilariously absurd with the penetratingly astute elements of satire is always a joy to experience. This is especially true in A Fool in Love, where her skills are woven through the structures and plots of Spanish Golden Ageplaywright Lope de Vega.

A Fool in Love also marks the Sydney Theatre Company directorial debut of the latest edition to our Resident Artist team – the brilliantly talented Kenneth Moraleda.

Kenneth has appeared as a performer and worked as an Assistant Director on several beloved STC productions – including last year’s The Importance of Being Earnest and On the Beach – and has made an incredible mark on Sydney’s independent theatre 2

scene, where he has been making waves as a director recently. We could not be more thrilled that his craft, vision and impeccable sense for comedy are being brought to bear on this new Australian play.

As always, this production has been brought to life by an incredible cast and creative team. I’d like to make special mention here of two recent Sydney Theatre Award winners – Isabel Hudson for her incredible design work on last year’s productions Hubris & Humiliation and Constellations, and Benjamin Brockman, for their lighting design of Constellations.

2024 is a year of outstanding theatre, and I am so glad to be beginning this year with a rollicking, raucous and enlivening new Australian comedy.

I want to personally thank you for joining us for A Fool in Love and look forward to sharing a big belly laugh with all of you.

Thank you,

Kip Williams Artistic Director & Co-CEO

WRITER’S NOTE: VAN BADHAM In 2010, I was down on my luck – and down in the dumps – when a friend gave me a lifechanging gift: a free ticket to a funny play.

It’d been a brutal year. Since 2003 I’d lived in London, stringing together enough fringe shows and little writing jobs to make something of a modest apprenticeship as a playwright, if not quite a career. Alas, the 2010 election of a new conservative government in Britain saw the end of my limited opportunities and I was back to working behind a bar. The days were hard.

I sometimes slept under left-behind coats in the wine cellar rather than trudge home through the snow to the cramped bedsit I shared with a terrible boyfriend. The London cold had entered my bones.

Then, that play. The ticket was from my friend Mike; it was David Johnston’s adaptation of Madness in Valencia, a comedy by the 17th Century Spanish playwright, Lope de Vega.

Two people wrongly incarcerated in a mental asylum fall in love and then have to prove to the world they’re sane enough to leave. Yes, it implicitly poses questions around reason and unreason, but mostly there are mistaken identities, deceptions, confusions, a lot of running around and, at one point, everyone pretends to be a horse. Hilarious.

The western canon’s most prolific comic playwright, Lope De Vega is believed to have written over 1800 plays, and a staggering 431

are extant. His expertise with stage comedy not only made him beloved of his day, but has kept his plays on stages, around the world, for 400 years. For two blissful hours that night at Trafalgar Studios, I forgot about my dead-end job, awful relationship and ugly flat and laughed myself silly. When I got out, all of London felt a little warmer, even on the bus home.

I’m long home now in Australia, making a living from writing and married to an absolute champion – yet a muscle memory of Madness in Valencia awakened in 2020 when STC approached me for a follow-up to Banging Denmark, our hit collaboration of 2019. Amidst the slow-motion catastrophe of the pandemic and the silence of lockdown, my own need for comedy suggested a Lope De Vega adaptation. His original La Dama Boba of 1613 certainly asks the questions I like to ponder about wealth, class, status and opportunity… but, honestly, A Fool in Love came about because in these rough times, the best honour I could pay my Spanish hero would be to tell some jokes, celebrate the wonderful irrationality of love and gather an audience in a room together for a simple good time.

I have enjoyed every minute of bringing this play to production. I hope that warmth finds its way into your bones, too.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE: KENNETH MORALEDA When I first read Van’s adaptation, fresh from its STC Rough Draft development, my funny bone was aggressively tickled. This play exudes a potent blend of fierceness, hilarity, and incisiveness as it lays bare and satirizes classism, misogyny, venality, and greed. I was intrigued by the performative pressures imposed on the characters – burdened with debts, desires, unattainable expectations, and the hollow promises of social mobility.

Van has ingeniously crafted a captivating fusion of classical comedy and twenty-firstcentury funny, offering a sweeping spectrum for us to play with that spans the philosophy of Aristotle and Lao Tzu to the currency of charred lettuce salad, from exploring the true meaning of love to unpacking the function of yoga pants.

The distinctive thoughts, mental distortions, and quirks of our central character, Phynayah – the boba, the fool in love – became the entry point for creative discussions. How does she interpret the world around her?

Production Designer Isabel Hudson prompted us to consider the impossible structures of M.C. Escher and the vivid surrealism of René Magritte. These influences formed the foundation for the opulent coastal town of Illescas and its architecture. The lush and 4

playful costumes draw from pop culture, elevating the character archetypes.

Benjamin Brockman allows the bold colors of the vivid set and costumes to shine, playfully mining the performative aspect of light.

Conversations with Michael Toisuta led to atmospheric and incidental sounds being unconventional and downright absurd. His compositions in tandem with pop hits take us into the characters’ internal landscapes and the personas they aspire to project.

If performing comedy is said to be a science, it was a pleasure to direct this group of the finest comedic scientists. They navigate the farcical intricacies of De Vega’s plot and deliver Van’s sharp contemporary commentary with finesse. Our rehearsal room was investigative and sometimes chaotic, but always filled with laughter.

The dramaturgical expertise of Ruth has provided stability for all of us throughout the process. Eve, my assistant director, has been remarkable in offering skillful support.

Charmian anchored us to the intricacies of the text. With safety, Chloë guided us through the twists of romance tropes, while Tim adeptly punches through with our physical gags. I could not have wished for a better team, and to be managed by a crew led by Minka and Sybilla has been nothing short of a dream.

For my main stage directorial debut and my residency with the company, I extend my gratitude to Kip Williams and Paige Rattray.

Their influence on my growth as a director, since the CAAP/STC Directors Initiative set me on this path, has been invaluable. I am also thankful for the many minds and hands at Sydney Theatre Company.

Here’s to the genius of De Vega through the sharp wit of Badham!

VAN BADHAM Playwright

Van Badham is an internationally award-winning writer, theatremaker and broadcaster. She is a featured columnist for The Guardian and has also written for The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Telegraph (UK) and The Age. She was a Walkley finalist for her non-fiction book debut, 2021’s bestselling QAnon And On: A Short and Shocking History of Internet Conspiracy Cults and Van was the first Australian to win Britain’s Harold Hobson prize for theatre criticism.

Van’s appeared numerous times for the ABC’s Q And A and previously on The Drum, for The Project on Ten, on Politics HQ for Sky, Sunrise on Channel 7 and The Today Show on Channel 9. In 2023, she hosted the documentary series Dusted for ABC Radio National’s The History Listen and is a regular guest for RN’s Statewide. As a writer of radio drama, she’s been broadcast both by the ABC and BBC. Presently, she co-hosts the award winning news/politics podcast The Week on Wednesday, which has had more than a million downloads as of August, 2023.

