VCA PRODUCTION GRADUATES 2015

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VCA PRODUCTION GRADUATES 2015
V C A P r o d u c t i o n G r a d u at e s 2 0 1 5
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VCA
PRODUCTION
GRADUATES
2015
Production Academics
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
SESSIONAL STAFF
INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL
Roger Alsop
Monique Aucher
Lexi DeSilva
GRADUATES
Greg Clarke
Kate Elliott
Nichols Dunand
Lexi DeSilva
Joseph Mercurio
Jo Foley
Clive Jones
Michele Forbes
Danny Pettingill
Darren Golding
Colin Orchard
Russell Goldsmith
Mark Postlethwaite
Georgia Johnson
Robbie Mackenzie
Felicity Hollingbery
Annie Ried
David Lang
James Russell
Lyndie Li Wan Po
Leon Salom
Elizabeth Maisey
Ivar Arandez
Danny Pettingill
Christina Smith
Duraan Reid
Rose McCormick
James Russell
Kym Williams
James Russell
Luke Thorley
A special thank you to all the performers shown in the images
throughout this book, as well as companies and individuals who
provided internship opportunities during 2015. We would also
like to thank the many guest speakers and tutors who
provided students with invaluable advice and insight
into their respective professional practices.
Thank You
STAGE MANAGEMENT
DESIGN REALISATION
PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY
Jonas Anderson
Jessica Davie
Nick Glen
Jackson Banks Harper
Laura Jean Hawkins
Declan O’Neill
Maddie Korn
Melissa Ho
Elise Mercurio
Eleanor Hutchison
Louise Miller
Neneh Lucia
Candice MacAllister
Jack Milne
Jess Scott
Anastassia Poppenberg
Katharine Timms
Jarra Steel
Rebecca E Zarb
Emilija Tanner
Meropi Tourogiannis
Isabel Waluga
Lucy Wilkins
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
Amelia O’Brien
Kaytlin Petrarca
Jonas’ passion for large-scale performances
and culturally significant works has led
to diverse experience spanning a variety
of genres, working with musical theatre,
contemporary drama, opera, orchestras and
dance. He is a versatile creative facilitator
who enjoys working on large projects and
in challenging environments.
Highlights at the Victorian College of the Arts
include Stage Manager, Three Birds One Cock
and The Human Project; Stage Manager,
Mongrel/2015; Orchestra Manager, 2014
S TA G E M A N A G E M E N T
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
Victorian State Schools Spectacular (Adam
Lowe Group); and Costume Manager, Plus
Sign Attached. He has completed internships
JONAS ANDERSON
STAGE MANAGEMENT
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
CONTACT
M 0415 652 553
E [email protected]
W jonasanderson.com.au
with Anything Goes (Opera Australia/GFO) and
the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Jonas
has also worked with Melbourne Opera and
Melbourne Gang Show.
Jonas’ interests focus on creating
theatre which gives audiences joy, and
opportunities to reflect and grow. He is keen
to continue to work with musicians, young
people and on large works in the future.
Jonas is Melbourne-based.
VCA PRODUCTIONS
ENUF is Enough
Plus Sign Attached
Dir. Maude Davey
Costume Manager
2014
Victorian State Schools Spectacular 2014
Dir. Neill Gladwin
Orchestra Manager
on y va2014
Stone | Mourning
Chor. Rochelle Carmichael | Mariaa Randall
Stage Manager
Mongrel/20152015
Devised and composed by Music Acting
Company 15 and Interactive Composition
students.
Stage Manager
FR!SK Festival2015
Three Birds One Cock
Devised by Acting Company 15
Stage Manager
FR!SK Festival2015
The Human Project
Devised by Acting Company 15
Stage Manager
Jack commenced his tertiary studies at the
Melbourne Festival Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 2013
The Trouble With Harry
under the Bachelor of Fine Art, majoring
Dir. Alyson Campbell
in the Production, Stage Management
Assistant Stage Manager
2014
stream. Since then, he has had the privilege
of being involved in a number of diverse
ENUF is Enough management roles within productions
UN/clean
associated with the VCA, both on campus
Dir. Noel Jordan
and in the greater Melbourne area. What
Costume Manager
2014
S TA G E M A N A G E M E N T
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
drives Jack in his work is the uplifting
feeling of accomplishment after seeing
The University of Melbourne Orchestra 2014
a good show come down at the end of
Anzac Day Commemoration
the night.
Con: Fabian Russell
Assistant Orchestral Manager
In his spare time, Jack thoroughly enjoys
JACKSON BANKS HARPER
sitting back and relaxing while watching a
Project Three: Graduation Dance Season2013
good movie at the end of the day and Lego.
Chor. Frances Rings, Jade Dewi Tyas
Tunggal and Feng Feng Wang.
STAGE MANAGEMENT
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Assistant Stage Manager
VCA PRODUCTIONS
OTHER PRODUCTIONS
CONTACT
The Hatpin2015
Victorian State School Spectacular2014
M 0403 592 217
Dir. Jacinta John
Prod: Adam Lowe
E [email protected]
Stage Manager
Operations Coordinator
W jacksonbanksharper.weebly.com
Maddie is a dynamic, driven individual who
VCA PRODUCTIONS
has found herself thriving in the creative,
collaborative environment of the Victorian
42nd Street2015
College of the Arts. Throughout her time
Dir. Gary Young
here she has completed various internships,
Stage Manager
including shadowing Stage Management
on Strictly Ballroom the Musical, working
Cloudstreet2015
as a Production Assistant on SummerSalt
Dir. Julián Fuentes Reta
Festival and assisting at various auditions for
Stage Manager
S TA G E M A N A G E M E N T
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
major musicals with Lynne Ruthven Casting.
Maddie has begun her professional career
ENUF is Enough
with the role of Assistant Company Manager
UN/clean
on Georgy Girl - the Seekers Musical.
Dir. Noel Jordan
2014
Assistant Stage Manager
Maddie looks forward to an exciting, diverse
MADDIE KORN
STAGE MANAGEMENT
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
COMPANY MANAGEMENT
and challenging career working with equally
One Act Plays
passionate individuals who share her love
The Little Prince | Tuesday
for theatre and live performance.
Dir. Angus Templeton | Alice Darling
2013
Assistant Stage Manager
Dancescape2013
Small Details | Just Looking | Long Time At Sea
CONTACT
Chor. Sandra Parker | Vivienne Rogis |
M 0402 182 468
Natalie Cursio
E [email protected]
Assistant Stage Manager
Elise Mercurio first experienced the
VCA PRODUCTIONS
performing arts as a child, watching
side-stage as her parents performed as
dance ON
professional dancers. It seems fitting, then,
Chor. Feng Feng Wang and Kyall Shanks
that she would end up side-stage once more.
Stage Manager
Since enrolling at the Victorian College
Music Theatre Showcase
of the Arts (VCA), Elise has had a variety
Dir. Margot Fenley
of experiences across different art forms,
Stage Manager
2015
2014
S TA G E M A N A G E M E N T
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
from theatre, ballet, contemporary dance,
music theatre and devised work. During her
UN/clean2014
time at the VCA she has worked externally
Dir. Noel Jordan
on many projects including four years
Stage Manager
stage managing with Starbound a music
ELISE MERCURIO
STAGE MANAGEMENT
CONTACT
theatre workshop, Calvin Berger (dir. Casey
It’s an Earthquake in My Heart2013
Gould), presented at The Lawler at the
Dir. Robert Walton
Southbank Theatre, Young and Jackson
Costume Manager
(dir. Wayne Harrison) at Fortyfivedownstairs
and most recently a secondment position
Romeo and Juliet2013
with Victorian Opera on their production of
Dir. Bagryana Popv
Sweeney Todd (Dir. Stuart Maunder).
