Caesar 2025

CAESAR 30th Season of Shakespeare Under The Stars

by William Shakespeare

directed & adapted by Terri Brabon

4 - 20 SEPTEMBER

Queens Gardens, Townsville

CAESAR

by William Shakespeare

directed & adapted by Terri Brabon

CAST

DESIGN

Director TERRI BRABON BERNIE LANIGAN Set BRENDAN O’CONNOR ANNA VELLA-SAMS Costume KATHY BRABON BRENDAN O’CONNOR KEELY PRONK TERRI BRABON Lighting DANIEL LOBLEY Octavius (Caesar’s adopted son) HUNTER SAMS Sound TERRI BRABON The Conspirators Brutus HARLEE TIMMS Portia (his wife) EMMA LAMBERTON Servilia (his mother) TERRI BRABON Production Manager CHRIS NOBILE Lucius (a servant) THOMAS BURT Stage Manager FIONN BAKER-GOODSON Artemidorus (a servant) FAITH TAYLOR Lighting Operator SASHA LEA-ROWELL Cassius LACHLAN STEVENSON Sound Operator CHARLOTTE DAVIES Junia (his wife/Brutus’ sister) PARIS WALSH Set Construction BRENDAN O’CONNOR Caska JOHN GOODSON LACHLAN STEVENSON Decius MICHAEL GLEESON

JOE WATKINS Cinna ROBERT STREET Scenic Painting BRENDAN O’CONNOR Metellus MICHAEL DORIS Trebonius KADEN RAMM SASHA LEA-ROWELL Fight Choreography RON PULMAN Senators Production Assistants THE BRIDGE PROJECT Cicero MICHAEL SAMS Costume Assistants ISABELLA HOLDER Lepidus OWEN ROGAN SUE PINE Caesar’s Crown ANN O’CONNOR The Soothsayer FADUMA ALI Photographer CHRISSY MAGUIRE The Cult of Cybele AVA SALDANA LOPEZ Graphic Design EMMA SMITH AIVA TYRIE Event Team ANNE-MARIE SMITH TAHNEE SMALLEY BONNIE NICHOLAS Ensemble JERICHO EDMONDSON ISABELLA HOLDER TIGHE TUCKER ARMINELLE FLEMING GRACE HARDY LEVI ANDERSON KAYLEY GAW Julius Caesar Calpurnia (his wife) Mark Antony Fulvia (his wife)

PRODUCTION

TheatreiNQ acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun, Bindal, Gugu Badhun and Nywaigi as the Traditional Owners of this land. We pay our respects to their cultures, their ancestors and their Elders, past and present - and all future generations.

Julius Caesar

Mark Antony

Octavius

SYNOPSIS - ACT ONE

Prologue During a night prayer ritual, a Soothsayer sees a vision prophesising that Julius Caesar should ‘Beware the Ides of March’.

Scene 1: He’s Become a God Caesar’s victory is celebrated upon the Feast of the Lupercal when the Soothsayer approaches him with a warning.

Alone, Brutus and his mother, Servilia, discuss Caesar’s ambitious rise to power.

Cassius and Junia arrive and inform them that Mark Antony offered Caesar a crown. Upon Brutus leaving, Servilia instructs Cassius to throw letters into Brutus’ window praising him and fearing Caesar’s ambition.

Scene 2: A Strange Disposed Time A huge thunderstorm erupts the night before the Ides of March.

Cassius and Caska discuss their mutual fears of Caesar’s power before Cassius invites him into the plot.

Scene 3: O Conspiracy Brutus resolves to kill Caesar before he becomes a tyrant, joining the conspirators on the condition that Caesar is treated respectfully in death and Antony is not harmed.

When alone, Brutus’ wife Portia confronts him and threatens to harm herself if he won’t reveal his worries. Secretly, their slave Artemidorus has overheard everything.

Scene 4: Cowards Die Many Times On the Ides of March, Caesar’s wife Calpurnia urges him to skip the Senate due to ominous dreams and reports. He initially agrees, but Decius convinces him otherwise by claiming the Senate intends to crown him.

Scene 5: How Weak a Thing Artemidorus is preparing to give Caesar a letter warning him of the conspiracy. Portia, spying the letter and fearing it’s contents, sends their servant Lucius to find Brutus.

Scene 6: Et tu, Brute?

