Dance Nation

Clare Barron is a playwright and actor from Wenatchee, Washington. Her plays include You Got Older, which received its world premiere with Page 73 and will appear at Steppenwolf in 2018 (Obie Award for Playwriting, Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Play, Kilroys List, and Susan Smith Blackburn finalist); I’ll Never Love Again (The Bushwick Starr, NYTimes & Time Out Critics’ Picks); Baby Screams Miracle (Woolly Mammoth, Clubbed Thumb); and Dance Nation, which will appear at Playwrights Horizons in 2018 and won the Relentless Award established in honour of Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. She is also the recipient of a Whiting Award, the Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship and the Paula Vogel Award at the Vineyard

Timothy Wynn is the Artistic Director of THAT Production Company. Since 2009 Timothy has fashioned diverse and imaginative seasons of theatrical experiences as the Artistic Director of THAT Production Company. He has directed over 20 productions, including the Australian premier of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined by Lynn Nottage (at Studio 188, Ipswich) Saved by Edward Bond (at the Old Courthouse, Ipswich); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (at the Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove); Spring’s Awakening (at Metro Arts, Brisbane). Timothy studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, and trained at the JUTE Theatre Company’s Director Development Program facilitated by Dr David Fenton. Timothy has also worked as an Assistant Director with Backbone Youth Arts, JUTE Theatre Company, Spotlight Theatre, and Fractal Theatre Company. In 2017 his production of Cosi with Beenleigh Theatre Company was nominated for seven Gold Coast Theatre Awards, winning Best Supporting Actress and Best Magic Moment of Theatre. In 2018 Timothy directed Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (also for Beenleigh Theatre Company) and Baal by Bertholt Brecht for Vena Cava Theatre Company. Recently Timothy has nominated for Matilda Awards for his direction of Sea Wall by Simon Stephens and Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe.

Eva Fritz is an Australian-based artist, illustrator and writer residing in Ipswich, Queensland. She has been exhibiting since 2003, from Brisbane to New York, with purchases from the UK, USA and Japan. She works as scenic artist on movies and theatre, and is regularly commissioned to provide public art in the community as well as deliver creative youth workshops. With an academic background in psychology and public health, through her art she has been a keen supporter of organisations that represent mental health, youth homelessness, and child protection. She has worked as an illustrator of children’s mental health resources endorsed by the World Health Organisation and provided material for the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth. Her first published illustrated children’s book, Little Things Big Things, is a pictorial introduction to issues of the environment and social justice

Jennifer B Ashley’s choreographic credits include; VILLAINS (Miraball Productions and Saladbowl Collective), PERFECT WORLD and BOOMERS (Theatreroo) and many high- School competition pieces throughout South East Queensland. Her screen credits include; NEIGHBOURS and THE WRONG GIRL S1/S2 (Channel 10), UTOPIA and NEWTON’S LAW (ABC), FIX-HER-UP and THE VERY EXCELLENT MR DUNDEE (Amazon Prime) and YOUNG ROCK (NBC).  Jennifer’s theatre credits include; BOADECIA (Theatreroo, Malwinna), JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (L&P, Chorus), THE ULTIMATE ABBA EXPERIENCE (L&P, dancer), SPEAKEASY (Candy Shop Show, Singer/dancer), VILLAINS (Miraball, Witch), SPAMALOT (Paterson Productions, Laker Girl).  Jennifer is also the 2022 recipient of the Gold Palm Theatre Award, best actress in a musical revue for her performance as the Witch in Redcliffe’s INTO THE WOODS.

Brady is a Brisbane-based Composer/Sound Designer and FOH Operator who has worked with companies such as Queensland Theatre, La Boite, Dead Puppet Society, Woodward Productions, Neil Gooding Productions, Belvoir Street Theatre, Counterpilot, Queensland Museum and World Science Festival. Composition and/or Sound Design credits include The 39 Steps, Shirley Valentine, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged with Woodward Productions/Gooding Productions; Round the Twist the Musical, The Appleton Ladies Potato Race, First Casualty, Othello, Flower in Antarctica with Queensland Theatre; We’re All Going to Die, Macbeth, Fancy Long Legs, The Last Five Years, Away, The Neighbourhood with La Boite; SWARM with Dead Puppet Society; Tiny Beautiful Things with Belvoir St; Arena Atomica: Skate-ology, Night of the Nerds with Queensland Museum and World Science Festival; Meet Your Maker with Blak Social and Brisbane Festival. FOH Operator and other credits include A Very Naughty Christmas – Melbourne, Sweet Charity with Woodward Productions; Bananaland (QPAC, Brisbane Festival), Hamilton: An American Musical (Michael Cassell Group), The Wider Earth (Dead Puppet Society). Brady holds a Bachelor of Music Technology from Queensland Conservatorium of Music.

