AsLikeYou It

6 - 22 Sep 2024
Queens Gardens, Townsville


by William Shakespeare
6 - 22 Sep 2024
Queens Gardens, Townsville
by William Shakespeare
Rosalind ............................ ELYSE PHELAN
Celia .................................... MEGAN HEFEREN
Touchstone ....................... HARLEE TIMMS
Orlando .................................. JACOB McCARTHY
Oliver ................................ MICHAEL DORIS
Ada ................................... ARMINELLE FLEMING
In the In the City Country
Director TERRI BRABON
Production Manager CHRIS NOBILE
Stage Manager FIONN BAKER-GOODSON
Lighting Operator DANIEL LOBLEY
Sound Operator SASHA LEA-ROWELL
Production Team CHARLOTTE DAVIES Set BRENDAN O’CONNOR / ANDRE REYNAUD
Costumes KATHY BRABON / TERRI BRABON
Lighting DANIEL LOBLEY
Sound & AV TERRI BRABON
with her faithful disciples, including the melancholy philosopher Jaques. After a brief
Rosalind
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2017
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Othello, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
THEATREiNQ: The Blood of Kings, Alice Through The Looking Glass, DNA, The Weir (Stage Manager), First Born, Alice in Wonderland, Frankenstein; ThiNQ Ed: Too Much Information
OTHER THEATRE: Stacks On Theatre: The Wind in the Willows; WAAPA: Wise Children, The Wolves, Much Ado About Nothing, Samovila, Orestes, King Lear, Our Country’s Good; Qld Theatre: The Scene Project
FILM: Short Film: Bi Bi Baby
ADVERTISING: Chef Good; Bingle Car Insurance; TAB OTHER: TheatreiNQ Assistant Drama Coach - Mulkadee 2019 TRAINING: WAAPA Bachelor of Arts (Acting); TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project
AWARDS: Martin Gibson Medal (2018); ECU Vice-Chancellor’s Shakespeare Award (Best Performance) 2023
Orlando
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2017
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
THEATREiNQ: The Blood of Kings, Alice Through The Looking Glass, DNA, First Born, Alice in Wonderland, Frankenstein; ThiNQ Ed: Too Much Information
OTHER THEATRE: QUT: That Face, Boys, Stupid F*cking Bird, Joan Must Die (I Never Liked Her Anyway); Kirwan State High School’s ACE Actors Ensemble: The Phantom of the Music Hall, Wizard of Oz
TRAINING: QUT Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting); TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project
MEGAN HEFEREN
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2019
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Nothing, Othello, The Merry Wives of Windsor THEATREiNQ: The Blood of Kings, DNA
OTHER THEATRE: The New Theatre: Studio 5 Productions: Banana Phone, The Partygoers on Theatre: The Wind in the Willows; ACA: A Conversation, Hedda Gabler, Twelfth Night, Twelve Angry Men, Electra, The Boys, Antigone; Stacks on Theatre: The Wind in the Willows Shake’n’Stir: Much Ado About Nothing; Various Theatre including Fantastic Mr Fox
FILM: Short Film: How To Eat The Sun
TRAINING: Actors Centre Australia Bachelor of Performing Arts (Stage and Screen); TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; TheatreiNQ’s The Culture Crew; ThiNQ ED Workshops; Queensland Theatre Workshops
AWARDS: ShakeFest State Finals Winner (2017)
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2018
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure, Othello, The Comedy of Errors
THEATREiNQ: DNA, Alice Through The Looking Glass, Alice in Wonderland, First Born
OTHER THEATRE: The Australian Shakespeare Company: The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, Shakespeare in Education Incursions; Stacks on Theatre: For The Time Being, The Wind in the Willows; Odyssey Theatre: Once Upon a Grimm Night; Flightpath Theatre: The Escape Room; NIDA: Machinal, Scenes from an Execution, All My Sons, The Seagull, Measure for Measure, The Cherry Orchard, The Hot I Baltimore; Shake&Stir: Much Ado About Nothing
FILM & TV: Latency, Good Cop Bad Cop
OTHER: Australian War Memorial: MemoryScape
TRAINING: NIDA - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting); TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project, PROPS Youth Theatre
AWARDS: ShakeFest State Finals Winner (2017)
FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS:
This is Brendan’s 18th appearance on the garden stage. The first ever as Toby Belch in Twelfth Night (1992). Most recently as Angelo in Measure for Measure (2023), Prospero in The Tempest (2022), Richard III in Blood Will Have Blood (2021)
THEATREiNQ: Brendan is the co-founder and leading actor of TheatreiNQ, featuring in over 40 roles. Behind the scenes, the multi-talented actor is also the Company Production Manager, Set Designer and Builder, Lighting Designer and key Fight
FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS:
Terri has directed and adapted 19 Shakespeare Under The Stars and this is Terri’s 21st as an actor, her first being Ariel in The Tempest (1995). Most recently as Queen Margaret in Blood Will Have Blood (2021), Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing (2020), Emilia in Othello (2019)
THEATREiNQ: Terri is the co-founder and Artistic Director of TheatreiNQ. She is the resident director and this is her 45th production with the company.
PLAYWRIGHT/ADAPTATIONS: The Government Inspector, Bloody Mary, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The Wars of the Roses Trilogy: The Blood of Kings/The White Rose and the Red/ Blood Will Have Blood, Alice Through the Looking Glass, First Born, Alice in Wonderland, Frankenstein
OTHER THEATRE: 10 years with the Australian Shakespeare Company; La Mama; JUTE; Complete Works; Essential Theatre; Harvest Rain Theatre
FILM & TV: Neighbours, Underbelly, John Doe
ADVERTISING: Carlton Draught, Kraft, McDonalds
OTHER: Mentor TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Theatre Coach The Culture Club; Mulkadee Drama Coach (201214/2018)
AWARDS: Townsville City Council Jean-Pierre Voos Theatre Award (2012)
TRAINING: Bachelor of Theatre
Phoebe / Frida
FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER THE BRIDGE PROJECT - THIRD YEAR SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure, The Tempest, Blood Will Have Blood, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, King Lear, The
Punk Rock, The Government Inspector, Puffs, Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Alice in Wonderland, What is the Matter with Mary Jane?, The
Charles / Silvius
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2023
THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure
THEATREiNQ: Punk Rock, The Government Inspector, Puffs OTHER THEATRE: Acting with Arminelle: 19 (2023); Combined School Musical - Gaston in Beauty and the Beast TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Acting with Arminelle
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2022
THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure, The Tempest
THEATREiNQ: Punk Rock, The Government Inspector, Puffs OTHER THEATRE: Acting with Arminelle: 19 (2023),NQOMT: School of Rock (2022), Oliver (2015); Townsville Choral Society: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2021), Annie (2016); Ulysses: Skin (2022), Gasp (2020-21) TRAINING: TheatreINQ’s The Bridge Project, The Culture Club (2022); Acting with Arminelle; Mulkadee (2018-2022); Theatre Residency Week NQ (2020-21); Ann Roberts School of Dance (2008-2022); New York Film Academy Teen Camp (2022)
robert street
Denis / Corin
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2013
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS:
This is Robert’s 15th appearance on the garden stage. He performed in the first ever Shakespeare Under The Stars as Fabian in Twelfth Night (1992). Notable roles include: Edward IV in Blood Will Have Blood (2021), Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing (2020) and Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2017)
THEATREiNQ: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, First Born, The Crucible
OTHER THEATRE: Various musicals for NQOMT & TCOS DANCE: DanceNorth (1999 - 2005); Ulysses (2011-13) AWARDS: John du Feu Award (2016)
TRAINING: Bachelor of Theatre
FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: The Comedy of Errors, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Richard III
THEATREiNQ: The Government Inspector, Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers, The Blood of Kings, Frankenstein, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Two Weeks With The Queen, X-Stacy OTHER THEATRE: Stacks On Theatre: The Wind In the Willows; Townsville Grammar School: Sweeney Todd, The Wind in the Willows
ADVERTISING: Stegbar
OTHER: LiNQ - TIE - Director: Macbeth (False Face); Assistant Director AFCM’s 2014 Families Concert –Cinderella (2014)
TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project (2014); Associate Performance Diploma with the Trinity College; Fiona Perry’s Actors Gallery
AWARDS: TTC Best Supporting Actor 2015 (Cripple of Inishmaan); 2009 Regional Medal for Musical Theatre Trinity College of London; Jean-Pierre Award (2023)
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2011
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: This will be Arminelle’s 12th appearance on the garden stage. Her first being 2001’s The Merchant of Venice as Jessica. Notable roles include: Trincula in The Tempest (2022), Maria in Twelfth Night (2015), Regan in King Lear (2012), Mistress Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor (2011).