On the steps of the Senate, the Soothsayer again tries to warn Caesar while Artemidorus begs Caesar read her letter, but both are ignored.

Inside the Senate, the conspirators all kneel before an unsuspecting Caesar, before revealing their knives and attacking him.

Brutus instructs Cicero to calm the crowd outside while Fulvia asks for a safe meeting between her husband, Antony, and the conspirators.

Antony reqeusts to speak at Caesar’s funeral and is allowed on the condition he not speak ill of the conspirators.

When alone, Antony swears revenge for his murdered friend.

Calpurnia informs Antony that Octavius, Caesar’s adopted heir, is on his way home to Rome.

Scene 7: An Honourable Man Brutus addresses the citizens stating that Caesar was assassinated due to his excessive ambition and the risk of tyranny. He instructs the citizens to listen to Antony and departs.

Antony reminds the crowd of Caesar’s good deeds and love for Rome, displays his wounds, and reads his will which leaves wealth and property to the people of Rome. The crowd is incited to mutiny against the conspirators, leading to chaos. Just as Antony intended.

Brutus

The new Triumvirate of Rome - Antony, Lepidus and Octavius - finalise a list of their enemies marked for execution. Fulvia is warned by the Soothsayer that Antony should stay away from Octavius.

Scene 2: I Am No Conspirator Rome has become a city under siege. Cicero and Trebonius are killed in the street under orders by Octavius while Portia takes her own life.

Scene 3: Remember March Servilia arrives in Brutus’ camp, informing them of the massacres in Rome as well as the death of Portia.

Cassius arrives and accuses Brutus of wronging him. Servilia scolds the men, demanding they hide their grievances from their soldiers.

Alone, the argument escalates until Brutus relents, admitting that he is not himself. When Servilia bursts in on them, Brutus demands she leave the camp. Shocked by the outburst towards his mother, Brutus confesses to Cassius that the real reason for his anger is that Portia has killed herself out of fear.

Brutus suggests that rather than wait for Antony & Octavius to attack them, they should march toward them and force a battle at a town called Philippi.

While preparing to go to sleep, Brutus is confronted by the ghost of Caesar who tells him he will “see him again at Philippi”.

Scene 4: Words Before Blows The leaders of the two armies meet before the battle, taunting each other. Cassius voices his fears of the many omens he has seen and the conspirators all agree to take their own lives rather than be captured by the enemy. Cassius bids his farewell to Brutus in case they never see each other again.

Scene 5: The Battle of Philippi The Women of Rome can do nothing but pray to the Goddess of Warfare, Minerva.

Seizing an opportunity, Brutus gives the charge to attack Octavius’ legions, unknowingly leaving Cassius outnumbered by Antony’s forces.

Wrongly believing the battle to be lost, Cassius forces Decius to end his life. Upon seeing Cassius’ lifeless body, Cinna takes his own life rather than face the Roman dishonour of outliving your General.

Brutus, having won the battle against Octavius, arrives to find both bodies and urges the remaining army to prepare for a second fight.

Scene 6: My Bones Would Rest The Seraphim assemble - awaiting the outcome of the battle. Brutus’ army is defeated by Antony and Octavius’ forces. As the remaining soldiers flee, Brutus begs Metellus to hold his sword while he runs upon it. He refuses, leaving Brutus to provoke the oncoming soldiers into killing him rather than be captured.

Having achieved his vow of revenge for Caesar’s death, Antony declares Brutus “the noblest Roman of them all”. Octavius claims victory over the conspirators and reveals his desire to live up to his namesake and seize absolute power in Rome.

Cassius

SYNOPSIS - ACT TWO

Scene 1: A Slight Unmeritable Man

BERNIE LANIGAN Julius Caesar

FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Much Ado About Nothing, The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, King Lear, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Henry V, Love’s Labour’s Lost THEATREiNQ: Bloody Mary, The Weir, Frankenstein, One Man, Two Guvnors, The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Crucible, The Importance of Being Earnest OTHER THEATRE: Original cast member of Shakespeare Under the Stars. Over 35 years performance experience.

Companies include QLD Light Opera Company, QLD Opera Company, NQOMT, Townsville Choral Society, Tropic Line Theatre, Hard Sun Theatre, Townsville Little Theatre.

FILM: Departure Lounge OTHER: Regular host for Townsville Crocs and Townsville Fire games.

