BOOK; LYRICS; INVESTOR
Ian has had more than 40 years' experience creating and implementing projects: professional and community: environment, media, writing, youth, stage; education: primary, secondary, tertiary, state and international level curriculum research and development. His books are housed in the National Library of Australia and the State Library of Victoria.
BOOK; SONGWRITER
As a composer, lyricist, recording artist/producer and musical director, Derek has contributed to dozens of stage and television productions. He wrote Sexercise the musical, the debut show of St Kilda’s Alex Theatre (2015), lyrics for More Sex Please We’re Seniors (2013), and was composer in residence for the Australian Music Theatre Festival (2021/22).
Derek’s backing tracks have been used in the award-winning stage and television productions of comedy legends Sammy J and Randy, and his jingles have been a staple part of Sammy’s radio 774 breakfast show since day one.
He was musical director of The Australian Puppet Festival (2007), and has composed soundtracks for children’s theatre for both Polyglot Theatre Company and Puppetvision.
Derek has produced 8 albums of original contemporary music, and is currently working with producer Malcolm Cooke as composer of Call Of The Jungle, an exciting new re-envisioning of the Jungle Book tale.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER; INVESTOR; BOOK
Stage
1989 The Dracula Spectacular Show - lead Mother; 1990 Smithy lead (Drama Teacher); 1991 Oklahoma 1991 Gertie; 1992 The Pajama Game; 1995 Me and My Girl ensemble.
2008 – 2019
Lissie Lou Design - Business Owner
Greeting Card Design. Managed card design business from start-up to successfully landing large stores such as Target, Card & Caboodle and Ishka and distributing to retailers around Australia and New Zealand.
Individually designed artwork
Created specifically around the client’s life experiences and interests, which created enormous joy to gift recipients, overwhelmed by the thoughtfulness and individualisation of the designs.
Volunteering
Event Management. Organised multiple events for various communities, involving
organising volunteers, logistics, sourcing prizes, catering, security etc.
Group Bookings Coordinator. Coordinating large group bookings for theatre.
Musical theatre enthusiast.
2019 The Alex Theatre – St.Kilda
Production Assistant. Programs being filmed: mGig, AlexRocks, The Alex Café, Art-V2020 2021
Australian Film Base: Film Directors Certificate
Film Credits:
Locations Manager: No Charge (Graduate film, Australian Film Base); Locations Scout: The Little Pin-Up (Independent short film); Art Department, props sourcing, set dressing: Slant (Feature Film); Locations Scout/Manager: The Soft Skinned (Short film, Master Course, VCA); Locations Scout/ Manager, Production Design, Assistant Producer: The Keys (Independent short film); Props: All We Have Is Time (Short film, Master Course, VCA); Wardrobe Master: What Took Grace (Feature Film); Unit organiser, Props, Production Design: Alexithymia (Short film, Master Course, VCA); Props: New Moon In Leo (Short film, Masters Course, VCA).
CONSULTANT
Ashley is the Director and Co-Founder of Melbourne based theatre company Salty Theatre and is an Associate Producer with Vass Productions. She has 30 years of experience across the theatre, television and film sectors, both on stage and screen and off. Her work has been seen and heard in Canada, the United States, the UK and Australia, first as a performer before transitioning into the roles of producer and director.
CONSULTANT
Nadia is a passionate theatre maker, visual artist and activist. In 2017, she directed her first original work God Parents at the 1812 Theatre, and has since written, directed and collaboratively devised within community, independent and fringe theatre.
In 2018, Nadia completed her Bachelor in Creative Arts: Drama at Deakin University, where she received the Theatre Network Australia Award along with her theatre troupe Split Second Theatre. The troupe went on to perform their original piece FINITE at Theatre Works for Melbourne Fringe 2019.
In 2018, Nadia directed the classic Australian work Cloudstreet with BustCo, and wrote and directed the original musical The Meaning with her sister, Sophie Sirninger Rankin.
Nadia is now the founder and artistic director for the Naarm based theatre company Running With Scissors Theatre where she most recently wrote, produced and directed the piece Cutting Onions at The MC Showroom.
Outside of theatre, Nadia is a visual artist. She paints large scale portraits in oils and is the Curator and Manager for the art studio 369 Creative Arts.
Nadia loves to collaborate and connect to people in the arts industries and is most fulfilled when theatrical and visual arts combine.
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