Carla Haynes is an actor based in Brisbane, Queensland. Theatre: Ad Astra Theatre Company: Love Lies Bleeding; The Barden Party: Macbeth; Backyard Flamingo Theatre Company: She Works Hard for (No) Money (with Anywhere Theatre Festival); Improv Queensland: Heartfelt High (with Brisbane Comedy Festival and Auckland Improv Festival), Murder at the Bowlo (with Anywhere Theatre Festival), Theatresports Grand Championships (with Brisbane Comedy Festival), Gorilla Theatre (with Bris Funny Fest), Real Live Fake News (with Anywhere Theatre Festival); Modern Love, The Sims, Iron Improviser; ImproNOW: Clash of the Titans (with Adelaide Fringe Festival). Film/TV: Dangerous Animals (Brouhaha Entertainment Australia), Zombie Plane (Radioactive Pictures), In Our Blood (Hoodlum Entertainment), Rock Island Mysteries (Fremantle Australia). Training: Peter Rassmussen: Uta Hagen Technique, Advanced Scene Work; Improv Queensland: Advanced Improvisation; Creating Artists: Advanced Screen Acting; NIDA Open: Screen Acting Techniques; Ben Parkinson Casting: Script to Screen. Awards and Nominations: 2024 Matilda Award for Best Independent Production for Love Lies Bleeding (nominated).

THAT Production Company: Dance Nation (with Metro Arts), Duck Duck Goose (with Theatreworks); Queensland University of Technology: Alex: A Play with Holograms (with Arts Queensland and La Boite Theatre); Queensland Theatre: Chroma Town (The Scene Project 2022), We Are The Mutable (The Scene Project 2021); Sydney Theatre Company: White Pearl; Queensland University of Technology: Love and Money, Incognito, Richard III, Lungs. Film: Audrey, Land of Bad, The Psychology of Beauty. Television: In Limbo. Training: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting), Queensland University of Technology.

Queensland Theatre:  Back to Bilo, Pride and Prejudice, Honour (Play Club), Two weeks with the Queen (Play Club)  Pip Theatre: Banging Denmark. Metro Arts: Item. Ad Astra: Proof. Laboite Theatre: Cut Chillie (Development), Assembly 2021. Fever Global: A Wedding and a Murder. Film: When Love Springs, I Care, This End, The Portable Door, Christmas on the Farm. Training: Master of Fine Arts (Acting) East 15 (UK); Associates Degree (Acting) American Academy of Dramatic Arts (New York): Bachelor of Journalism, Griffith University. Awards: Stage Buzz Brisbane – Best Supporting Actor  (Nominee) Banging Denmark. 48 Hour Film Project – Best Actor (Nominee) Close from Afar. Australian South Asian Centre – Stellar South Asian Women of 2022 (Top Twenty).

Thea Raveneau is a proud Gunggari, Lardil and Kullilli woman based in Magan-djin/Brisbane. Theatre: Queensland Theatre: Flowers in Antarctica (The Scene Project 2024); Darlinghurst Theatre Company: Overflow (2024); La Boite Theatre: The Balloon (Assembly Program 2022); The X Collective: White Rabbit, Red Rabbit (2022); Queensland University of Technology: Tight in the Bud (2022), Angels in America Part One: Millenium Approaches (2022), The Long Weekend (2021), Remote (2020). Film/TV: Playlab Theatre: Eat Slay Zombie (Theatre 2024)(Short Film); Blak Social: Meet your Maker (Theatre for Brisbane Festival 2024)(Short Film); Roaring Entertainment: A Savage Christmas (2023); Equity Foundation Diversity Showcase: Biting Dust (Proof of Concept/Web Series 2021). Training: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) at Queensland University of Technology; John Hindman Masterclass.