As a theatremaker, Van’s most recent plays include Animal Farm for Black Swan State Theatre Company of Western Australia, Banging Denmark for the Sydney Theatre Company, Big Baby for Terrapin, The Bloody Chamber for Malthouse and The Bull, the

Moon and the Coronet of Stars for Griffin. Van was writer in residence at LAMDA in London for two years; she was subsequently the first Australian included in the New York Summer Play Festival. Her plays have had professional seasons in Canada, the US, across the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Iceland.

She has won three Premier’s Awards for drama, a Green Room Award for Best Production as well as numerous awards at the Adelaide Fringe. She is a former Literary Associate for both Malthouse Melbourne and the Finborough Theatre, London.

Van is currently writing a second non-fiction book for Hardie Grant as well as being under commission for new work at Melbourne Theatre Company and developing episodic television with Jungle Entertainment in Sydney. Her new musical The Questions – co-created with composer Richard Wise – premieres in July, 2024 at the State Theatre Company of South Australia at the Adelaide Festival Centre.

She is a graduate of a BCA/BA (hons) at the University of Wollongong, studied on exchange at the University of Sheffield (UK) and has a Masters from the VCA.

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KENNETH MORALEDA Director

Kenneth Moraleda is a director, actor and writer of Filipino descent. He is currently Resident Director at STC, after being part of the STC/CAAP Directors Initiative in 2020-22.

For STC he was Assistant Director for The Importance of Being Earnest, On the Beach, Playing Beatie Bow, The Deep Blue Sea, How to Rule the World and directed Rough Draft #48: Hubris & Humiliation.

He co-founded the company kwento, producing three shows in their 2022 slate, and directing Ate Lovia (Old Fitz) and The Marriage Agency (KXT) followed by cowriting and directing One Hour No Oil (KXT) which garnered him a Best Director in an Independent Production nomination at the 2022 Sydney Theatre Awards.

Other directing credits include They Say She’s Different (Melbourne Fringe/Adelaide Cabaret Festival), Eat Me: Blowback (NIDA), co-directing the opera Chop Chef (Blush Opera/Riverside Theatres), developments of Lola! A New Musical (Hayes), Na’s Marriage Agency (Next In Line), The Grocer (PWA/ Belvoir) and readings of Gamers for Life (Martin Lysicrates Prize), Daddy by Jeremy O. Harris and Office Hour by Julia Cho (kxteethcutting).

He was a collaborating artist in the works This Here. Land. (Liveworks) and Within and 6

Without (PSpace/Blacktown Arts). Kenneth was also a teacher and facilitator for Playwriting Australia and a participant writer in Performance 4a/PWA Lotus First Draft Program.

As an actor his credits include Muriel’s Wedding The Musical, Talk, Australian Graffiti, Cyrano de Bergerac and A Man with Five Children (STC), Three Sisters (Sport for Jove) Australia Day (National Tour - HIT), August: Osage County (Repertory Philippines), White Divers of Broome (Black Swan), The Lion King (Australian/Asian tour), War Horse (Australian tour), Cruise Control (Ensemble), An Enemy of the People (Belvoir Street) Kasama Kita (Belvoir 25a). Films include Lucky Miles (Best Actor - Cinemanila Film Festival), Banana Boy, Legacy, The Fence, Locusts and Christmess.

Television credits include Janet King S3, Schapelle, East West 101, City Homicide, Stingers, City Life, Water Rats, Wildside, White Collar Blue, Comedy Inc, Playhouse Disney, Jay’s Jungle, Bureau of Magical Things, Strife, Wolf Like Me, and most recently Tommy Murphy’s Significant Others (ABC/iView).

Proud member of MEAA since graduating from NIDA.

ARKIA ASHRAF

MELISSA KAHRAMAN

Sydney Theatre Company: The Dictionary of Lost Words (as Understudy). Other Theatre: Belvoir: Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, Wayside Bride. RogueProjects/ KXTBakehouse: You’re Not Special. The Company Theatre: ‘Tis a Pity She’s a Whore. Loose End Productions: Christmas-19.

Riverside Theatres: Experiments in Theatre and Cinema. ACA: Twelfth Night, The Rover, Our Country’s Good, Burn This, The Motherfu*ker with the Hat, Love and Information, The Trojan Women. TV: NCIS Sydney, Wolf Like Me. Training: ACA.

Sydney Theatre Company: The Importance of Being Earnest, Hubris & Humiliation. Other Theatre: La Mama Theatre: Unaustralia, Queensland Theatre: The Almighty Sometimes. Tinderbox Productions: Claudel. Sport for Jove: Othello.

Kleine Feinheiten/Brand X: Delilah by the Hour. Melbourne Shakespeare Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Nick of Time Productions: Suitcases, Baggage & Other Synonyms. Four Walls Theatre Company: The Apartment. Platform Youth Theatre: The Dog Watch. Griffin Theatre Company: A is for Apple (as Understudy). Film: Three Thousand Years of Longing. TV: includes Bad Behaviour, Australia on Trial: The Mount Rennie Outrage, Prosper.

Short Film: You Are My Tomorrow. As Writer: Günler Geçer. Training: NIDA. Proud member of Actors’ Equity.

Pronouns: She/Her.

Laurie/Mizuno

Vanessa Otavio

ALFIE GLEDHILL Pedro/Eduardo

Sydney Theatre Company: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (as Understudy). Other Theatre: Griffin Theatre: Replay. New Theatre: The Removalists. Theatre INQ: Othello.

Bell Shakespeare: Twelfth Night.

Musical Theatre: Global Creatures: Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Hayes Theatre: Cry-baby, Godspell. Film: Birdeater. TV: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Lie With Me, No Activity, The Gods Of Wheat Street, Studio 3.

Awards: 2021 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in an Independent Production, The Removalists.

Pronouns: He/Him

JOHNNY NASSER

Otto Otavio/Yoga Teacher Sydney Theatre Company: Grand Horizons. Other Theatre: Ensemble Theatre: Memory of Water, Bakehouse Theatre Co: Night Slows Down. CDP: The 52 Storey Treehouse, Mr Stink. Darlinghurst Theatre: Vampirella. Belvoir: Wilde Tales. Griffin Theatre Company: Dead Cat Bounce. GPAC: Julius Caesar.

Red Line: The Effect. Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta: Queen Fatima, Lady Tabouli. Siren Theatre Co: The Ham Funeral. Film: Shock Room, Convict, Thor: Love and Thunder, The Combination Redemption. TV: includes The Wilds, Reef Break, Street Smart, Home & Away, Here Come the Habibs, Babies, Stingers, Legacy of The Silver Shadow. Awards: Sydney Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor in The Ham Funeral. Training: National Theatre Drama School.

CONTESSA TREFFONE Phynayah Otavio

Sydney Theatre Company: On the Beach, Triple X (with QT), Death of a Salesman, The Deep Blue Sea, Lord of the Flies, The Harp in the South: Part One and Part Two, Top Girls, Three Sisters, All My Sons, Children of the Sun. Other Theatre: Ensemble: Fully Committed, The Kitchen Sink. Griffin Theatre Company: Blueberry Play.