AWARDS: Jean-Pierre Award (2011); 1996 TCC Arts, Culture and Entertainment Award for his services to Performing Arts in Townsville

BRENDAN O’CONNOR Mark Antony

FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: This is Brendan’s 19th appearance on the garden stage. The first ever as Toby Belch in Twelfth Night (1992). Most recently as Jacques in As You Like It (2024), 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 Choreographer.

OTHER THEATRE: 18 years as leading actor with the Australian Shakespeare Company; founding Member of Tropic Line Theatre Company; AFCM - Noye’s Fludde (God); JUTE-Summaris and Grace FILM & TV: Australia on Trial, City Homicide, Crash/Burn, Marshall Law, Ned Kelly, Neighbours, Stingers, Blue Heelers, Welcher & Welcher, Man from Snowy River ADVERTISING: Mitre 10, RACQ, Campbells Soup, The Age, Beaurepaires, National Australia Bank, Mitsubishi, Cabots (USA), Origin Energy, Captain Snooze AWARDS: Matilda Award: Behind The Scenes Award (2025); Townsville City Council Services to the Arts Award (2019), Townsville City Council Performance of the Year (2015), Townsville City Council Jean-Pierre Voos Theatre Award (2012), Jean-Pierre Award (2011) OTHER: Mentor TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project (Actor & Technical Strand); MULKADEE Drama Coach (2012-14/2018) TRAINING : Associate Diploma of Acting

LACHLAN STEVENSON Cassius

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2013 SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: The Tempest, Blood Will Have Blood, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth THEATREiNQ: Orphans, The White Rose and The Red, Alice Through The Looking Glass, One Man, Two Guvnors, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Private Ginger Mick at Gallipoli, The Crucible, Two Weeks With the Queen; Crew: Amadeus, What is the Matter With Mary Jane?, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Sylvia OTHER THEATRE:Stacks on Theatre: A Pinter Revue, Orphans; New Theatre: Animal Farm; WAAPA: Atlas, The Seagull, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Ajax in Afghanistan, Romeo and Juliet, When the Rain Stops Falling, The Misanthrope, An ideal Husband, Motortown, Birdland TV: Spotlight - A Current Affair TRAINING: WAAPA - Bachelor of Arts (Acting); TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project AWARDS: Martin Gibson Medal (2016)

FADUMA ALI The Soothsayer TERRI BRABON Servilia

FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Terri has directed and adapted 20 Shakespeare Under The Stars and this is Terri’s 22nd as an actor, her first being Ariel in The Tempest (1995). Most recently as Duchess Senior in As You Like It (2024), Mariana in Measure for Measure (2023) & Queen Margaret in Blood Will Have Blood (2021) THEATREiNQ: Terri is the co-founder and Artistic Director of TheatreiNQ. She is the resident director and this is her 49th production with the company.

PLAYWRIGHT/ADAPTATIONS: The Assignment, 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 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: Order of Australia Medal; Townsville City Council Jean-Pierre Voos Theatre Award (2012) TRAINING: Bachelor of Theatre

HARLEE TIMMS Brutus

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2018 SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: As You Like It, 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 (2024 & 2025), Alice in Wonderland (2024 & 2025), Shakespeare in Education Incursions (2023-2025); 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)

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2017 SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Othello, Twelfth Night THEATREiNQ: Chewing Gum Dreams, DNA, The Vagina Monologues, First Born, Frankenstein, What is The Matter With Mary Jane?, Les Liaisons Dangereuses OTHER THEATRE: QLD Theatre: Paradise Dreaming; QUT: Tight in the Bud, The Wolves, Angels in America FILM: Bronte Pictures: Take My Hand TRAINING: QUT - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting); TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project

EMMA LAMBERTON Portia 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: Amadeus, The Government Inspector, 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; CoDirector: Puffs; Director’s Assistant: As You Like It, Bloody Mary The Vagina Monologues; 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); Mentor TheatreiNQ’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)

MICHAEL DORIS Metellus

FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Richard III THEATREiNQ: Amadeus, 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)

JOHN GOODSON Caska

FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: This is John’s 20th appearance, his first being in 1996’s Macbeth. Notable roles on the garden stage include: Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2017), Feste in Twelfth Night (2015) & Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor (2011) THEATREiNQ: Amadeus, 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