THEATREiNQ: The White Rose and the Red, The Blood of Kings, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Gert & Bess, Alice in Wonderland, The Cripple of Inishmaan; Director: Two Weeks With The Queen, X-Stacy; Stage Manager: Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Crucible, The Importance of Being Earnest OTHER THEATRE: Director: Acting with Arminelle; Mulkadee Writer & Drama Co-ordinator (2019-2022); Director Combined School Musical - Beauty and the Beast; TCC Carols by Candlelight Writer/Director (2019-21); Actor, Director and Stage Manager for various companies in Brisbane and Townsville including La Luna, Zen Zen Zo, Matrix Theatre and The Queensland Ballet
OTHER: Mentor TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; ThiNQ Ed Co-ordinator; TheatreiNQ’s Grants & Sponsorships Manager; NQ Theatre Residency Week (2020-22)
TRAINING: QUT- Bachelor of Arts (Drama/History); Shakespeare & Co (USA); Trinity College (UK); ACS (Scotland)
AWARDS: John du Feu Award (2018)
Barnet / Amiens
FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS:
This is John’s 20th appearance, his first being in 1996’s Macbeth. Notable roles include: Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2017), Feste in Twelfth Night (2015), Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor (2011)
THEATREiNQ: The Government Inspector, Bloody Mary, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The White Rose and the Red, The Blood of Kings, The Weir, The Vagina Monologues, First Born, Frankenstein, One Man, Two Guvnors, The Crucible, X-Stacy
OTHER THEATRE: Shakespeare Under The Stars, Tropic Sun Theatre, Uncle Cuthbert’s Cantankerous Old Goat’s Puppet Theatre
OTHER: Teacher, Puppeteer, Author, Musician; Music Coach The Culture Club; Musician - Astronaut Launch Party
AWARDS: Jean Pierre Award (2011)
TRAINING: Bachelor of Theatre
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2012
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS:
Measure for Measure, The Tempest, Blood Will Have Blood, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear
THEATREiNQ: The Government Inspector, Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The White Rose and the Red, Alice Through The Looking Glass, The Vagina Monologues, First Born, Alice in Wonderland, Frankenstein, One Man, Two Guvnors, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Private Ginger Mick at Gallipoli, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Last Post
OTHER THEATRE: ASC Grad Players: Much Ado About Benedick & Beatrice; La Luna: Amelia Ellicott’s Garden; NQOMT: Sweeney Todd, Townsville Choral Society: Avenue Q, Spamalot, Chess
ADVERTISING & TV: Pickerings; Spotlight - A Current Affair;
joshua smith
Towton / Verdun
FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, King Lear, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Henry V
OTHER THEATRE: Noye’s Fludde (AFCM)
ADVERTISING: NQ Toyota Cowboys
TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Culture Club
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2022
THE BRIDGE PROJECT - THIRD YEAR SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure, The Tempest THEATREiNQ: Punk Rock, The Government Inspector, Puffs, Bloody Mary, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui OTHER THEATRE: Towers Players: Much Ado About Nothing (2019), The Little Mermaid Jr (2018), Oliver (2017)
TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Queensland Theatre Residency Week (2020)
William / Ensemble
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2019
THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure, Blood Will Have Blood THEATREiNQ: The Government Inspector, Puffs, The Blood of Kings, TCC Carols by Candlelight (2019)
OTHER THEATRE: Acting with Arminelle:19; Grey Rose: The English Inquisition, Proper English ya’know what I’m sayin’, ACT101