Darlinghurst Theatre: The Mystery of Love and Sex, This House is Mine.

Redline Productions: Tongue-Tied, There Will Be a Climax. Sugary Rum Productions: Anatomy of a Suicide.

Freefall Productions: White Rabbit/ Red Rabbit. KXT: Tiny Remarkable Bramble (with Invisible Circus). New Ghosts Theatre Company: Fracture.

Bontom Productions: Unfinished Works. Stories Like These/ Griffin Independent: minusonesister.

US-A-UM/ Malthouse Theatre: Lord of the Flies. Film: Here Out West, June Again, Powder Train. TV: Totally Completely Fine, Mother And Son, Wellmania, The PM’s Daughter, Doctor Doctor. Short Film: Salmon and Asparagus, Asking For It, Now/ Then/After, Stick, Liberty Street.

Podcast: Wentworth: The Fall Girl.

Training: NIDA. Proud member of Actors’ Equity. Pronouns: She/Her.

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We’re Owed, Mother Tongue, You Can’t Make This Movie, Sweet Juices.

Web Series: Appetite, Gardens of Edinburgh. TV: Neighbours. Awards: 2019 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Ensemble (White Pearl). 2018 Best Supporting Actress for Monash One Act Play Festival (I, Cockroach).

Training: 16th Street Actors Studio.

AARON TSINDOS

MEGAN WILDING

Born in the USA and raised in Australia, Aaron comes from a proud Greek (Cypriot, Ithacan), Jewish (Ashkenazi) family. Sydney Theatre Company: The Importance of Being Earnest (as Alternate), The Tempest, No Pay? No Way!, The White Guard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Road Train, Cyrano de Bergerac, Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical. Other Theatre: Ensemble Theatre: Clyde’s. MTC: Shakespeare in Love. Belvoir: The Overcoat. Hayes Theatre: City of Angels, Merrily We Roll Along, Dubbo Championship Wrestling, Spamalot, Big River, Meet Me in St. Louis, Big Fish, The Goodbye Girl. Sport For Jove: The Importance of Being Earnest, Love’s Labours Lost, Shakespearealism, The Comedy of Errors. Sydney Opera House: The History Boys. Film: Spin Out, No Appointment Necessary, Crossing Paths. TV: Total Control, Growing Up Gracefully, Mary: The Making of a Princess. As Filmmaker: Many works with his production company General Legends. Awards: Sydney Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Mainstage Production 2021 (No Pay? No Way!), Best Actor Tropfest 2013, IndieFEST, London World Wide Comedy Short Film Festival. Proud member of Actors’ Equity since 2009. Pronouns: He/Him.

Megan Wilding is a proud Gamilaroi person. Sydney Theatre Company: The Seagull, The Importance of Being Earnest, Blithe Spirit, Banging Denmark, Blackie Blackie Brown (with Malthouse Theatre).

As Assistant Director: Grand Horizons,The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.

Other Theatre: As Director: The Old Fitz: Exit the King. As Actor: Seymour Centre: Made to Measure. The Old Fitz: Eurydice. Belvoir: The Rover. As Actor, Writer and Director: KXT: A Little Piece of Ash. TV: Mystery Road: Origin, Gold Diggers, The Moth Effect.

Film: We Are Still Here. Awards: 2021 Griffin Theatre Award. 2017 Balnaves Award for Indigenous Writers. Training: WAAPA. Proud member of Actors’ Equity. Pronouns: She/They.

Lee/Neeson

Clare/Rufina/Open Mic Night Host

SHIRONG WU Understudy

Sydney Theatre Company: Chalkface (as Understudy, with STCSA) White Pearl (with Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta).

Other Theatre: Belvoir: Miss Peony, Cursed!. Javaad Alipoor Th Co: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World. Between the Buildings Th Co: What Every Girl Should Know.

Hartwell Players: I, Cockroach. Dirty Pennies Theatre Project: Flagman.

MUSC: Athens Reborn. Film: Godzilla vs. Kong, Pencil to the Jugular, What

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ISABEL HUDSON Designer

Sydney Theatre Company: Constellations, Hubris & Humiliation.

As Associate Designer: Fun Home (with MTC). As Assistant Designer: Three Sisters. Other Theatre: As Set Designer: MTC: Torch the Place. Hayes Theatre Co: Young Frankenstein, American Psycho, Cry-Baby. As Costume Designer: Crossroads Live: The Mousetrap (and Associate Set Designer). As Designer: Belvoir Theatre: Blessed Union, Winyanboga Yurringa, Every Brilliant Thing. Griffin Theatre Company: Pony, Ghosting the Party.

NewTheatricals: Darkness. Sydney Festival: Maureen: Harbinger of Death. Pinchgut Opera: Farnace.

Hayes Theatre Co: Razorhurst, The View Upstairs, She Loves Me. 25A: Jess & Joe Forever, Tuesday.

Darlinghurst Theatre Company: Let the Right One In, The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice. Seymour Centre: The Shifting Heart, Blackrock. KXT: Dry Land, She Rode Horses Like The Stock Exchange, The Walworth Farce, A Girl Is A Half Formed Thing, You Got Older. Old Fitz: King Of Pigs, Eurydices. Old 505 Theatre: Little Borders. Sydney Opera House: Chamber Pot Opera (also Edinburgh Festival and St Petersburg seasons).

NIDA: Mr Burns. ATYP: Intersection, Journey’s End. Outhouse Theatre Co: The Rolling Stone. Ensemble Theatre: The Plant. Hothouse Theatre: Hurt. As Associate Set

Designer: Moulin Rouge Australia and Korea. As Assistant Designer: Opera Australia: The Merry Widow, My Fair Lady. Positions: Lecturer at NIDA in Design for Performance.

Awards: Sydney Theatre Awards for Best Stage Design (Constellations) and Best Costume Design (Hubris & Humiliation) of a Mainstage Production 2023. Kristian Fredrikson Scholarship 2022.

Thelma Afford Award 2022, APDG Award for Best Set Design 2022 (American Psycho). Sydney Theatre Award for Best Set Design of an Independent Production 2019 and 2018 (American Psycho, Cry-Baby).

Training: NIDA, UNSW.

Cleansed, Metamorphoses, Angels in America: Part 1 and 2. bAKEHOUSE: Coram Boy, Dresden, Visiting Hours, The Laden Table, Jatinga. Squabbalogic: Day of the Triffids (development), Good Omens (musical development), Herringbone, Grey Gardens The Musical, Man Of La Mancha. Little Eggs Collective: Symphonie Fantastique. Legs On The Wall: Cat’s Cradle, The Raft, Waters Edge. Shaun Parker & Company: In the Zone, King. Dance Makers Collective: The Rivoli. Green Door Theatre: Omar and Dawn.

Steps And Holes: 21 Forester Street, La Voyage. Bontom: Chamber Pot Opera, Chamber Pot Opera (UK).