ANNA VELLA SAMS Calpurnia

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2015 SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: The Tempest, Twelfth Night THEATREiNQ: Bloody Mary, The White Rose and the Red, The Blood of Kings, The Vagina Monologues, First Born, One Man, Two Guvnors OTHER THEATRE: La Boite: Emma Celebrazione!; On Giant’s Shoulders: The Owl and the Pussycat went to See; Trocadero Productions: Titus Andronicus, Henry the Fifth, Measure for Measure, The Seagull; Schonell Theatre: The Last Supper; Arts Theatre: Deadly Embrace; Groundlings: A Midsummer Night’s Dream TV: Medivac TRAINING: Bachelor of Theatre

KEELY PRONK Fulvia MICHAEL GLEESON Decius ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2012 SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: As You Like It, Measure for Measure, The Tempest, Blood Will Have Blood, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Twefth Night, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear THEATREiNQ: Amadeus, 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; The Black Hand ABC OTHER: Mentor - TheatreiNQ’s The Performance Project (2022); The Culture Club (2016-18); Mulkadee Drama Coach (2018-23) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project AWARDS: Jean-Pierre Award (2018); TCC Performance of the Year (Chess, TCOS)

ROBERT STREET Cinna

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2013 SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: As You Like It, Measure for Measure, The Tempest, Blood Will Have Blood, Much Ado About Nothing,Othello, Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth THEATREiNQ: Amadeus, 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

MICHAEL SAMS Cicero ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2014 SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure, The Tempest, Blood Will Have Blood, Othello, Romeo and Juliet THEATREiNQ: The Government Inspector, Bloody Mary, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The Blood of Kings, The Crucible OTHER THEATRE: Over 60 productions, including, with QTC, Matrix Theatre, 4MBS, Trocadero Productions, Soup Theatre Company, Metro Arts, Grey Rose, Full Throttle Theatre Company FILM & TV: Beastmaster, Brizbin Boy/Canberra Girl, Cybergirl, Flipper, Departure Lounge, Insomniac, Kiss Me Stupid!, Scooby-Doo ADVERTISING: Coles-Myer, Footlocker, Kmart, Mount Margaret, QLD Govt, Remax, Ruralquip, Toyota, YourHub, Museum of Tropical North QLD, TCC, Polar Industries OTHER: Internationally performed and published playwright (Australian Plays Transform, Amazon), previous Regional Literary Manager (Short & Sweet International Festival), PlayLab Gather Program (Toowoomba 2025), Erin Thomas Fund recipient (Sydney 2025), RADF-supported script development (Cairns 2025), Dramaturg (Blackall 2025), Script Commission (Brisbane 2025) TRAINING: QUT - Bachelor of Arts (Drama); Macquarie University - Master of Creative Writing (2022) AWARDS: Best Director/Best Actor (S&S 2018); Best Actor (FOOAP 2017); Adjudicators Award (FOOAP 2016)

KADEN RAMM Trebonius ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2022

SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: As You Like It, Measure for Measure, The Tempest THEATREiNQ: Amadeus, 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)

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2017 SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure, The Tempest, Blood Will Have Blood, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream THEATREiNQ: Amadeus, The Government Inspector, Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers, The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui, The White Rose and the Red, The Blood of Kings, Alice Through the Looking Glass, DNA, The Vagina Monologues, First Born, Alice in Wonderland, X-Stacy OTHER THEATRE: Mulkadee Drama Coach (2021-22) ADVERTISING: Pickerings OTHER: LiNQ - T.I.E. - Macbeth (False Face) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’S The Bridge Project; Victoria Stanborough Vocal Studio (2003-08); Susan Grinsell Singing Studio(2009-12); Props Youth Theatre AWARDS: Martin Gibson Medal (2020)

PARIS WALSH Junia ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2017 SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure, Blood Will Have Blood, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Twelfth Night THEATREiNQ: The Government Inspector, Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers, The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui, The White Rose and the Red, Alice Through the Looking Glass, First Born, Alice in Wonderland, Frankenstein, One Man, Two Guvnors, What is The Matter With Mary Jane?, Les Liaisons Dangereuses OTHER THEATRE: ASC Grad Players: Much Ado About Benedick & Beatrice TV: Spotlight - A Current Affair OTHER: LiNQ - T.I.E. - Macbeth (False Face); QLD Theatre Residency Week (2022-24); Mentor - TheatreiNQ’s The Performance Project (2022); Mulkadee Drama Coach (2018, 2021-23) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’S The Bridge Project; Bachelor of Education (JCU); Teaching Artist - QLD Theatre AWARDS: Jean Pierre Award (2022); TCC Best Supporting Actress (2017) A Midsummer Night’s Dream