ADVERTISING: Georgio Clothing, TCC, Mount Margaret, Ruralquip, YourHub, Museum of Tropical NQ
TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project, The Culture Club/Crew; Acting with Arminelle; Theatre Residency Week NQ (2020-22), Queensland Theatre Young Writers Ensemble 2022
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2022
THE BRIDGE PROJECT - THIRD YEAR
SHAKEPSEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure, The Tempest
THEATREiNQ: Punk Rock, The Government Inspector, Puffs, Bloody Mary, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Theatre Residency Week NQ (2021)
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2022
THE BRIDGE PROJECT - THIRD YEAR
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure, The Tempest
THEATREiNQ: Punk Rock, The Government Inspector, Puffs, Bloody Mary, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui OTHER THEATRE: The Cathedral School Production: All Shook Up (2022)
TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Acting with Arminelle; North Queensland Theatre Residency Week (2021); ThiNQ Ed Workshops
THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: This is Aiva’s first Shakespeare in the park
THEATREiNQ: This is Aiva’s first production with TheatreiNQ OTHER THEATRE: Acting with Arminelle: Stone Fragments (2023), 19 (2023); Combined Schools Musical: Beauty and the Beast (2022), The Addams Family (2023)
TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; The Culture Club (2022); Acting with Arminelle; Theatre Residency Week NQ (2020-22); Mulkadee (2016-23)
Molly / Ensemble
THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: This is Ava’s first Shakespeare in the park
THEATREiNQ: Punk Rock, Followspot - The Government Inspector
OTHER THEATRE: Acting with Arminelle: 19 (2023); Props Youth Theatre (2015-20); La Luna Youth Arts (2012-14)
TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Acting with Arminelle; ASTARA Dance Company (2016-21); The Voice Singing School (2017-19)
THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: This is Faith’s first Shakespeare in the park
THEATREiNQ: Punk Rock
OTHER THEATRE: Acting with Arminelle: Stone Fragments (2023); Perform Studios: Wind in the Willows (2023); Burdekin Singers: The Little Mermaid (2024), Heathers (2023), Mamma Mia (2022)
TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Acting with Arminelle; Perform Studios (2017-23); Perform Theatre Troupe (2023); Theatre Residency Week NQ (2020-23)
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2012
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure, Blood Will Have Blood, Hamlet (inc. Japan Tour 2016), Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, King Lear
THEATREiNQ: Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The White Rose and the Red, Alice Through The Looking Glass, The Vagina Monologues, What is the Matter with Mary Jane?, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Crucible, Two Weeks With The Queen, The Importance of Being Earnest, X-Stacy; Co-Director: Puffs; Director’s Assistant: Bloody Mary; Stage Manager: One Man, Two Guvnors, Last Post (Monto Tour), Private Ginger Mick at Gallipoli, The Cripple of Inishmaan
OTHER THEATRE: Anywhere Festival Brisbane: Flood (Producer/Actor); Share House: Immaculate Confection OTHER: LiNQ - TIE - Macbeth (False Face); MentorTheatreiNQ’s The Performance Project (2022); Club Leader The Culture Club/Crew (2015-17); Mulkadee Drama Coach (2019 & 2022)
TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Bachelor of New Media Arts (JCU)
AWARDS: Jean-Pierre Award (2021), Anywhere Festival (2019), Martin Gibson Medal (2015)
FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Chris has been the Production/Stage Manager for Shakespeare Under the Stars event for the past 13 years.