Awards: Sydney Theatre Awards: Best Lighting Design of a Mainstage Production 2023 (Constellations).

2023 APDG Lighting Design Award for A Live Performance of Event (Cleansed). Best Lighting Design for an Independent Production 2019 (Metamorphoses), Best Lighting Design for an Independent Production 2021 (Symphonie Fantastique). Pronouns: They/Them.

BENJAMIN BROCKMAN Lighting Designer

Sydney Theatre Company: Constellations. Other Theatre: Queensland Theatre Company: Family Values. Griffin Theatre Company: Family Values, Splinter, Replay, Diving for Pearls. Riverside’s National Theatre of Paramatta: Things Hidden Since the Foundation Of The World (AUS/UK), Lady Tabouli, Girl in the Machine, The Girl/The Woman, The Sorry Mum Project, Let Me Know When You Get Home.

Darlinghurst Theatre Company: Overflow, Torch Song Trilogy, Broken, Detroit, Mother Fucker With A Hat, Tinder Box. Hayes Theatre Company: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Carmen Alive or Dead, Razorhurst. Belvoir 25a: Horses, Jess & Joe Forever, Greater Sunrise. Ensemble Theatre: Tribes, The Big Dry, The Plant, Neville’s Island. Pinchgut Opera: Farnace. Critical Stages: Alphabetical Sydney. CDP: Are we there yet?, Guess How Much I Love You, Spot Live On Stage. Sydney Mardi Gras Festival: Sissy Ball 2022, Sissy Ball 2020. Campbelltown Arts Centre: Mirage. Apocalypse:

MICHAEL TOISUTA

Composer & Sound Designer Sydney Theatre Company: Top Coat, White Pearl (with The National Theatre of Parramatta) and Australian Graffiti. As Sound Designer: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Other Theatre: As Co-Director & Musical Director in Collaboration with Jumaadi: Contemporary Asian Australian Performance: Perahu-Perahu.

Museum of Contemporary Art: The Sea is Still a Mystery. Mosman Art Gallery: Island of Shadows.

As Composer & Sound Designer: Kwento: Ate Lovia. TerryandTheCuz: Made in America. Belvoir: The Sugar House and Windmill Baby.

PYT Fairfield: Swimming Pool. Bell

Shakespeare: Richard 3. Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta: Flight Paths. Griffin Theatre Company: Masquerade (with State Theatre Company South Australia).

Legs On The Wall: My Bicycle Loves You. DeQuincey Co: Framed. Short Film: Dance Diaries: Woodville, Dance Diaries: Sydney, Hairpin, Jyoti, Woodlands. Video Art Installation: Asia Pacific Triennial 2018: Habitat 2018, Art Gallery of NSW: Habitat 2017, Cairns Art Gallery: Dengung Hyena. Cross-Artform: Bundanon Trust Siteworks: Double Landscape.

RUTH LITTLE Dramaturg

Sydney Theatre Company: On the Beach, The Poison of Polygamy, Julia. Other Theatre: Royal Court: Jerusalem. David Pugh Productions: The Full Monty. Young Vic: A Season in the Congo. Belvoir: Tell Me I’m Here. Dance: Akram Khan Company: Gnosis, Vertical Road, Desh, iTMOi, Xenos, Until the Lions, Outwitting the Devil. Akram Khan Company/ English National Ballet: Dust, Giselle, Creature. La Monnaie/de Munt: Shell Shock. Australian Dance Theatre: South. TV: Sky Arts: Why Do We Dance? Positions: Sydney Theatre Company Associate Artist, New Work (Present). Lecturer in English Literature, University of Sydney. Literary Manager at Griffin Theatre, Out of Joint, Soho Theatre, Royal Court. Artistic Associate Young Vic. Associate Director, Cape Farewell. Dramaturg, Akram Khan Company. Programme Leader, Dramaturgy for Dance, Banff Centre.

Festival Navigator, Perth Festival.

Co-Director, Archipelago Folkschool.

Publications: The Young Vic Book (Methuen), The Royal Court Theatre Inside Out (Oberon). Introduction to Plays: Royal Court 2000-2010 (Methuen). ‘Art, Place, Climate:

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Situated Ethics’ in Art and Ethics (Springer). Awards: Kenneth Tynan Award for Dramaturgy. MacGeorge Fellow, Melbourne Theatre Company/Melbourne University.

TV: The Twelve, Heartbreak High, Bali 2002, Pieces of Her, The Secrets She Keeps 2, Wellmania, Barons, Vanishing Act, After the Verdict, The PM’s Daughter, Aftertaste, Home & Away, Doctor, Doctor, Frayed, Wakefield, Between Two Worlds.

Awards: 2005 Helpmann Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (The Producers). Training: London Studio Centre, London, UK; Intimacy on Set, London, UK; Intimacy Directors and Co-ordinators, NYC, USA.

EVE BECK

Assistant Director Sydney Theatre Company: The Tempest (directorial secondment).

Other Theatre: As Director: Belvoir 25a: Porpoise Pool, Bite Productions.

Theatreworks Melbourne / KXT: Two Twenty Somethings, Bite Productions. NIDA: Hotel. As Assistant Director: Pinchgut Opera: Orontea. ATYP: Intersection Arrival.

NIDA: Perfect Stranger. Short Film: Confidant, The Formal (as script supervisor). Awards: Griffin Theatre Company and Create NSW 2022 Incubator Fellow. Training: Masters of Directing NIDA. Pronouns: She/Her.

CHLOË DALLIMORE Intimacy Coordinator

Sydney Theatre Company: The Seagull, The Importance of Being Earnest, On the Beach, The Tempest, A Raisin in the Sun. Other Theatre: Belvoir: Who’s Afraid, Counting & Cracking, Boomkak Panto, Miss Peony, The Cherry Orchard. Hayes Theatre Co: Jekyll & Hyde, Bridges of Madison County. GWB: Jagged Little Pill, Girl from the North Country.

Film: Three Thousand Years of Longing, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Five Blind Dates, Transfusion.

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Fallen. As Actor: shake & stir theatre co.: Fantastic Mr Fox, Animal Farm, Dracula, Wuthering Heights, George’s Marvellous Medicine. Kay & McLean Productions: The Graduate.

Bell Shakespeare: Richard III. Darlinghurst Theatre Company: A Chorus Line (As Understudy), Deathtrap. Gordon Frost Organisation: Fame: the Musical.

Queensland Theatre Company: Managing Carmen, The Odd Couple, Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, Rabbithole, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Exception and the Rule. The Escapists: Packed.

La Boite Theatre Company: The Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay.

Other: President of the Society of Australian Fight Directors incorporated. Training: University of Southern Queensland, Certified by the Society of Australian Fight Directors incorporated.

TIM DASHWOOD Fight Director

Sydney Theatre Company: As Fight Director: The Importance of Being Earnest, The Tempest, Julius Caesar, Death of a Salesman, No Pay? No Way!, Lord of the Flies.