AVA SALDANA LOPEZ Cult of Cybele THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: As You Like It THEATREiNQ: The Assignment, Amadeus, Punk Rock, Followspot - The Government Inspector OTHER THEATRE: Queensland Theatre: The Scene Project (2024); Acting with Arminelle: 19 (2023); Props Youth Theatre (2015-2020); La Luna Youth Arts (2012-2014) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Acting with Arminelle; ASTARA Dance Company (2016-2021); The Voice Singing School (2017-19)

HUNTER SAMS Octavius

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2019 THE BRIDGE PROJECT - THIRD YEAR SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: As You Like It, Measure for Measure, Blood Will Have Blood THEATREiNQ: The Assignment, Amadeus, Punk Rock, The Government Inspector, Puffs, The Blood of Kings, TCC Carols by Candlelight (2019) OTHER THEATRE: Queensland Theatre: The Scene Project (2023-24); Acting with Arminelle:19; Grey Rose: The English Inquisition, Proper English ya’know what I’m sayin’, ACT101 ADVERTISING: Copperstring 2032 Experience Centre, Georgio Clothing, TCC, Mount Margaret, Ruralquip, YourHub, Museum of Tropical NQ TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project, Queensland Theatre Young Writers Ensemble 2022

AIVA TYRIE Cult of Cybele

THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: As You Like It THEATREiNQ: The Assignment, Amadeus, Punk Rock 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)

THOMAS BURT Lucius

OWEN ROGAN Lepidus

THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: This is Thomas’ first Shakespeare in the park THEATREiNQ: The Assignment OTHER THEATRE: Queensland Theatre: The Scene Project (2025); Blackheath and Thornburgh College: A Midsummer’s Night Dream (2024); Peter Pan (2023); Grease (2019); The Wizard of Oz (2018); Cabin Fever (2017) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Crown Music Studios (2021-2024)

JERICHO EDMONDSON Ensemble FAITH TAYLOR Artemidorus THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: As You Like It THEATREiNQ: The Assignment, Amadeus, Punk Rock OTHER THEATRE: Queensland Theatre: The Scene Project(2024); 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)

GRACE HARDY Ensemble

THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: This is Grace’s first Shakespeare in the park THEATREiNQ: The Assignment OTHER THEATRE: Queensland Theatre: The Scene Project (2025); The Cathedral School: Legally Blonde (2024), All Shook Up (2022) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; TheatreiNQ’s The Culture Club (2024); The Cathedral School: Voice and Dance

THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: This is Jericho’s first Shakespeare in the park THEATREiNQ: The Assignment OTHER THEATRE: Acting with Arminelle: Central West High School (2025); Stone Fragments (2023); 19 (2023) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Acting With Arminelle (2023-2025)

KAYLEY GAW Ensemble THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR SHAKEAPEARE UNDER THE STARS: This is Kayley’s first Shakespeare in the park THEATREiNQ: The Assignment, Crew: Amadeus OTHER: Assistant Teacher, Acting With Arminelle (2023-) OTHER THEATRE: Queensland Theatre: The Scene Project (2025) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; TheatreiNQ’s The Culture Club; QLD Theatre Residency Week (20192022); Ann Murrell: Speech and Drama (2014-2017); Sonia Zabala: Acting (2018-2020)

THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: This is Owen’s first Shakespeare in the park THEATREiNQ: The Assignment OTHER THEATRE: Queensland Theatre: The Scene Project (2025) FILM: Continuance Pictures: Dusk TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Libretto School Of The Arts (2024); Positive Impact Academy (2020)

TAHNEE SMALLEY Cult of Cybele

THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: This is Tahnee’s first Shakespeare in the park THEATREiNQ: The Assignment, Crew: Amadeus OTHER THEATRE: Queensland Theatre: The Scene Project (2025); Acting with Arminelle: Central West High School (2025); Ryan Catholic College: The Wizard of Oz (2023) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Acting with Arminelle (2024); TheatreiNQ’s Culture Club (2023); Broadway Academy Townsville (2023); QLD Theatre Residency Week (2023)