Assistant Stage Manager and Audio Operator
Elise was a proud recipient of the
OTHER PRODUCTIONS
Outstanding Undergraduate Creative
Sweeney Todd2015
Scholarship, which generously supported
Victorian Opera
her through her studies.
Dir. Stuart Maunder
M 0405 510 831
E [email protected]
Stage Management Secondment
Louise is a highly versatile theatre facilitator
VCA PRODUCTIONS
who has applied herself across numerous
aspects of production. She is an exceedingly
360° (Program 2)
passionate and driven individual with an
Chor. Gideon Obarzanek
affinity for the management of performing
Stage Manager
2015
arts, with particular interests in contemporary
theatre, physical theatre, performance
FR!SK Festival2015
art, dance and circus. Since completing a
Assistant Production Coordinator
technical traineeship in lighting and sound
in 2008, she has been employed as a
Dystopia 2015
technician, stage manager and supervisor
Chor. Lina Limosani
for various established companies, venues
Stage Manager
S TA G E M A N A G E M E N T
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
and large-scale events. Louise has worked
LOUISE MILLER
STAGE MANAGEMENT
with Dancenorth, Back to Back Theatre,
on y va (Program 2)
Melbourne Ballet Company, Gideon
Chor. Anna Smith, Lina Limosani, Prue Lang
Obarzanek, Maude Davey, Emma J Hawkins,
and Stephanie Lake
Lina Limosani, White Night Melbourne,
Costume Manager
Midsumma Festival and Finucane and Smith.
In June 2015, she completed a thoroughly
ENUF is Enough
rewarding Stage Management internship with
Plus Sign Attached
Circus Oz for the return season of But Wait...
Dir. Maude Davey
CONTACT
There’s More under the Big Top at Birrarung
Stage Manager
M 0405 075 201
Marr. Louise is also an avid member of the
E [email protected]
Women’s Circus.
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
W louise-miller.com
2014
One Act Plays
The Breath of Empty Space
Dir. Tom Healey
Assistant Stage Manager
2014
2013
Based in Melbourne, Amelia is a recent
VCA PRODUCTIONS
graduate of the Victorian College of the
42nd Street
Arts (VCA), with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Dir. Gary Young
(Production) majoring in Stage Management.
Costume Manager
2015
Through her three years at the VCA, she has
had many wonderful opportunities working
The Chapel Perilous 2015
in different management roles and working
Dir. Tanya Dickson
with other arts cohorts such as musical
Stage Manager
theatre, theatre and dance.
Showbites | New Short Works2014
She has also been fortunate to work as:
Dir. Sally Bourne | Annie Davey
Principle Stage Manager, State School
Stage Manager
S TA G E M A N A G E M E N T
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
Spectacular; Assistant Stage Manager,
AMELIA O’BRIEN
STAGE MANAGEMENT
World Music Stage, White Night; Vehicle
on y va (Program 1)
Crew, Moomba; Stage Management intern,
Chor. Rochelle Carmichael, Sandra Parker,
Death and the Maiden, Melbourne
Phillip Adam, Mariaa Randall
Theatre Company and Operations Intern,
Assistant Stage Manager
2014
Melbourne Festival.
One Act Plays
2013
Through her experiences at the VCA, she has
Red Black & Ignorant | A Room of One’s Own
CONTACT
gained many skills in organisation, an eye for
Dir. Liz Arday|Peta Hanrahan
M 0422 494 418
detail and extraordinary passion for the arts.
Assistant Stage Manager
E [email protected]
She looks forward to exploring more areas of
the industry in the very near future.
S TA G E M A N A G E M E N T
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
From Melbourne, Kaytlin Petrarca is a stage
manager whose passion for the performing
arts shines through her determination to
facilitate a positive working environment.
Her credits include working with PJS
Events, Big West Festival, St Kilda Festival,
Moomba Festival, Midsumma Festival,
Melbourne International Food & Wine
Festival and Wanderlust Festival (Sydney).
KAYTLIN PETRARCA
STAGE MANAGEMENT
ORCHESTRAL MANAGEMENT
EVENTS MANAGEMENT
CONTACT
M 0406 535 590
E [email protected]
W kaytlinpetrarca.com
At the Victorian College of the Arts, Kaytlin
has worked on dance, orchestra, theatre and
musical theatre as an assistant stage manager
and stage manager. Her secondments include
Strictly Ballroom the Musical Children’s
Rehearsals and Auditions, Asian Cup Opening
Ceremony (Spinifex/Twenty3), Kill The
Messenger at Belvoir St Theatre (Sydney)
and North by Northwest at the Melbourne
Theatre Company. Kaytlin recently worked as
the Stage Manager on Women in War at the
Ancient Theatre of Ifaistia (Lemnos, Greece)
and Ancient Theatre of Philippi (Kavala,
Greece), which toured to Playhouse Theatre
(Melbourne) in 2015.
Kaytlin is a recipient of the Orloff Family
Charitable Trust Scholarship 2014 awarded
for excellence, and a Melbourne Theatre
Company Ambassador in 2010. Kaytlin is
looking forward to working as an Assistant
Stage Manager on Georgy Girl in 2016.
VCA PRODUCTIONS
Relational2014
Chor. Rebecca Hilton
Assistant Stage Manager
A Little Touch of Chaos
Dir. Iain Sinclair
Assistant Stage Manager
2014
on y va
Chor. Anna Smith & Stephanie Lake
Stage Manager
2014
Bullets Over Broadway
Dir. Gary Abrahams
Stage Manager
2015
The University of Melbourne Orchestra 2015
Conductor Fabian Russell
Assistant Orchestral Manager
FR!SK Festival2015
Mission Unsexable | We Are Not Good
People | Soula’s Kitchen
Devised by Acting Company 15
Stage Manager
Originally from New Zealand, and currently
VCA PRODUCTIONS
based in Melbourne, Jess is a recent
graduate of the Victorian College of the
42nd Street
Arts (VCA), with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Dir. Gary Young
(Production), majoring in Stage Management.
Assistant Production Coordinator
She has spent the last three years residing
at St Hilda’s College in Parkville, where she
completed roles such as Event Manager for
the 2015 Ball, and Producer of Copacabana,
the 2014 College play.
At the VCA, Jess has been grateful for the
S TA G E M A N A G E M E N T
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
opportunity to work in stage, production
and costume management with the Music
Theatre, Dance and Theatre, as well as
completing internships on a range of
JESS SCOTT
STAGE MANAGEMENT
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
CONTACT
M 0432 233 515
E [email protected]
television productions in both Australia
and New Zealand. While Jess has always
shown natural organisational ability,
these opportunities have enabled her to
develop further skills in communication,
administration and attention to detail.
Jess has a strong interest in production
coordination, children’s management, and
television production, and is looking forward
to exploring these areas of the industry
further in her future.