Other Theatre: Opera Australia: Miss Saigon, Whiteley, West Side Story on Sydney Harbour, Krol Roger, Faust. shake & stir theatre co.: Fourteen, Fantastic Mr Fox, Jane Eyre, George’s Marvellous Medicine. Griffin: Jailbaby, The Lewis Trilogy. The Ensemble: Alone it Stands. ATYP: Saplings, The Deb, Intersections: Arrival, War Crimes. Belvoir: Tell Me I’m Here, Fangirls, Opening Night, The Life of Galileo. Hayes Theatre Company: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Dubbo Championship Wrestling. National Theatre of Parramatta: Girls in Boys’ Cars. Bell Shakespeare: The Players.

Darlinghurst Theatre Company: Let The Right One In. Kwento: One Hour, No Oil, Ate Lovia. Merrigong Theatre Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As Luck Would Have It. New Theatre: Loot, The Removalists. Outhouse Theatre Co: Ulster American. Empress Theatre: Cyprus Avenue. Sport for Jove: Rose Riot, Servant of Two Masters, Measure for Measure,

CHARMIAN GRADWELL Voice & Text Coach

Sydney Theatre Company: The Seagull, The Importance of Being Earnest, Constellations, Do not go gentle..., Fences, The Tempest, The Lifespan of a Fact, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Fun Home (with MTC), The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Mary Stuart, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, The Harp in the South: Part One and Part Two, The Long Forgotten Dream, Saint Joan, Blackie Blackie Brown (with Malthouse Theatre), Still Point Turning, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Lethal Indifference, Top Girls, Dinner, The Father (with MTC), Black is the New White, Talk, Chimerica, A Flea in Her Ear, All My Sons, Disgraced, Hay Fever, Arcadia, The Golden Age, King Lear, The Present, Suddenly Last Summer, After Dinner, The Long Way Home, Travelling North, Machinal,

Waiting for Godot, Romeo and Juliet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Storm Boy (with Barking Gecko), The Maids, Mrs Warren’s Profession, Sex with Strangers, Under Milk Wood, Gross und Klein, Bloodland, In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play), Uncle Vanya, A Streetcar Named Desire, The War of the Roses, Tot Mom. As Director: The Comedy of Errors. Other Theatre: As Voice & Text Coach: QT: Triple X (with Sydney Theatre Company). Royal Shakespeare Company: The Taming of the Shrew, Julius Caesar, The Tempest, The Canterbury Tales (tour), A Winter’s Tale, Pericles, Days of Significance, Macbeth, Macbett, The Penelopiad, Noughts and Crosses, The Comedies London Season, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The London Gunpowder Season, Romeo and Juliet, Comedy of Errors. As Dialect Coach: Musicals: Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical (with Global Creatures), Aladdin, Assassins, The Lion King, Mary Poppins, The Tap Brothers, Xanadu the Musical. As Director/ Trainer: A year with Space 2000 in Kaduna, Nigeria. Film: As Dialect Coach: Elvis, Peter Rabbit 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Reaching for the Moon, Truth, Ginger & Rosa. Other: Voice trainer for London School of Puppetry. Member of London Shakespeare Workout, which brings Shakespeare into UK prisons. Training: Central School of Speech and Drama.

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A FOOL IN LOVE...

WITH CREATIVITY HOW TO WRITE A ROM-COM WITH VAN BADHAM

HOW TO BRING DESIGN ALIVE WITH ISABEL HUDSON

Thu 7 Mar 6.30pm – 8.30pm All experience welcomed

Thu 11 Apr 6.30pm – 8.30pm All experience welcomed

Are you a thwarted writer…needing some inspiration? Love “rom- coms” and want to get together with other like-minded souls to discuss romantic comedies that are subversive, contemporary and hilarious?

Do you love the costumes and set in A Fool in Love and want to know how you create such fabulous designs? Isabel Hudson’s glorious costumes and sets have graced STC stages in beloved productions such as Hubris & Humiliation and Constellations. She’s also known for her work with other leading theatre companies including Belvoir, Griffin and Hayes Theatre. Not to mention she is the Australian Set Associate for Moulin Rouge!

The Musical.

Come and join How to Write a Rom-Com with Van Badham. Van’s an expert in creating romantic comedies that keep the form fresh.

She did it with her successful production of Banging Denmark and has done it again with A Fool in Love. This is your chance to learn from one of the best, in an intimate and hands-on environment.

This workshop starts with a behind the scenes tour of Sydney Theatre Company’s wardrobe, set and design workshops to provide some inspiration before joining Van for this insightful and enjoyable writing workshop.

To discover more public programs and to book, visit sydneytheatre.com.au/creative-workshops

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Designers, fashion aficionadi and architects – learn how to turn an abstract concept into inspiring and creative designs. This workshop also starts with a behind the scenes tour of the costume, set and design workshop to get the creative juices flowing.

On your way down The Wharf you may have noticed costumes from Fences, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and A Streetcar Named Desire on display.

That’s because February is Frock Month at The Wharf with the return of our costume showcase: STC FROCKS! In 2023, donor support helped our designers, costumiers, and artisans weave magic for our stage. This year, with your help, we can continue to raise the curtain on a world of imagination, where costumes tell stories and bring characters to life.

To learn more about the costumes on display, and support costume creation for the 2024 Season and beyond, scan the QR code or visit sydneytheatre.com.au/donate

OUR DONOR COMMUNITY Thank you STC Angels for your unwavering commitment to our work.

Anita Belgiorno-Nettis AM & Luca Belgiorno-Nettis AM

Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM

Jane & Andrew Clifford

Ruth Ritchie

Alan Joyce AC & Shane Lloyd

Rosie Williams & John Grill AO

Gretel Packer AM

Thank you to the following community of supporters.

Your generosity makes our work possible.

FOUNDATION DIRECTORS Gretel Packer AM (Chair), Frances Ingham, Justin Miller AM, Tim Minchin AM, Heather Mitchell AM, Helen Thomson, Mia Wasikowska, Hugo Weaving AO, Rosie Williams

COMPANY

MAINSTAGE

Supporting Patrons Robert Albert AO & Libby Albert, Frances Allan & Ian Narev, Deb & John Balderstone, Megan Grace & Brighton Grace, W & A Johnson, The Kerridge Foundation, Anonymous

Supporting Patrons Ruth Armytage, James & Hayley Baillie, Anita Belgiorno-Nettis AM & Luca Belgiorno-Nettis AM, The Late Stephen Center, Denton Family Foundation, David & Fee Hancock Foundation, Judi Hausmann, W & A Johnson, Alan Joyce AC & Shane Lloyd, Maple-Brown Family Foundation Ltd, The Neilson Foundation, Gretel Packer AM, Mrs Roslyn Packer AC, The Paradice Family Foundation, The Petre Foundation, Colin Tate AM & Matthew Fatches, Diana Thomas, Anonymous (3)

ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT

CHAIR’S COUNCIL

Lead Donors Jibb Foundation, The Donor Syndicate

Ann Johnson (Chair) & Warwick Johnson, Frances Allan & Ian Narev, Jillian Broadbent AC, Mark Burrows AO, Andrew Cameron AM & Cathy Cameron, Robert Cameron AO & Paula Cameron, Michael & Helen Carapiet, Bella & Tim Church, Anne & David Craig, Ian Darling AO & Min Darling, David Gonski AC & Orli Wargon OAM, GRANTPIRRIE Private, Sandra Levy AO, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Peter Mason AM & Kate Mason, Mark & Lousie Nelson, Gretel Packer AM, Paul Robertson AO & Lenore Robertson, Anne & John Rumpler, Ian & Kelly Saines, Greg Schneider & Gabbi Phillips, Tony Scotford, Antony Spanbrook & Chris Yeo, Colin Tate AM & Matthew Fatches, Vaux Family Education & Learning Foundation

Lead Donors David Gonski AC & Orli Wargon OAM, Anthony & Jacqueline Kerwick, Sally & Geoffrey White

Supporting Patrons Michele Brooks & Andrew Michael, Robert Cameron AO & Paula Cameron, Copyright Agency Cultural Fund, Anne & David Craig, The Hansen Family, Malcolm Robertson Foundation

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY Supporting Patrons Education Donor Circle, Rowena Danziger AM, Packer Family Foundation, Vaux Family Education & Learning Foundation

INTERNATIONAL TOURING Lead Donors Gretel Packer AM, Will & Jane Vicars, Rosie Williams & John Grill AO Supporting Patrons Anita Belgiorno-Nettis AM & Luca Belgiorno-Nettis AM, David Fite, W & A Johnson

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Lead Donors Crown Resorts Foundation, Libby & John Fairfax, Packer Family Foundation, Will & Jane Vicars

Thank you to our donors at all levels, who support a bright future for STC. $10,000 – $19,999 Colin & Richard Adams, Philip Bacon AO, Phil & Beverley Birnbaum, David Z. Burger Foundation, Heather & Malcolm Crompton, Dr Michelle Deaker, Stephen Evans, Edward Federman, Liz Gibson, The Hilmer Family Endowment, Victoria Holthouse, Simonne Ingham, The Knights Family Jabula Foundation, Lucy & Mike Messara, Mountain Air Foundation, Christopher Nicolosi, Jonquil Ritter, Geoff Selig, Louise Taggart & Peter Homel, The Late Shirley Warland, Sarah Whyte, James & Clytie Williams, Yim Family Foundation, Anonymous (2)

Robin Low, Miranda Marshall, Ian Martin, The Alexandra & Lloyd Martin Family Foundation, The McBriarty Family, In Memory of Helen McFadyen, Denise McOnie, Alexis & Dominic Patterson, Janine Perrett, Dr. Judy Ranka, Mark Scott, John & Christina Stitt, Georgie Stromland, Augusta Supple, Sydney Theatre Company Pier Group, Wendy Trevor-Jones, Victoria Waldock, Anthony & Annie Whealy, Anonymous (11)

$2,000 – $4,999 Lillian & Peter Armitage, Berg Family Foundation, Christine Bishop, Phil Breaden, Christopher J Browne, Gerard Byrne & Donna O’Sullivan, Hon J C Campbell KC & Mrs Campbell, Annabel Crabb & Jeremy Storer, Dr Bishnu Dutta & Ms Jayati Dutta, Terry Fahy, Sandra Forbes, Marguerite Gregan & Billy Bennett, Priscilla Guest, Cheryl Hatch, Margaret R Hawkins, Linda Herd, Anita Jacoby AM, Roslyn Johnson, Richard Longes,

$1,000 – $1,999 Michael Adena & Joanne Daly, Pam Anson, Jane Barnes, Victor Baskir, Mrs Geraldine Bull, Stephen & Annabelle Burley, Anthony & Bronny Carroll, Joseph Catanzariti AM, JT Clark, Simone Clow, Angela Compton, Christopher Cosier & Christopher Webber, Nick & Carol Dettmann, Eve Draper, Lou & Peter Duerden, Diane & John Dunlop, Dana Dupere, Suellen Enestrom, Valmae Freilich, Judy Friend, Frances Garrick, Tony Gill, Sharon Goldschmidt, Michelle Gortan, Geoffrey Graham, Anna Gray, Ginny & Leslie Green, Alex Greenwich, Rachel Griffiths, Sophie Guest, Louise Hamshere, Donald Hector & Sandra Ollington, Andreas & Danielle Heidbrink, Jennifer Hershon, Dorothy Hoddinott AO, Andrew Housen, Roland Howlett, Dr George Jacobs, Dr Theresa Jacques, Julia Jane Pty Limited, Brigit & David Kirk, Lesro Pty Ltd, Craig Limkin, Cheryl Lo, Anne Loveridge, Michael Lynch, Lyon Family, Barbara Maidment, Michele Marquet, Rob & Rosemary McCullough, Dr Stephen McNamara, Fiona Merritt, Justin Miller AM, Phillip Mitchelhill, Marion Nicholas, Sue O’Keefe in memory of Lynda Shearer, Grant Pearce & Paul Manio, Greg Peirce, Christina Pender, Julia Pucci, Raffi Qasabian & John Wynter, Anne Rein & Rod Gilmour, Robin Rodgers, Anne Schofield AM, Diana Semmonds, Mr Andrew Stuart, Josie & Graeme Thompson, Alistair Thomson, Sue Thomson, Dr David Throsby AO & Dr Robin Hughes, Daniela Torsh, Suzanne & Ross Tzannes AM, In memory of Diana Caroline Ware, Joel Watkins, R Willis, J Abernethy, Julia Wokes, Anonymous (28)

LIFE PATRONS

SOULMATES

Frances Allan & Ian Narev, Mr Giorgio Armani, Anita Belgiorno-Nettis AM & Luca Belgiorno-Nettis AM, The Caledonia Foundation, Crown Resorts Foundation, Ian Darling AO & Min Darling, Catherine Dovey & Kim Williams AM, Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation, David Fite, Stephen Fitzgerald AO & Julie Fitzgerald, Girgensohn Foundation, David Gonski AC & Orli Wargon OAM, John & Frances Ingham Foundation, W & A Johnson, Mark & Anne Lazberger, Danita R. Lowes, Minderoo Foundation, Simon Mordant AO & Catriona Mordant AM, Cameron & Ilse O’Reilly, Origin Foundation, Packer Family Foundation, Gretel Packer AM, Mrs Roslyn Packer AC, The Paradice Family Foundation, The Petre Foundation, Anne Schofield AM, Shi’s Family Foundation, Mr Andrew Stuart, Upton Blanchett Family, Carla Zampatti AC, Anonymous