Jessica Veurman has a Dip Teach (Drama) BCA, BA (Drama) QUT and a Research Masters Griffith University. Jessica received a Matilda Award for acting in 2007 and gained nominations in 2011 and 2018. Jessica’s theatre credits include; Indelibility Arts: SHE (with The Good Room); That Production Company: Kill Climate Deniers, Yielding, Legs on The Wall & Dead Puppet Society: Holding Achilles – Understudy. Umber Productions: Water Wars, Queensland Theatre: Seedingbed, Diving for Pearls (play reading), Let The Sun Shine (play reading), Dogs in the Roof: Post Office Rose, and TN! Sons of Manix. Her Film and Television credits include, Don’t Tell Me You Love Me, Before We’re Gone, Icarus in Love, Iron Sky, Inspector Gadget 2, CODE 1115 and Finding Hope. Jessica has also taught Drama at Griffith University for over 25 years.

Johanna the cheeky, soul-bearing grub is an actor and cabaret comedian dedicated to laughing with others. Theatre: THAT Production Company: Debut. Hayes Theatre Co: George Will Never Get To Try Gelato (48-Hour Musical Challenge). Queensland Theatre: Young Writers Showcase 2024. Shock Therapy Arts: Quest of Chaos. Brisbane Immersive: The Speakeasy & Cluedo: The Immersive Game (with Cunard Cruise Line), The Woolly Mammoth Saloon, Christmas Quarter, Midsummer Carnival. Art for Earthlings: Charlie & The Bin Chicken (Brisbane Comedy Festival 2025), Occupied Spaces: The Hoarderculturalist, Whale Boy, The Last Collection. Act React: Titanic: The Movie, The Play. Brisbane Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. ShareHouse Theatre Co: MacBeth, Romeo and Juliet, Motormouth and Suckface, May Contain Traces of Nuts. Ruckus Presents: Much Ado About Nothing (with Anywhere Theatre Fest.) Cabaret: Try Hard (with Short and Sweet Festival), Irrashional (with Sydney Comedy Fringe), Borishkiva: Bad to the Bone (with Melbourne Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe & Wynnum Fringe). Awards and Education: 2019 Short & Sweet Best Actor for Coconut Collective Clan. 2015 USQ Bachelor of Creative Arts (Theatre) (Honours).

Morgan Francis is a Matilda Award nominated actor currently based in Meanjin. Morgan graduated from QUT’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) program in 2018 during which he made his main stage debut in La Boîte Theatre Company’s production of Lysa and the Freeborn Dames. Since graduating, Morgan originated the role of ‘Peter’ in Belloo Creative’s debut production of Boy, Lost. (2022), and completed a regional tour with Dead Puppet Society’s A Wider Earth. Most recently, Morgan has toured the east coast with Dead Puppet Society’s Australian debut production of Peter and the Starcatcher. When not performing, Morgan is a working composer, musician, singer and sound designer. As a composer Morgan has worked alongside Wesley Enoch on Dan Evans’ ‘JOAN MUST DIE*(*I never liked her anyway)’, and most recently on Big Scary Animal’s critically acclaimed debut production of ‘The Norman Mailer Anecdote’ at Queensland Theatre. He is looking forward to teaming up again with Wesley on QUT’s 2025 production of Space Cowboy by David Burton. Morgan is also the lead singer and songwriter in Brisbane rock four-piece Lost Goat Found with whom he has realised multiple singles and a studio EP.

Josh Whitten is a multifaceted performer from Brisbane who has been lucky enough to tour both nationally and internationally. His credits include – THEATRE: THAT Production Company: The Tuckshop Kid, Romeo & Juliet, Tick, Tick…Boom! OTHER THEATRE: The Gruffalo, Dogman: The Musical (CDP Theatre Producers); RENT, Wicked (MWE); Broadway and Beyond (Queensland Pops Orchestra & QPAC); Head Over Heels (Ipswich Civic Centre & Miraball Productions); Grease: The Arena Experience, Wizard of Oz: Arena Spectacular (HRTC) Company (Ignatians Musical Society); Cirque De La Opera (Vivachi Entertainment); Giggle of Geese (Fusion Arts Inc.); A Little Bit of Christmas Magic (Pen2Stage). TELEVISION: Joyments Campaign (Golden Casket), Snapatoonies (Lee Brighton, Youtube) TRAINING: Queensland Conservatorium of Music (Musical Theatre); Film & Television Studio International; NIDA. AWARDS & NOMINATIONS: Matilda Award Best Musical or Cabaret 2021 Tick,Tick…Boom! (Nominee). Proud member of MEAA