2015
dance ON2015
Chor. Lee Serle, Feng Feng Wang,
Emma Riches, Kyall Shanks
Stage Manager
One Act Plays
2014
4:48 Psychosis
Dir. Justin Nott
Stage Manager
dance ON
2014
Chor. Lee Serle, Helen Herbertson, Tra Mi
Dinh, Mikaela Carr
Costume Manager
Relational 2014
Chor. Rebecca Hilton
Costume Manager
It’s An Earthquake in my Heart2013
Dir. Robert Walton
Assistant Stage Manager
Katharine (Kat) is very passionate about
the ‘dark side’ of theatre, that is, what
happens behind the stage. She has been
studying Stage Management at the Victorian
College of the Arts (VCA) for the past three
years. During this time she has worked
on numerous shows within the College,
including The Love of Don Perlimplin and
Belisa in the Garden, The Breath of Empty
Space, Showbites & New Short Works,
4:48 Psychosis, Urinetown and Roxie Hart.
She also undertook stage management
S TA G E M A N A G E M E N T
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
internships at the Melbourne Theatre
Company and Victorian Opera, both of
which she enjoyed immensely. This year
KATHARINE TIMMS
STAGE MANAGEMENT
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Kat was also fortunate enough to be able to
work as an Assistant Stage Manager on the
Neon Festival show We Get It, which gave
her the opportunity to work both with the
Neon Festival and the Melbourne Theatre
Company. She is excited to be graduating
CONTACT
and can’t wait to continue her work on
M 0420 358 893
productions outside the VCA.
E [email protected]
VCA PRODUCTIONS
Roxie Hart
2015
Dir. Alister Smith
Stage Manager
Showbites & New Short Works
2014
Dir. Sally Bourne and Anni Davey
Assistant Stage Manager
One Act Plays
2014
4:48 Psychosis
Dir. Justin Nott
Costume Manager
Urinetown2014
Dir. Alister Smith
Costume Manager
One Act Plays
2013
The Love of Don Perlimplin and Belisa in the
Garden | The Breath of Empty Space
Dir. Kate Shepard | Tom Healey
Assistant Stage Manager
OTHER PRODUCTIONS
Neon Festival2015
We Get It
Dir. Emily Tomlins and Marcel Dorney
Assistant Stage Manager
Rebecca’s passion for theatre sparked at
an early age. Finding her way backstage,
she has worked in multiple genres, including
music theatre, drama, dance, orchestral
concerts, festivals and arena events, in many
different capacities. In 2015, Rebecca has
been the Stage Manager for Miss Saigon
(Footlight Productions) and Victorian College
of the Arts (VCA) productions Smithereens
and Disasterpiece (FR!SK Festival) and the
Costume Manager for Cloudstreet (VCA).
Other VCA credits include Stage Manager for
S TA G E M A N A G E M E N T
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
on y va (2014) and Assistant Stage Manager
for Plus Sign Attached (2014).
Professional internships include Stage
REBECCA E ZARB
STAGE MANAGEMENTPRODUCTION
MANAGEMENT
COMPANY & ORCHESTRAL
MANAGEMENT
CONTACT
M 0403 412 997
E [email protected]
W rebeccaezarb.com
Management on the 69th Annual Tony
Awards at Radio City Music Hall, New York,
Audition Management for the Gordon Frost
Organization (GFO), Orchestral Management
with the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra
at the Sydney Opera House and Opening
Ceremony Stage Management for the AFC
Asian Cup 2015.
As the 2014 Lionel Gell Foundation
Scholarship recipient Rebecca hopes to
further her studies in New York.
VCA PRODUCTIONS
Dancescape2013
Chor. Sandra Parker
Assistant Stage Manager
Eddie Goes to Poetry City
Dir. Richard Murphet
Assistant Costume Manager
2013
ENUF is Enough
Plus Sign Attached
Dir. Maude Davey
Assistant Stage Manager
2014
on y va 2014
Chor. Phillip Adams & Sandra Parker
Stage Manager
Cloudstreet2015
Dir. Julián Fuentes Reta
Costume Manager
FR!SK Festival2015
Smithereens | Disasterpiece
Devised by Acting Company 15
Stage Manager
University of Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra
2015
Chancellor’s Concert Series: Sydney Tour
Conductor: Ben Northey
Orchestral Production Assistant
Jess is a Melbourne based designer whose
VCA PRODUCTIONS
main loves are sculpting, puppet making
and creature design. Hailing from the small
The Chapel Perilous 2015
coastal town of Byron Bay, Jess has a
Dir. Tanya Dickson
strong connection with community and a
Costume Designer
deep respect for nature. With a background
in wearable art, Jess hopes to find ways
Kawaki & Sharp (Film)
through her practice to inspire, educate
Dir. Joshua Steele
and engage with the local community on
Sculptor
2015
D E S I G N R E A L I S AT I O N
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
the possibilities of reusable and found
materials. This year Jess has undertaken
Li’l Abner2014
an internship with Cliff Doliver of Dowtch
Dir. Martin Croft
Puppets in Cork, Ireland and worked on the
Sculptor
children’s puppet show Peta and the Whale
JESSICA DAVIE
SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
COSTUME DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION
PROP DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
for the Melbourne Fringe Festival under the
dance ON2014
guidance of Philip Millar, opening her eyes
Something Similar
to the joys of children’s theatre as well as
Chor. Tra Mi Dinh
further solidifying her passion for puppets,
Costume Maker/Assistant
creature design and travel.
dance ON2014
Conditioned Humans
Chor. Mikaela Carr
Costume Maker/Assistant
CONTACT
M 0411 054 007
E [email protected]
W jessicadavie.com
Laura is a Melbourne-based costume
VCA PRODUCTIONS
designer who has been designing and
creating clothes since childhood. With
a background in both psychology and
fashion design, Laura is passionate about
the importance of costume in character
construction and its use as an emotive
narrative device in contemporary film
and theatre. As a 2015 production design
graduate from the Victorian College of the
Arts, Laura has had experience costume
designing and assistant costume designing
D E S I G N R E A L I S AT I O N
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
for short film, documentary film, feature film,
theatre and contemporary dance as well as
LAURA JEAN HAWKINS
COSTUME DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION
CONTACT
M 0426 966 973
E [email protected]
W laurajeanhawkins.com
Cloudstreet2015
Dir. Julián Fuentes Reta
Costume Designer
WOOF! (Film)2015
Dir. Nina Buxton
Costume Designer
FR!SK Festival2015
Mission: Unsexable
Devised by Acting Company 15
Costume Designer/Maker
having worked with internationally award-
360° Dance Season
winning directors and choreographers.
Chor. Gideon Obarzanek
2015
Costume Designer
One Act Plays
2014
Fewer Emergencies | Crave | Slut | Prodigal
Son | 4.48 Psychosis
Lara Kerestes | Cathy Hunt | Penny Harpham
| Iris Gaillardine | Justin Nott Costume
Assistant/Maker
Blood Trust (Film)2014
Dir. Alberto Di Troia
Costume Designer
Melissa Ho is a prop maker, set designer
VCA PRODUCTIONS
and a full-time foodie. She comes from
Singapore, the little red dot on the world
Mongrel/20152015
map. She was a theatre graduate who used
Devised and composed by Music Acting
to enjoy performing before she encountered
Company 15 and interactive composition
the dark side of theatre in 2010.
students
Production Designer
Prior to her time at Victorian College of
the Arts (VCA), she worked with various
Kawaki & Sharp2015
Singaporean companies such as Dream
Dir. Joshua Ross Steele
Academy, iTheatre and W!LDRICE in the
Prop Maker
D E S I G N R E A L I S AT I O N
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
roles of Assistant Stage Manager, Props
MELISSA HO
SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
PROP DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
Mistress and Set Designer. Her works include
FR!SK Festival2015
Crazy Christmas 2013, The Last Five Years
Soula’s Kitchen
& Happy Robin (The Henderson Project)
Devised by Acting Company 15
and Chingay Parade Singapore 2014.