Colin & Richard Adams, Andrew Benson, Mitchell Bourke, Rob Brookman AM, The Late Stephen Center, Sarah Cruickshank, Jayati Dutta, Terry M Fahy, The Late Nancy Fairfax OBE, The Late Ronald Falk, The Late Denise Robyn Fairservice, Jennifer Fulton, Ros Gestier, Girgensohn Foundation, The Late Diane Patricia Hague, Louise Hamshere, Dorothy Hoddinott AO, The Late Patricia Hughes, The Late Isabelle Joseph, Iphygenia Kallinikos, The Late Denis Stanley Klein, Wolf Krueger, Peter Louw, The McBriarty Family, DiAnne McDonald, Justin Miller AM, Christopher John Nicolosi, Mr Mark Nielsen & Mr Tim Trollip, Jonquil & John Ritter, Trudie Anne Rogers, Emine Sermet, Lynette Shelley, William Turbet, The Late Shirley Warland, Anonymous (17)

$5,000 – $9,999 Wayne Adams in memory of Liz O’Neill OAM, Walter Barda, Andrew & Natalie Best, Sandra Bourke, Mitchell Butel, Nerida Caesar, Wayne Cahill, Andrew Cameron AM & Cathy Cameron, Doherty Swinhoe Family Foundation, Donus Australia Foundation Ltd, Camilla Drover, Anne Galbraith, Jinnie & Ross Gavin, Wendy Gavin, Michelle Guthrie, Meredith Hellicar, Sally Herman OAM, John & Frances Ingham Foundation, I Kallinikos, Anna Katzmann, Kay Swaney Family, Virginia Leitch, Philip Mason & Alexandra Joel, Sara McKerihan, Sam Meers AO, Andrew Messenger, Sheridan Lee, Karen Moses, Natasha Nankivell, Amy Payten, Gabbi Phillips, Fiona Playfair, Victoria Rati, Sally & Jonathan Rourke, Susan & Ian Thomas, Christine Thomson, Gai Wales, Ivan & Karel Wheen, Annie & Graham Williams, Boh Yeng & Peter Hunt, Prof John Yiannikas, Carla Zampatti Foundation, Anonymous (7)

Donations to the STC Foundation are recognised for 12 months from the date of donation. Donations of $100 and above are recognised on our website. This listing is current as at 8 Dec 2023.

To join our donor community, please make a tax-deductible donation online at sydneytheatre.com.au/donate For further information, please contact the STC Philanthropy team on (02) 9250 1976 or foundation@sydneytheatre.com.au

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Board of Directors Ann Johnson (Chair), Anita BelgiornoNettis AM, Brooke Boney, Mark Coulter, David Craig, Anne Dunn, Heather Mitchell AM , Gretel Packer AM , David Paradice AO, Annette Shun Wah, Kip Williams Executive Artistic Director & Co-CEO Kip Williams Executive Director & Co-CEO Anne Dunn Executive Assistants Batsheva Abrahams, Poppy Tidswell Artistic Director, New Work & Artistic Development Paige Rattray Interim Head of Casting Jacob Sparrow Casting Associate Jocelyn O’Brien Senior Producer Ben White Associate Producers Zoe O’Flanagan, Alice Hatton Company Manager Sarah Stait Artistic Administrator/Assistant Company Manager Nicola Stavar New Work Development Producer Jonathan Ware Resident Director Kenneth Moraleda Resident Director Ian Michael Patrick White Playwrights Fellow Wesley Enoch AM Associate Artist, New Work Ruth Little Dramaturg Jules Orcullo STC Writers Under Commission Andrew Bovell, Angus Cerini, Glace Chase, Wesley Enoch, Jane Harrison, Kim Ho, Tom Holloway, Emme Hoy, Nakkiah Lui, Nathan Maynard, Kate Mulvany, Eryn Jean Norvill, Emma Valente, Meyne Wyatt Watershed Writers Grace Chapple, Abbie-lee Lewis, Emmanuelle Mattana, Gary Paramanathan, Daley Rangi Finance & Administration Director, Finance & Governance Penny Scaiff Human Resources Manager Bettina Sammut Human Resources Coordinator Amelia Engel Safety & People Advisor Mary Moon Finance Manager Reinaldo Rahn Acting Accountant Helen Ban Acting Assistant Accountant Klara Harvey Archivist Judith Seeff Receptionist Elisabeth Tuilekutu Marketing Director, Marketing Sophie Withers Marketing Manager Ivana Radix

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Digital Marketing Manager Meera Gooley Content Manager Patrick Carey Content Coordinator Rebecca Duke Marketing Specialist Rebecca Warrand Marketing Coordinator, Digital Alex Murray Marketing Assistant Courtney Henson Creative Manager Shara Parsons Graphic Designers Kalyani Jegendran, Joanna Shuen PR & Media Relations Public Relations Manager Helene Fox Senior Publicist Georgia Fox Customer Experience Director, Customer Experience Heath Wilder Ticketing Manager Bonnie Pares-Carr Ticketing Specialists Monty Richmond, Tomoko Tamura Season Tickets Managers Fiona Moody Application and Database Administrator Aista Adhikari Insights & Analytics Manager Jonathan Zhang Business Data Analyst Dominic Ball Customer Services Manager Alison Cooper Acting Wharf Theatre Box Office Manager Jessica Pearson Roslyn Packer Theatre Box Office Manager Dominic Scarf Customer Service Supervisors Jodie, Jonathan, Lauren, Lily, Lisa, Louise Sykes, Lucy Gleeson, Nancy, Sheanna Customer Service Representatives Amy, Chloe, Chris, Georgie, Kate, Lisa, Mary, Quinn, Tara, Tom House Services Manager Edward Whitmarsh-Knight Deputy House Services Manager Milan Monk House Manager Callum Bright Casual House Managers Andrea Beaumont, Erin Bruce, Jen Batman, Jessie Lancaster, Alison Lee Rubie, Estevan Martin, Rafael Barroso, Myles Horton Philanthropy Director, External Relations & Private Giving Danielle Heidbrink Head of Philanthropy Tom Tansey Senior Manager, Major & Planned Giving Rebecca Warren Individual Giving Manager Sally Crawford Donor Communications and Campaign Manager Lina Stein Donor Engagement Manager Christina Blanco