THEATREiNQ: Chris has worked on over 25 shows in various roles including Lighting Operator, Follow Spot Operator, Sound Operator, Production/Stage Manager and Head Technician.
OTHER: Townsville Choral Society: Set Design/Construction -Mamma Mia, Shrek the Musical, Stage Management/Crew
- We Will Rock You, Annie, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Chicago; NQOMT: Rock of Ages, The Boy From Oz, Hair, Hairspray
TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project - Technical (2014-2016)
AWARDS: Jean-Pierre Award (2016), TTC Production Award (2017)
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2022
THE BRIDGE PROJECT TECHNICAL
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Sound/AV Operator: Measure for Measure, The Tempest
THEATREiNQ: Sound Design/Operator:
Sound/AV Operator:
Manager: The Government Inspector, Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers Crew:
OTHER THEATRE:
OTHER: Woodenbong Fire Tribe; Aberdeen International Youth Arts Festival
TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project (Technical); Cajam Circus
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2021
THE BRIDGE PROJECT TECHNICAL
SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure, The Tempest, Blood Will Have Blood, The
As You Like It was the first Shakespeare play I ever directed by myself – twenty-one years ago – with Jean-Pierre honouring me by playing the melancholy “Jaques”. Revisiting this script has been way more fun than I thought it would be. Firstly because I’m older now – I see the world and the worlds within this play very differently. This is the real magic of Shakespeare – his work is like a mirrorball, reflecting ideas and themes back at you differently at different times of your life. This time around, I relished in the dynamics of the City vs Country and the chance to celebrate the nostalgia and freedom of my own childhood growing up in the small farming community of Rita Island. Both the City and the Country in our play, are hyper-stylised, picture-book interpretations of my feelings of both.
I am privileged to share the stage with two members of my OG Cast –John Goodson & Arminelle Fleming, with a third, Kellie Esling, assisting behind the scenes. Memories from 2003 flow fondly alongside the excitement of watching the next generation create their own memories with this play; I can only hope that they will still be creating theatre together 21 years in the future.
And lastly, I would like to dedicate this season of Shakespeare Under the Stars to our dear friend, John Lorraway. John was Jean-Pierre’s right-hand man establishing this event. He dug trenches, painted sets, built magical tables, erected seating, rigged lights, dealt with JP’s mood swings, whatever needed to be done, he did it –and all with compassion and love.
Thank you John – you will forever be a part of the legacy that is Shakespeare Under the Stars.
The Jean-Pierre Award remembers and honours our beloved founder, JeanPierre Voos and is given to those who display a devotion to the success and survival of Shakespeare Under the Stars. The Awards are designed and crafted by Gerry O’Connor.
Michael Doris (2023)
Paris Walsh (2022)
Emma Lamberton (2021)
Ron Pulman (2020)
Michelle Jones & Tina Porta (2019)
Michael Gleeson (2018)
Ray Dickson (2017)
Chris Nobile (2016)
Jonathon Brown (2015)
Anne-Marie Smith (2014)
Chrissy Maguire (2013)
Kathy Brabon (2012)
Bernie Lanigan (2011)
Brendan O’Connor (2011)
John Goodson (2011)
Kellie Esling (2011)
Nita Vasilescu (2023)
Susie Brabon (2022)
Emma Smith (2021)
Yoshie Kenny (2020)
George Lummis (2019)
Arminelle Fleming (2018)
Phil Lambert (2017)
Robert Street (2016)
Lorna Hempstead (2015)
Robert Esling (2014)
Wendy Wooller (2013)
John du Feu (2012)
John Lorroway (2011)
Elyse Phelan (2018)
Rachel Nutchey (2017)
Lachlan Stevenson (2016)
Emma Lamberton (2015)
Thomas Roach (2014)
James Thomasson (2013)
James Raggatt (2012)
Anna Wallace (2011)
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