Drafter
During her time at the VCA, she worked on
A Little Touch of Chaos
A Little Touch of Chaos (2014) and one of
Dir. Iain Sinclair
the short works in Mongrel/2015. She also
Prop Maker
2014
completed two internships with JustImagine
CONTACT
Productions and Polyglot Theatre.
M 0481 261 241
End of Year Dance Program One
Chor. Rochelle Carmichael
E [email protected]
When Melissa is not making or designing,
W melissahodesigns.com
she can be seen searching for the best hot
chocolate in Melbourne.
Costume Maker
2014
Eleanor is a Melbourne based costume
VCA PRODUCTIONS
designer, who is a member of the Victorian
College of the Arts graduating class of 2015.
dance ON2015
Eleanor has designed for theatre, film and
Chor. Emma Riches
several dance pieces, and has found her
Costume Designer and Maker
passion in the theatre making process. Prior
to her time at the VCA, she pursued her love
FR!SK Festival2015
for animation, and was accepted into Top
Smithereens
Designs and Top Screen for her 3000 frame
Devised by Acting Company 15
hand-drawn animation in 2012, inflatable art,
Costume Designer and Maker
D E S I G N R E A L I S AT I O N
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
fashion, and many other creative ventures.
ELEANOR HUTCHISON
SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
COSTUME DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
PROP DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Eleanor hopes to one day combine her love of
360° Program One2015
animation and costume and create new and
Chor. Mariaa Randall
exciting interactive and immersive theatre.
Costume Designer
Until then, she hopes to travel the world and
dance ON2014
gain a whole new plethora of strange and
Chor. Leigh Serle
wonderful experience. Eleanor’s enthusiasm
Assistant Maker
for making and designing knows no bounds.
Li’l Abner2014
Dir. Martin Croft
Set Maker
CONTACT
The Tempest2013
M 0431 573 552
Dir. Jenny Kemp
E [email protected]
Assistant Maker
W eleanorhutchisoncostume.weebly.com
Neneh Lucia is a production designer, model
VCA PRODUCTIONS
maker and draftsperson. Her practice is
motivated by collaboration and creativity.
WOOF! (Film)
At the Victorian College of the Arts, she
2015
has designed for short films WOOF! and
Dir. by Nina Buxton
Blood Trust. Blood Trust has screened at
Production Designer
a number of festivals including Dances
With Films, Melbourne Underground Film
Cloudstreet2015
Festival, NYC Independent Film Festival
Dir. Julián Fuentes Reta
and Minneapolis Underground Film Festival.
Draftsperson
D E S I G N R E A L I S AT I O N
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
Neneh has gained experience from interning
and working in the Art Department on
The Chapel Perilous 2015
a number of productions including: The
Dir. Tanya Dickson
Dressmaker, Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries
Draftsperson
S2, House Husbands S3, Lion, Jack Irish S1,
NENEH LUCIA
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Footballer Wants a Wife, I Am Evangeline
Blood Trust (Film)2014
and Turkey Shoot. Neneh also assisted the
Dir. Alberto Di Troia
art departments on commercials for RACV,
Production Designer
Mazda, Sheraton Hotels, TAC and Australia
Post. In 2015, she was awarded the
A Little Touch of Chaos
CONTACT
Vectorworks Design Scholarship – Global
Dir. Iain Sinclair
M 0431 672 966
Entertainment Award for Australia.
Construction Assistant
E [email protected]
2014
Candice is an emerging production designer
VCA PRODUCTIONS
and illustrator working across performing art
forms and event design. During her time at
FR!SK Festival2015
the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) she
The Human Project
has designed costumes for choreographer
Devised by Acting Company 15
Lee Searle in a piece for dance ON (VCA
Set and Costume Designer
Dance 2015) and designed for The Human
Project as part of the FR!SK Festival. She
dance ON2015
was a costume maker for VCA dance pieces
From/To/From
by Philip Adams and Stephanie Lake and
Chor. Lee Serle
was a set builder for the new Australian
Costume Designer
D E S I G N R E A L I S AT I O N
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
musical A Little Touch of Chaos. In 2014,
CANDICE MACALLISTER
SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
COSTUME DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION
TECHNICIAN
she was a chosen participant for the Beijing
Pterodactyl
International Bienniale, an international
Chor. Stephanie Lake
exhibition aimed to connect student theatre
Costume Maker
designers and was awarded the Cassidy
Bequest Scholarship for excellence in 2015.
Amoureuse
Outside of the VCA, in 2015 she designed
Chor. Philip Adams
the set for The Importance of Being Earnest
Costume Maker
at the Union House Theatre and works as a
freelance illustrator.
A Little Touch of Chaos
2014
Dir. Iain Sinclair
Set Construction
CONTACT
M 0435 366 417
UN/clean2014
E [email protected]
Dir. Noel Jordan
W candicemacallister.com
Set Construction
Jack first encountered live performance
VCA PRODUCTIONS
with his grandmother when he accompanied
her to The Australian Ballet, sparking his
Cloudstreet2015
curiosity for the behind the scenes activities
Dir. Julián Fuentes Reta
of theatre production. After leading the
Set Manager
design team of his graduating production
at Sandringham Secondary College, he
360° (Program 2)
realised he could make a career from
Igneous
doing ‘something he loved’. Jack recently
Chor. Darren Vizer
undertook an internship with Cirque Du
Costume Designer/Maker
2015
D E S I G N R E A L I S AT I O N
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
Soleil’s production of Totem, where he was
praised for his professional attitude and eye
The Hatpin2015
for detail. At the Victorian College Of The
Dir. Jacinta John
Arts (VCA), Jack worked as a Set Manager
Set Designer
on the production of Cloudstreet and is
JACK MILNE
SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
COSTUME DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
PROP DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
CONTACT
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currently designing costumes under the
One Act Plays
guidance of choreographer Darren Vizer for
The Prodigal Son
the 360° (Program 2) piece Igneous. His last
Dir. Iris Gaillard
role at the VCA will involve designing the set
Set Assistant
2014
for the musical The Hatpin. Jack is driven
to create designs that provoke audiences
Li’l Abner2014
and allow them to step into another a world,
Dir. Martin Croft
where reality and imagination collide.
Set Assistant
Anastassia Poppenberg is a stage designer,
VCA PRODUCTIONS
maker and draftsperson. She completed
a Bachelor of Creative Industries (Drama)
at Queensland University of Technology
in 2011 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts
(Production) at the Victorian College of the
Arts in 2015. Her creative practice is guided
by the notion that art should occur within a
wide spectrum of conversation. She thrives
within devised and collaborative processes.