TIGHE TUCKER Ensemble THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: This is Tighe’s first Shakespeare in the park THEATREiNQ: The Assignment OTHER THEATRE: Queensland Theatre: The Scene Project (2025); Acting With Arminelle: Central West High School (2025); Stone Fragments (2023); 19 (2023); Southern Cross Catholic College: Grease (2024) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; TheatreiNQ’s The Culture Club; Acting With Arminelle; Queensland Theatre Residency Week (2022-2024)

CHRIS NOBILE

SASHA LEA-ROWELL

FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Chris has been the Production/Stage Manaer 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)

THE BRIDGE PROJECT TECHNICAL SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Sound Operator: As You Like It THEATREiNQ: Stage Manager: The Assignment; Lighting Operator: Punk Rock; Crew: Amadeus, Watersong, The Government Inspector; Set/Props Assistant: The Assignment, Amadeus, Watersong, As You Like It, Punk Rock, The Government Inspector OTHER THEATRE: Props: NQOMT-The Addams Family (2024), Props, Set & Crew: Townsville Grammar School Spongebob the Musical, Little Shop of Horrors (2023); Crew: Libretto Studios - Frozen Junior (2023); Acting: Townsville Grammar School - West Side Story (2021) OTHER: Dancer: Pace Live Entertainment Sydney: MICHAEL the Show (2019) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project (Technical)

Production Mangaer

Lighting Operator/ Production Assistant

Calpurnia

FIONN BAKER-GOODSON Stage Manager

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2022 SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Sound/AV Operator: Measure for Measure, The Tempest Stage Manager: As You Like It THEATREiNQ: Sound Design/Operator: Punk Rock, Puffs; Sound/AV Operator: The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui; Stage Manager: Amadeus, Watersong, The Government Inspector, Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers; Crew: The Assignment, Orphans OTHER THEATRE: Props Youth Theatre OTHER: Woodenbong Fire Tribe; Aberdeen International Youth Arts Festival TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project (Technical); Cajam Circus

CHARLOTTE DAVIES Sound Operator

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2021 THE BRIDGE PROJECT TECHNICAL SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Measure for Measure, The Tempest, Blood Will Have Blood, The Merry Wives of Windsor Technical Team: As You Like It THEATREiNQ: Puffs, Bloody Mary, The White Rose and the Red, Alice Through the Looking Glass OTHER THEATRE: JUTE: O, Ophelia; Full Throttle Theatre: Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, I and Bird, Summer of the Aliens; Props Youth Theatre: Peter Pan, Rapunzel, Alice in Wonderland, 101 Dalmations, Mother Goose and The Beanstalk, Breeze in the Bush, Princess Prom, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Fantastic Mr Fox, Charlotte’s Web, Princess and the Pea, WTF Wendy TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project

DANIEL LOBLEY

Lighting Design ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2021 SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS: Lighting Design: As You Like It; Technical Team: Measure for Measure, The Tempest, Blood Will Have Blood THEATREiNQ: Technical Team: Orphans, The White Rose and the Red, Alice Through The Looking Glass, Lighting Design: The Assignment, Amadeus, Watersong, Punk Rock, The Government Inspector, Chewing Gum Dreams, Puffs, Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The Performance Project 2022 OTHER THEATRE: Kirwan State High School: Troy Bolton in High School Musical; Townsville Choral Society: Stage Manager: Singin’ in the Rain; Dancenorth: Technical Operator: Deeper Than Dancing OTHER: Production and Operations Coordinator: DanceNorth Australia; Theatre Technician: Townsville Civic Theatre (2021 - 2025) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project (Technical) AWARDS: Martin Gibson Medal (2022)

Portia

30 Seasons of Shakespeare Under The Stars 1992..........TWELFTH 1992..........

TWELFTH NIGHT ........................................ Director - Jean-Pierre Voos.

Voos.......................................... Vincent Campus JCU 1995..........

1995 ..........THE THE TEMPEST.............................................

TEMPEST............................................. Director - Jean-Pierre Voos.

Voos................................................. Echlin St Quarry 1996..........

1996 ..........MACBETH MACBETH.................................................... Director - Jean-Pierre Voos.