Major Gifts & SoulMates Coordinator Mitchell Bourke Annual Giving Executive Richard Cox Philanthropy Administrator Tamika Paul Operations, Business Development & Education Chief Operating Officer Caroline Spence Head of Business Development Miranda Purnell Partnerships Coordinator Madeleine Holmes Venue Manager Ben Stern Venue & Events Specialist Kendra Murphy Head of Public Programs & Engagement Tory Loudon Education Program Manager Kelly Young Creative Learning Program Manager Kaylee Hazell Public Programs Administrator Jess Zlotnick School Drama Program Associates Professor Robyn Ewing AM, John Nicholas Saunders Teaching Artists Michelle Robin Anderson, Tegan Arazny, Bronwyn Batchelor, Neville Williams Boney, Margie Breen, Victoria Campbell, Branden Christine, Katrina Douglas, Robyn Ewing, Kaylee Hazell, Estevan Martin, Suzannah McDonald, Vaishanavi Suryaprakash, Jennifer White, Linden Wilkinson, Kate Worsley, Kelly Young Building Facilities Manager Barry Carr Stage Door Attendant Errol Robertson Technical and Production Director, Technical and Production James Wheeler Head of Technical Operations Andrew Richards Head of Production Joe Fletcher Technical & Production Administrator Hannah Waters Workshop Manager Mark Rowley Production Managers Elizabeth Jenkins, Ryan Garreffa, Alexandra Moon Head of Stage Management Roxzan Bowes Resident Stage Managers Sarah Smith, Minka Stevens Lighting Manager Andrew Tompkins Lighting Supervisors Jesse Greig, Tim McNaught, Amy Robertson Lighting Workshop Technician Filip Wyker Sound & Video Manager Ben Lightowlers Sound & Video Supervisors Ben Andrews, Hayley Forward, Luke Davis, Michael Hedges Sound & Video Technician Peter Hunt Staging Manager Chris Fleming

Staging Supervisors Zachary White Venue Head Mechanist Kane Mott Fly Supervisor Zachary White Set Construction Manager Boaz Shemesh Deputy Head of Set Construction Ashley Watts Senior Set Constructor Joseph Gleeson Set Constructors Alex Casalini, Tim Hill Draftspeople Andrew Powell, Dallas Winspear Logistics Manager Julian Duxson Logistics Supervisors Hamish Bell, Allan Vella MR Driver Michael Apoifis Props Manager Emily Adinolfi Deputy Head of Props Jason Lowe Props Supervisor Lisandro Sanchez Scenic Art Manager Neil Mallard Deputy Head of Scenic Art Ron Thiessen Scenic Artist Emily Borghi Driver / Buyer Ashley Trotter Costume Manager Scott Fisher Costume Coordinator Sam Perkins Costumier Mary Anne Lawler Costume Stores Coordinator Hazel Fisher Wig, Make-up and Wardrobe Supervisor Lauren A. Proietti Program Program Editor Patrick Carey Program Design Shara Parsons, Joanna Shuen Production Acknowledgments WAAPA Costume Secondment Phoebe Mitchell STC Casual and Seasonal Staff Costume Charlie Aplin, Harriet Ayers, Patricia Barker, Nyok Kim Chang, Lindsey Chapman (Wigs), Simone Edwards, Margaret Gill, Roslyn Keam, Catriona McCabe, Rick McGill, Mathilde Montredon, Kia Snell, Elle Cantor, Ellen Parrett, Alicia Brown, Gemma Woods (Wigs), Tess Williams (Wigs), Damien Ross, Elizabeth Franklin, Catherine Rennie.

Front of House Hajer Al-awsi, Tegan Arazny, Kyle Barrett, Lucy Bassant, Andrea Beaumont, Aimee Bosco, Annie Brockenhuus-Schack, Kate Bubalo, Stephen Byrnes, Talia Clements-Oliveiro, Lesley Colborne, Margaret Collinson, Amelia Robertson-Cuninghame, Ryan Cuskelly, Sonia Fabbro, Annabel Fraser Alexandra Gooley, Amy Hack, Harry Harvey, Nic Hiatt, Lilly Horton, Shannon

Johnson, Ondine Karpinellison, Kirsty Kiloh, Grainne King, Jessie Lancaster, Crawford Lees, Michael Medcalf, Levi Meltzer, Allegra Monk, Ezara Norton, Brian Obiri-Asare, Esther Randles, Anthony Sandler, Alexandra Simpson, Anna Summerhayes, Christine Suter, Adriane White, Samuel Carr, Nikki Eghlimi, Harrison Mills, Jacqueline Nagy, Harrison O’Shanesy Lighting Timothy Baker, Corinne Fish, Jemima Flett, Stephen Hendy, Andrew Hutchison, Renae Kenward, Louise Mason, Cameron Menzies, Anastasia Mowen, Philip Paterson, Matthew Quince, Amy Robertson, Mali Tauro-Cesca, Jeffrey Wheeler, Andrew Williams, Charlotte Wiltshire Logistics Matthew Barnes, Gregory Bloye, Chris Colla, Felix Colvin, Peter Crome, Adam Crome, Tigga Crome-Forster, Eric Dole, Julian Duxson, Emma Gibbons, Jack Gordon, Julie Lawrence, David Lee, Jee Wai Leong, Scott Marcus, Jaccamo Mullen, Karl Reza, Kevin Rigby, Jack Roberts-Field, Matthew Rose, Jason Thelwell, Jonathan Twomey, Simon Wilson Scenic Jeremy Hastings, James Jones, Melita Tickle, Gawaa Lundaa, Rachel Wiggens Set Construction Reuben Alexander, Kallan Crosbie, David Drake-Brockman, Philip McNaughton, Angus Meredith, Bradley Prestipino, Dante Rushbrook, Ricky Tapara Sound & Video Felix Abrahams, Benjamin Andrews, Barbara Bertoldi, Niall Cameron, Khyam Cox, Steven Coyle, Cassandra de Gooyer, Sarah Hadley, Samuel Harper, Zoltan Jonas, Anthony Lorenz, Nikola Minovski, Wridley Moss, Lauren Peters, Benjamin Sheen, Samuel Steinle, Andrew Troy, David Trumpmanis, Annika Unsen, Ella Van Dam, Joshua Vellis, Corey Wiles Staging Anthony Arnold, Kem Austin, Shayne Burrell, Oliver Davies,Rocio Eiras Carrancio, Timothy Hill, William Hoger, Terence Hulme, Travis Kecek, Hugh Knyvett, Rhys Krix, Grace Llanwarne, Ashley Lyons, Stephen Mason, Tyler Mason, Lily McHugh, Scott Milander, Carlos Mora, Philippa Morey, Kane Mott, Geoffrey Murray, Andrew Murray, Ulisses Palla, Simon C Ridgeon, Nathan Seymour, John Shedden, Ethan Shepherd, Joshua

Tanioria, Luka Tsalis, Zachary White, Maurice Zancanaro Stage Management Tim Burns, Briana Dunn, Katie Hankin, Brooke Kiss, Jaymii Knierum, Sean Proude, Nicola Stavar, Ayah Tayeh, Sybilla Wajon, Zoe Davis, Matt Schubach, Nitya Ganesh Oral Historian for STC Archives’ Oral History Project Dr Margaret Leask STC is a member of Live Performance Australia and the Confederation of Australian State Theatres.

Auditors KPMG Legal Representatives Allens STC Overseas Representatives Thompson Turner Productions (New York) STC Doctors Holdsworth House

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OUR PARTNERS Sydney Theatre Company celebrates the support of our valued Partners.

Sydney Theatre Company is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW

City of Sydney

Sydney Theatre Company is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body

Tourism & Transport Forum

For further information on partnership opportunities please contact Miranda Purnell, mpurnell@sydneytheatre.com.au 18

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