Anastassia has recently participated in
the Global Atelier program, a two week
D E S I G N R E A L I S AT I O N
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
scenography intensive in Hong Kong with
designer Yaron Abulafia. Credits include
ANASTASSIA POPPENBERG
SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
PROP DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
Devised by Acting Company 15
Set and Props Designer
Cloudstreet2015
Dir. Julián Fuentes Reta
Props Manager/Maker
The Chapel Perilous 2015
Dir. Tanya Dickson
Props Manager/Maker
New You Hair and Beauty (Film)
The Dressmaker (2015) and Pirates of the
Dir. Trent McClure
Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017);
Set Builder, Bush Magic (NGV Fashion
Week, 2015), Production Assistant, Motel of
Memory (OzFrank Theatre, 2013); Designer,
CONTACT
Zen Zo, 2011), Designer, Cotton Pony (2012)
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and Artist, Internet Asshole Theory (2high
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Festival 2011).
2015
Smithereens
set building and scenic art on feature films
A Practical Users Guide to the Afterlife (Zen
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FR!SK Festival 2014
Set Assistant and Scenic Artist
One Act Plays
2014
4.48 Psychosis
Dir. Justin Nott
Set Assistant
ENUF is Enough
UN/Clean
Dir. Noel Jordan
Costume Assistant
2014
Growing up surrounded by the Melbourne
VCA PRODUCTIONS
artist community from a young age sparked
a love for all the creative arts. Jarra has
Show Bites2014
actively been involved in many different
Dir. Sally Bourne
creative disciplines; from acting, website
Props designer/maker / manager
design, film making, photography, writing,
drawing, CAD, fashion design and theatre
A Little Touch of Chaos art production (costume). Her eclectic
Dir. Iain Sinclair
artistic interests have led to many different
Set assistant
2014
creative paths. Jarra is currently running
Space 32, a community creative arts-hub
One Act Plays
based in South Yarra. She set up Space
Prop maker/manager
2014
D E S I G N R E A L I S AT I O N
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
32 with the help of the Boon Wurrung
Foundation and Stonnington Council.
Wominjeka Festival 2015
Past Racism/Future Rights
JARRA STEEL
COSTUME DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION
PROP DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
Dir. Yagan Satour and Genevieve Grieves
Costume Designer/maker
Prague Quadrennial
2015
Tribes - Colonies in Conflict
Mask designer/maker
CONTACT
Blood Ties (Film)2015
M 0413 655 264
Dir. Christel Chia
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Costume Designer
W jarradesigns.com
Emilija’s passion for costume design
VCA PRODUCTIONS
and making has its roots in childhood,
creating her first costume aged four! Whilst
struggling to reach the pedal she was
determined to make her masterpiece (a
Little Mermaid dress). She’s lived at the
sewing machine ever since.
She has a love of period garments and
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
D E S I G N R E A L I S AT I O N
Dir. Gary Young
Pattern Maker
Prague Quadrennial Colonies in Conflict
in a period costume she designed and made
representing the degradation of the Great
& CONSTRUCTION
42nd Street2015
at the Victorian College of the Arts, her
Prague Quadrennial, where she performed
COSTUME DESIGN
Costume Designer/Maker
musical theatre costumes. Whilst studying
experiences include travelling to the 2015
EMILIJA TANNER
360° (Program 1) 2015
Chor. Anna Smith
Barrier Reef.
She has completed specialty courses at The
University of the Arts, London, and Central St
Martins, London, and wardrobe internships
at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
CONTACT
(ABC) on Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
M 0427 960 003
Series 3 and with Isaac Lummis for Victorian
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Opera. Away from university, Emilija has
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also designed and made the costumes for a
number of theatre companies.
2015
Costume Designer/Maker
Mongrel/20152015
Down the Rabbit Hole
Devised and composed by Music Acting
Company 15 and Interactive Composition
students
Costume and Set Designer
on y va2014
God Save the Queen
Chor. Lina Limosani
Costume Maker
Li’l Abner2014
Dir. Martin Croft
Costume Maker
Meropi Tourogiannis is a Melbourne-based
VCA PRODUCTIONS
theatre designer currently studying at the
Victorian College of the Arts. With her
aesthetic intelligence, self-motivation
and passion for historical costume, she is
able to design within any context. Having
a strong interest in the contemporary
construction of garments, Meropi has been
able to promote herself as a talented young
designer. Meropi’s design is strongly based
on historical shapes, and on reforming these
silhouettes into contemporary garments.
D E S I G N R E A L I S AT I O N
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
Recently, in her graduating year at the VCA,
she has continued to design costumes
that show her ability to mix history and
MEROPI TOUROGIANNIS
SET DESIGN
COSTUME DESIGN
current ideas. Meropi aims to expand her
knowledge in the design field by increasing
her skill base, by completing courses in
photography, make-up and shoe design,
whilst also continuing to design costumes
based on a couture technique, developing
CONTACT
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one-off gowns
360° (Program 2)
2015
Everything has Already been Done but Not by Us
Chor. Becky Hilton
Costume Designer
FR!SK Festival
2015
Soula’s Kitchen
Dir. Acting Company 15
Costume & Set Designer/Maker
dance ON2015
Pit
Chor. Kyall Shanks
Costume Designer
Li’l Abner 2014
Dir. Martin Croft
Prop Manager
A Little Touch of Chaos
2014
Dir. Ian Sinclair
Costume Design Assistant
One Act Plays
Fewer Emergencies
Dir. Lara Kerestes
Set Builder
2014
Prior to her acceptance to the Victorian
College of the Arts (VCA), Isabel completed
work experience at The Australian Ballet,
sparking her passion for design and
performing arts. During her time at the VCA
Isabel has been involved in a wide range of
projects within theatre, dance, and film.
Isabel has worked on VCA student films,
participating on the set construction for New
You Hair and Beauty and was the production
designer for Splenda. This year Isabel
D E S I G N R E A L I S AT I O N
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
designed costumes for the contemporary
dance season dance ON and Federation
University’s production of Machinal in
ISABEL WALUGA
SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
COSTUME DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
PROP DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
Ballarat. Along with her classmates, Isabel
had the opportunity to design and make
a costume which she paraded as part of
Tribes at the Prague Quadrennial 2015 in
Europe. Recently, Isabel has undertaken
two internships wardrobe assisting for
Victorian Opera’s The Grumpiest Boy in the
CONTACT
World and for Melbourne Festival’s theatre
M 0403 762 492
performance The Bacchae by critically-
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acclaimed director Adena Jacobs.
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VCA PRODUCTIONS
dance ON2015
Under Echoes
Chor. Feng Feng Wang
Costume Designer
New You Hair and Beauty (Film)
Dir. Trent McClure
2014
Set Construction
One Act Plays
Crave
2014
Dir. Cathy Hunt
Set & Prop Assistant
ENUF is Enough
Plus Sign Attached
2014
Dir. Maude Davey
Costume Maker/Assistant
Romeo and Juliet2013
Dir. Bagryana Popov
Costume Assistant
OTHER PRODUCTIONS
Federation University Australia
Machinal
Dir. Kim Durban
Costume Designer
2015
Lucy has been working in theatre since
VCA PRODUCTIONS
she was just 15. Since then she has been
hired as a hair and makeup artist, wig
stylist, set painter, performer and of course
costume designer/maker on many varied
productions including: A Little Night Music,
Drowsy Chaperone, Little Women, The
Producers, Urinetown and Into the Woods.
Originally from Tasmania, Lucy decided to
move to Melbourne in 2013 to study at the
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) focusing
on the costume design side of her talents.
D E S I G N R E A L I S AT I O N
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
Recently Lucy won an Errol (Tasmanian
Theatre Award) for her design of A Little
Night Music in 2014. Lucy has a passion
LUCY WILKINS
SET DESIGN
COSTUME DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTIONWIG STYLIST
for period costume as well as all things
sparkly and hopes to pursue these passions
further through designing for musicals,
theatre, cabaret, drag and burlesque shows.