Voos................................................. Echlin St Quarry 1997..........

1997 ..........ROMEO ROMEO AND JULIET...................................

JULIET................................... Drector - Jean-Pierre Voos.

Voos.................................................. Echlin St Quarry 2000..........

2000 ..........TWELFH TWELFH NIGHT. NIGHT........................................... Director - Jean-Pierre Voos.

Voos...................................................... Kissing Point 2001..........

2001 ..........THE THE MERCHANT OF VENICE........................

VENICE........................ Director - Jean-Pierre Voos.

Voos...................................................... Kissing Point 2002..........

2002 ..........THE THE TAMING OF THE SHREW......................

SHREW...................... Director - Jean-Pierre Voos/Terri Brabon...........................

Brabon...........................Panorama Panorama House 2003..........

2003 ..........AS AS YOU LIKE IT. IT............................................ Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon......................................................Panorama Panorama House 2004..........

2004 ..........MUCH MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING....................

NOTHING.................... Director - Jean-Pierre Voos.

Voos................................................ Queens Gardens 2005..........

2005 ..........HENRY HENRY IV (PART 1).

1)...................................... Director - Jean-Pierre Voos.

Voos................................................ Queens Gardens 2006..........

2006 ..........ROMEO ROMEO AND JULIET...................................

JULIET................................... Director - Jean-Pierre Voos.

Voos................................................ Queens Gardens 2007..........

2007 ..........OTHELLO OTHELLO.................................................... .................................................... Director - John du Feu.................................

Feu................................. Queens Gardens/JCU Cowshed 2008..........

2008 ..........LOVE’S LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST..............................

LOST.............................. Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2009..........

2009 ..........HENRY HENRY V. V..................................................... Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2010..........

2010 ..........RICHARD RICHARD III................................................

III................................................ Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2011..........

2011 ..........THE THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. WINDSOR................ Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2012..........

2012 ..........KING KING LEAR. LEAR.................................................. Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2013..........

2013 ..........MACBETH MACBETH.................................................... Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2014..........

2014 ..........ROMEO ROMEO AND JULIET...................................

JULIET................................... Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2015..........

2015 ..........TWELFTH TWELFTH NIGHT. NIGHT......................................... Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2016..........

2016 ..........HAMLET HAMLET..................................................... ..................................................... Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2017..........

2017 ..........A A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM...............

DREAM............... Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2018..........

2018 ..........THE THE COMEDY OF ERRORS...........................

ERRORS........................... Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2019..........

2019 ..........OTHELLO OTHELLO.................................................... .................................................... Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2020..........

2020 ..........MUDO MUDO ABOUT NOTHING. NOTHING............................ Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2021..........

2021 ..........BLOOD BLOOD WILL HAVE BLOOD. BLOOD.......................... Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2022..........

2022 ..........THE THE TEMPEST.............................................

TEMPEST............................................. Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2023..........

2023 ..........MEASURE MEASURE FOR MEASURE...........................

MEASURE........................... Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2024..........

2024 ..........AS AS YOU LIKE IT. IT............................................ Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens 2025..........

2025 ..........CAESAR CAESAR...................................................... ...................................................... Director - Terri Brabon......................................................

Brabon...................................................... Queens Gardens

From the Director

Jean-Pierre Awards

It’s kind of hard to believe that Shakespeare Under the Stars is turning 30! The first decade was driven by the love of those who created it. A team who put so much energy into establishing something new, with the theory of “if you build it, they will come”. The second decade felt like a period of struggling to stay alive - but it did - thanks to the support of our loyal audience, rallying behind it, surviving a loss of funding, and tragically the loss of its founder, Jean-Pierre Voos.

Now this past decade has brought with it an even stronger sense of purpose and an ever growing sense of community and family. We are truly honoured to bring Shakespeare to life for regional North Queensland in a way that excites and ignites a love for his work and his words. This event really does belong to the ensemble who make it, the audience that support it and to the community who cherish it.

So Happy 30th Anniversary Shakespeare Under the Stars - from us - with all our love.

x Terri

Survey

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.

John Robertson (2024) 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)

John du Feu Award Andre Reynaud (2024) 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)

al

Martin Gibson Med

Lily Bartlett (2024) Nicholas Rose (2023) Daniel Lobley (2022) Lisandro Garcia (2021) Keely Pronk (2020) Faduma Ali (2019) 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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