Cameron Hurry is a Brisbane-based actor and writer. He completed his actor training through USQ. Theatre: Queensland Theatre: Pride and Prejudice; Playlab Theatre: Unconditional (also co-writer); PIP Theatre: Grand Horizons; Small Crown Productions: Adventures of Peter Rabbit; The Curators: King Lear Monster Show; White Rabbit Theatre: The Woman in Black; Troop Productions: The Lonesome West; Fractal Theatre: Frankenstein; JUTE Theatre: Macbeth; 4MBS Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet; Mixed Company: Angry Young Women in Low Rise Jeans with High Class Issues; AStheatre: The Lieutenant of Inishmore; Imaginary Ltd.: Tashi. Film: Spit, Christian in the Closet (also writer), Night Fill (also writer), Dolls, Avulsion, The Alpha. Television: Boy Swallows Universe, Young Rock, The Bureau of Magical Things, Wanted. Awards and Nominations: 2023 – Matilda Award Best New Australian Work for Unconditional (nominated), Matilda Award Best Performance in a Leading Role Mainstage Production for Unconditional (nominated), Matilda Award Best Performance in a Supporting Role Independent Production for Grand Horizons (winner), 2019 – Sanctuary Cove Film Festival Award Best Actor for Night Fill (winner), 2008 – Matilda Award Best Emerging Artist for The Lieutenant of Inishmore/Jane Eyre (nominated).

THAT Production Company: Head Over Heels – Queen Gynecia. Other Theatre: Calamity Jane (Queensland Theatre) – Calamity US, Fun Home (Pip Theatre) – Alison Bechdel, Top Girls (Ad Astra) – Marlene, A Very Naughty Christmas (Woodward Productions) – self (8 seasons), Boy & Girl (Oscar Pro Co) – Uncle, Cluedo (Brisbane Immersive) – Madame Peacock, Bloodbath (Dracula’s GC) – Raven, [Title of Show] (Woodward Productions) – Susan, RENT (Matt Ward Entertainment) – Joanne, Pippin (KC Repertory Theatre) – Fastrada US, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast (Theatre in the Park) – Babette, Tommy (KC Met) – Acid Queen, La Cage aux Folles (Unicorn Theatre) – Anne Dindon, Anything Goes (Theater in the Park) – Bonnie Latour, The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show (The Coterie Theatre) – mulitple roles. Training: Aerial Angels – lyra; Mad Dance House – hip hop, showgirl, tap; UMCK Conservatory – classical voice; Miller Marley School of Dance – jazz, tap, ballet, voice; American Dance Center – ballet, pointe, flamenco, tap; Broadway Dance Center – jazz; Brian Cutler Actor’s Studio – film acting; American Heartland Acting – stage acting. Private voice – Kent Barnhart, Dr. David Yoss, Jane Ohmes, Dr. Michael Cousins, Dr. Ray Feener, Dr. Lindsey McKee, Ann Aiken. Film: Psychopath (Peregrine Pictures) – Hilda, Drack (Troubled Dreams) – Camilla, The Rise of Billy Jones (Mayfair Productions) – Nikki Hirsh Awards & Recognition: Star Awards – Best Featured Actress (Babette in Disney’s Beauty & the Beast)

Angela Lal is an Indian-Australian actor based in Meanjin (Brisbane), currently completing her final year of training at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU). Performances: Welcome to Thebes (Eurydice, with QCGU, 2025), Importance of Being Earnest (Gwendolyn, with Passion Productions, 2025), Blue Stockings (Carolyn, with QCGU, 2025), Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice, with QCGU, 2024), Butter (Marge, with QCGU, 2024), Philistines (Yelena, with QCGU, 2024).