After graduating from the VCA, Lucy will
start designing costumes for Stage Art’s
production of Saturday Night Fever on at
CONTACT
M 0447 451 565
E [email protected]
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Chapel off Chapel in February, 2016.
Li’l Abner2014
Dir. Martin Croft
Costume Maker and Hair Stylist
A Little Touch Of Chaos
Dir. Iain Sinclair
2014
Props Manager/Maker
EUF is Enough
2014
Plus Sign Attached
Dir. Maude Davey
Set Maker, Hair and Makeup Artist
OTHER PRODUCTIONS
FR!SK Festival2015
Three Birds, One Cock
Devised by Acting Company 15
Costume and Set Designer, Hair and
Makeup Artist
Mongrel/20152015
Among Us
Devised and composed by Music Acting
Company 15 and Interactive Composition
Students
Costume and Set Designer
Nick is an emerging theatre lighting designer
and technical manager based in Melbourne.
For the last three years Nick has studied
at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
working on dance, theatre and musical
theatre. Nick’s lighting design credits
include; Grease: The Musical, Machinal, The
Mystery of Edwin Drood, dance ON 2015,
Nine & Assassins. Nick has worked as an
associate lighting designer on two Victorian
Opera shows; Grumpiest Boy in the World
PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
and Seven Deadly Sins.
In 2014, Nick was lucky enough to travel to
Beijing for the International Stage Design
NICK GLEN
LIGHTING DESIGN
TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Student’s Work Exchange where he was
involved in various theatre design workshops
with theatre designers around the world. In
early 2015, Nick completed an internship
with Donald Holder working as his Assistant
Lighting Designer on the Broadway show of
On the Twentieth Century. In Nick’s third year
CONTACT
at VCA, he was lucky enough to receive the
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Orloff Family Trust scholarship, Lin Martin
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travel scholarship and Global Mobility Travel
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scholarship.
VCA PRODUCTIONS
dance ON2015
To/From/To
Chor. Lee Serle
Lighting Designer
dance ON2015
Half Glass
Cor: Emma Riches
Lighting Designer
Nine | Assassins2014
Both dir. Sally Bourne
Lighting Designer
New Short Works2014
Dir. Anni Davey
Lighting Designer
Music Theatre Showcase
2014
Dir. Margot Fenley
Lighting Designer
OTHER PRODUCTIONS
Federation University Australia
Machinal
Chor. Kim Durban
Lighting Designer
2015
Steve is investigating the collaborative
VCA PRODUCTIONS
process in European contemporary
theatre and its influence on the resulting
Cloudstreet2015
design and performance. He is mentored
Dir. Julián Fuentes Reta
by professional lighting designers; Paul
Lighting Designer
Jackson and Nigel Levings.
PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION) (HONOURS)
on y va (Program 2)
Steve’s recent designs include: Quick
Chor. Stephanie Lake, Prue Lang,
Death / Slow Love written and directed by
Lina Limosani, Anna Smith
Richard Murphet (La Mama Theatre, 2015),
Lighting Designer
2014
MKA: Bounty directed by Tom Gutteridge
(Northcote Town Hall 2015) and Parade
Union House Theatre
directed by Bruce Hardy (Merlyn, Malthouse
don’t bring lulu
Theatre, 2015).
Dir. Tom Gutteridge
2014
Lighting Designer
STEVE HENDY
LIGHTING DESIGN
In 2014, Steve was awarded the inaugural
OzCAD Vectorworks Spotlight graduate
Eddie Goes To Poetry City
award. He was also the Production recipient
Dir. Richard Murphet
of the Lionel Gell Foundation scholarship
Lighting Designer
in 2013.
CONTACT
M 0421 798 599
In addition to his theatrical career, Steve
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works as an architectural lighting control
technician. He has recently been involved in
lighting the HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong
and the newly opened Studio City, Macau.
2013
Declan is a passionate lighting designer
VCA PRODUCTIONS
from Melbourne. He started his career in late
2011 when he has first involved in amateur
Dystopia 2015
theatre. Since then, Declan has worked with
Chor. Lina Limosani
numerous companies both professional and
Lighting Designer
non-professional on over 80 productions.
Declan is currently at the Victorian College
42nd Street2015
of the Arts (VCA) where he is undertaking
Dir. Gary Young
the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production),
Lighting Designer
PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (PRODUCTION)
majoring in Performance Technology. Aside
from lighting design, Declan also practises
Music Theatre Showcase
and enjoys vision design and is developing
Dir. Margot Fenley
his skills as a technical manager. Declan
Lighting Designer
2015
has been fortunate to have worked all
DECLAN O’NEILL
LIGHTING DESIGN TECHNICIAN
VISION DESIGN
FLOOR MECHANIST
CONTACT
M 0412 081 994
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over Victoria on numerous performances
FR!SK Festival2014
and is about to tour the VCA Musical
Devised by Acting Company 14
Theatre Showcase 2015 to Sydney as the
Technical Director
Lighting Designer. Notable design credits
outside of the VCA include: Co-Lighting
Season One Dance
Designer, Resonance (Nick Glen); Vision
Head Electrician
2014
Designer, Fame, Emmaus college, and
Vision Designer, Fame, Siena College and
FR!SK on Tour2014
Whitefriars College.
Devised by Acting Company 15
VCA Technical Manager
MASTERS OF DESIGN
FOR PERFORMANCE
Alicia Aulsebrook
Dagmara Gieysztor
Daniel Moulds
MASTERS OF DESIGN FOR PERFORMANCE
Eloise Kent
Alicia graduated from Swinburne University
VCA PRODUCTIONS
in 2012 with a Diploma of Costume for
Performance. She has worked on a variety
Dystopia2015
of theatre productions in Geelong, designing
Chor. Lina Limosani
and constructing costumes. She has
Costume Designer
also made costumes for Parallax Dance
Company, Footlight Costume Hire Company
42nd Street2015
and was commissioned by the Geelong
Dir. Gary Young
City Council to design and make costumes
Costume Designer
MASTERS OF DESIGN FOR PERFORMANCE
for the 2013 Christmas celebrations. She
has also worked as a backstage dresser
One Act Plays
and hair/make-up assistant on several
Fewer Emergencies
productions.
Dir. Lara Kerestes
Set & Costume Designer
While at Victorian College of the Arts, she
ALICIA AULSEBROOK
SET DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN
COSTUME CONSTRUCTION
was the set and costume designer for Fewer
Emergencies, part of the 2014 One Act Play
season (dir. Lara Kerestes), the costume
designer for Dystopia (chor. Lina Limosani)
and as well for 42nd Street (dir. Gary Young).
Earlier this year, she attended the Prague
CONTACT
Quadrennial and exhibited work in the
M 0432 927 426
Australian student section. Alicia is currently
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doing an internship on the television series
W aliciaaulsebrook.wordpress.com
Barracuda at the ABC.
2014
Dagmara has been a multidisciplinary artist
VCA PRODUCTIONS
for over 20 years. Her focus is on story
telling and its realisation in many different
Dystopia2015
mediums from film, theatre, puppetry,
Chor. Lina Limosani
photography, installation, street art and site
Visual Dramaturgy and Set Design
specific projects. She is interested in the
continual discussion with audiences and
Self directed, site specific design project 2015
the community and doesn’t shy away from
Mirage refuge
the political. She is a founding member of
Visual dramaturgy, design and realisation
MASTERS OF DESIGN FOR PERFORMANCE
an international artist collective, runs an
artist residency in Poland and is part of the
Theatre Research institute in Melbourne with
Tomek Koman. Her practical and theoretical
research has been on visual dramaturgy in
live performance.
DAGMARA GIEYSZTOR
VISUAL DRAMATURG
CONTACT
M 0429 377 849
E [email protected]
Eloise is a Melbourne-based theatre
VCA PRODUCTIONS
designer and graduate from the Master
of Production Design for Performance at
One Act Plays
the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA).
Crave
An undergraduate degree in Art History,
Dir. Cathy Hunt
French and German has led Eloise to
Set & costume designer
2014
MASTERS OF DESIGN FOR PERFORMANCE
develop her designs via in-depth visual and
academic research, often drawing on the
Cloudstreet 2015
fields of contemporary art, architecture and
Dir. Julián Fuentes Reta
literature for references. She is particularly
Set designer
focused on creating integrated and active
scenographic environments — stages that
42nd Street2015
respond to and interact with the performers,
Dir. Gary Young
and where possible, the audience. In doing
Set designer
so, she is drawn to the use of found objects
ELOISE KENT
SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
COSTUME DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION
PROP DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
and everyday materials to create novel
effects and scenarios. Eloise values close
collaboration with the director/devisor and
fellow designers. As part of her studies
at the VCA, she designed set, props and
costumes for a number of stage plays, but
also has prior experience with architectural
model making, event planning, graphic
CONTACT
M 0478 416 867
E [email protected]
W eloisekent.com
design, illustration and painting.
Having graduated from the Postgraduate
VCA PRODUCTIONS
Diploma in Performance Creation in 2014,
Daniel will be one of the first graduates
The Empty Salon (Working Title)
of the Master of Production Design for
Dir. Anna Molnar
Performance at the Victorian College of
Set, props and costume designer,
the Arts (VCA). He also holds a Bachelor of
co-deviser and performer
2015
MASTERS OF DESIGN FOR PERFORMANCE
Visual Arts and Design, where he specialised
in Object Design and Printmaking, and
FR!SK Festival2015
a Diploma in Transpersonal Art Therapy,
Disasterpiece
with experience facilitating group creative
Devised: Acting Company 15
activities in community arts, as well as
Set, props and costume designer, scenic
in one-on-one creative therapy. He is
painter, co-deviser and performer
establishing himself as a bold and innovative
DANIEL MOULDS
SET DESIGN
COSTUME DESIGNPROP DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION
VISION DESIGN
emerging set and costume designer and
Intimate Topographies
theatre maker, with a particular focus in
Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design
2015
his practice on co-devising works, visual
dramaturgy and creating immersive designs.
The Chapel Perilous
2015
Dir. Tanya Dickson
Set Designer, Graphic Artist
One Act Play Season
2014
The Prodigal Son
Dir. Iris Gaillard
CONTACT
M 0431 326 302
E [email protected]
W danielpmoulds.wordpress.com
Set & Costume Designer, Scenic Painter
MASTERS OF DESIGN
FOR SCREEN
Dorian Lazar
Anna Russell
Jacque Yepez
MASTERS OF DESIGN FOR PERFORMANCE
Shelley Williams
Dorian began his career in 1979 as an actor
VCA PRODUCTIONS
and in 1980 had the opportunity to perform
at the iconic Nimrod theatre. He moved
on to directing and during the early ‘80s
directed several successful productions
at St Martins Theatre Company. In 1986,
his passion for film led him to complete an
undergraduate Degree in Film and Television
at Swinburne Institute of Technology. He
completed several independent short films,
one of which had a run at the Longford
MASTERS OF DESIGN FOR SCREEN
Cinema in Melbourne. During the birth and
explosion of the MTV film-clip generation
Dorian was involved in directing and filming
Earth2014
Dir. Tatiana Doroshenko
Production Designer
(inc. studio set design and construction)
New You Hair Day2014
Dir. Trent McClure
Art Director
OTHER PRODUCTIONS
Emily (Independent Short)
2015
Dir. Eddie Diamandi
Production Designer
video clips. He left directing to raise a
DORIAN LAZAR
SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
PROP DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
VISION DESIGN
PRODUCTION DESIGN
CONTACT
M 0405 973 863
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family and has recently re-entered the film
industry. In 2015, he completed his Master
of Production Design for Screen and was
forwarded several opportunities to work as
a production designer/ art dept. assistant
on independent productions, feature films
and television.
In Life Today (Indepenent Short)
2015
Dir. Lauren Bailey
Production Designer
Open Channel2015
Bringing our stories home
Dir. Natalie Cunningham
Production Designer
Lion (Film, post-prod)
Director: Garth Davis
Research/ Props Sourcing
2015
Anna’s initial involvement with film and
VCA PRODUCTIONS
television was as a performer in musical
theatre, reality TV and feature films, and as
Kawaki & Sharp (Film) co-producer of reality-documentary series
Dir. Josh Steele
No Way San Jose (2009) which has aired
Art Director
2015
several times on the ABC, and followed the
opening of a cocktail bar in Costa Rica,
Under the Table (Film) which Anna co-designed and built.
Dir. Max Walter
2015
Production Designer
MASTERS OF DESIGN FOR SCREEN
After gaining art department experience on
student films in London and designing sci-fi
New You Hair & Beauty (Film)
short Queen of the Bees (2013), which she
Dir. Trent McClure
also produced, Anna decided to focus her
Set Dresser
skills and experience on production design.
ANNA RUSSELL
SET/PROP DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION
Throughout the Master of Production
Design for Screen, she has honed her skills
working as Standby Props Assist on ABC
TV series Little Lunch, as well as several
Victorian College of the Arts student films;
New You Hair and Beauty (2014), Kawaki &
CONTACT
Sharp (2015) and Under the Table (2015).
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Once Anna has completed the Master of
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Production Design for Screen, she wishes
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to pursue a career in production design
for film.
2014
Shelley began her career in film and
VCA PRODUCTIONS
television as a sound designer and recordist
(Instruments of Darkness, Red, Making
Kawaki & Sharp (Film)
It) and as an editor (No Through Road,
Dir. Josh Steele
Poynton’s Nursery Congress 2013). After
Production Designer
2015
undertaking the role of production designer
on graduating film Restless for a fellow
Under The Table (Film)
film student in 2011, Shelley decided to
Dir. Max Walter
use her skills as a visual artist to pursue a
Art Director
MASTERS OF PRODUCTION FOR SCREEN
career in the art department as a designer.
Throughout the Master of Production Design
for Screen she has honed skills including
prop making, technical drawing and previsualisation on Victorian College of the Arts
(VCA) student films such as Remnant as well
SHELLEY WILLIAMS
SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
PROP DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
VISION DESIGN
PRODUCTION DESIGN
as interning on the ABC TV series Sammy
J & Randy in Rickett’s Lane. In her final
semester she was the Production Designer
on VCA graduating film Kawaki & Sharp,
Art Director VCA graduating film Under The
Table and completed a placement on feature
film Berlin Syndrome. Shelley currently
works as a Props Assistant at Channel 9.
CONTACT
M 0458 909 080
E [email protected]
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2015
Jacque has been involved in the creative
VCA PRODUCTIONS
and artistic world as a freelancer,
exploring different areas and fields. With a
New You Hair and Beauty (Film)
background in multimedia and audiovisual
Dir. Trent McClure
production, Jacque has participated in
Art Department Assistant
2014
many student and independent productions
in Ecuador. Focused in the film and video
Under the Table2015
industry, she has collaborated in music
Dir. Max Walter
videos for local bands such as Zoria Duo
Graphic Props Designer
MASTERS OF PRODUCTION FOR SCREEN
before being accepted into the Victorian
College of the Arts (VCA). During the Master
Kawaki & Sharp (Film)
of Production Design for Screen program,
Dir. Josh Steel
she gained experience and has worked in
Art Department Assistant
the art department for VCA films including
New You Hair and Beauty, Under the Table
JACQUE YEPEZ
SET DESIGN
PROP DESIGN
and Kawaki & Sharp. In her last semester of
the course she is collaborating as an intern
in the graphics/props area for the feature
film Berlin Syndrome.
At the end of the course, Jacque will return
CONTACT
to her country and aspires to become a
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pioneer in the Ecuadorian industry as a
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production designer.
2015
RESEARCH
HIGHER DEGREE
Travis Cox - PhD (Production)
“Code-Display-User; Semiotic Dialogues
In Interactive Computer Art Work”
Camille Robinson - PhD (Production)
“Listening Art; Making Sonic Artworks
Ben Wiesner – Master of Sound Design
(Production)
“Integrating Space Composition And
Performance; An Investigation Into
The Musical Relationship Between The
Instrument And The Space”
PHOTO CREDITS
RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREE
That Critique Listening”
JONAS ANDERSON
LAURA JEAN HAWKINS
NENEH LUCIA
1. ‘Ux 1. Past/Present, 2013 (Jeff Busby)
1. Mission: Unsexable, 2015 (Lachlan Woods)
1. Blood Trust, 2015
2. Wilin Centre Spring Intensive, 2013 (Jorge de Araujo)
2. Cloudstreet, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
2. WOOF!, (2015)
3. Plus Sign Attached, 2014 (Sarah Walker)
3. Blood Trust, 2014 (Alberto Di Troia)
3. Cloudstreet, (2015) Jeff Busby
4. Three Birds, One Cock, 2015, (Lachlan Woods)
4. Woof! 2015 (Nina Buxton)
4. Cloudstreet, (2015) Neneh Lucia
ALICIA AULSEBROOK
STEVE HENDY
CANDICE MACALLISTER
1. Fewer Emergencies, 2014, (Sarah Walker)
1 – 4. Cloudstreet, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
1 – 2. The Human Project, 2015 (Lachlan Woods)
2. Dystopia, 2015, (Jeff Busby)
3. From/to/from, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
3. 42nd Street, 2015, (Drew Echberg)
MELISSA HO
4. 42nd Street, 2015, (Alicia Aulsebrook)
1. on y va (Program One), 2014 (Jeff Busby)
ELISE MERCURIO
2. Soula’s Kitchen, FR!SK, 2015 (Melissa Ho)
1. dance ON, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
3 – 4. Mongrel/2015, 2015 (Drew Echberg)
2. UN/clean, 2014 (Jeff Busby)
JESSICA DAVIE
1. The Chapel Perilous, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
3. It’s An Earthquake in My Heart, 2013 (Production still)
2. Kawaki & Sharp, 2015 (Sam Haines)
ELEANOR HUTCHISON
3. The Chapel Perilous, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
1 – 2. Smithereens, 2015 (Greg Clarke)
4. Li’l Abner, 2014 (Drew Echberg)
3. dance ON, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
DAGMARA GIEYSZTOR
ELOISE KENT
1. – 2. Mirage Refuge, 2015 (Dagmara Gieysztor)
1. Crave, 2014 (Sarah Walker)
3. Dystopia, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
3. – 4. Dystopia, 2015 (Dagmara Gieysztor)
2 – 3. Cloudstreet, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
4. Fragile Oasis, 2014 (Jeff Busby)
NICK GLEN
4. 42nd Street, 2015 (Eloise Kent)
4. dance ON, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
LOUISE MILLER
1. Plus Sign Attached, 2014 (Sarah Walker)
2. The Breath of Empty Space, 2013 (Amy Dwight)
JACK MILNE
1. – 2. Machinal, 2015 (Jodie Hutchinson)
MADDIE KORN
3. Half Glass (dance ON), 2015 (Jeff Busby)
1. 42nd Street, 2015 (Drew Echberg)
2. 360° (Program 1), 2015 (Jack Milne)
4. Nine, 2014 (Sarah Walker)
2. Cloudstreet, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
3. Li’l Abner, 2014 (Drew Echberg)
3. Fewer Emergencies, 2014 (Sarah Walker)
4. Cloudstreet, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
1. The Trouble With Harry, 2014 (Daily Review)
4. UN/clean, 2014 (Jeff Busby)
DANIEL MOULDS
2. Victorian State School Spectacular, 2014
DORIAN LAZAR
(Promotional image)
1. Earth, 2014 (Dorian Lazar)
2. The Chapel Perilous, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
3. Anzac Day Commemoration, 2014 (Sav Schulman)
2 – 4. Emily, 2014 (Katie Harmsworth)
3. Disasterpiece, 2015 (Lachlan Woods)
1. The Prodigal Son, 2014 (Sarah Walker)
4. Le Salon de la Fumée, 2015 (Lachlan Woods)
PHOTO CREDITS
JACKSON BANKS HARPER
1. Prague Quadrennial, 2015 (Jack Milne)
AMELIA O’BRIEN
JESS SCOTT
ISABEL WALUGA
1. The Chapel Perilous, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
1. 42nd Street, 2015 (Drew Echberg)
1. Under Echoes, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
2. Nine, 2014 (Sarah Walker)
2. dance ON, 2015, (Jeff Busby)
2. Plus Sign Attached, 2014, (Sarah Walker)
3. Assassins, 2014 (Sarah Walker)
3. 4:48 Psychosis, 2014 (Sarah Walker)
3 – 4. Machinal, 2015 (Jodie Hutchinson)
4. Red Black and Ignorant, 2013 (Sarah Walker)
4. Relational, 2014 (Byron Perry)
DECLAN O’NEILL
JARRA STEEL
1. 42nd Street, 2015 (Drew Echberg)
1 – 2. Past Racism / Future Rights, Wominjeka Festival 2015,
2 – 3. Dystopia, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
(Footscray Arts)
4. 42nd Street, 2015 (Ellie Kent)
3. Blood Ties, 2015 (Jarra Steel design)
KAYTLIN PETRARCA
EMILIJA TANNER
1 – 2. Among Us, 2015 (Camden Tilley)
3 – 4. Three Birds One Cock (Lachlan Woods)
SHELLEY WILLIAMS
1 – 4. Kawaki & Sharp, 2015 (Stills, Michelle Leong)
1. A Little Touch of Chaos, 2014 (Jeff Busby)
1. Prague Quadrennial – Colonies in Conflict, 2015,
JACQUE YEPEZ
2. Tuesday, 2014 (Sarah Walker)
(Steve Scalone)
1. Graphics for Stage and Screen, 2015 (Jacque Yepez)
3. Women In War, 2015 (Eleftheria Kalpenidou)
2. 42nd Street, 2015 (Drew Echberg)
2. Under the Table, 2015 (Zoe Twomey– Birks)
3 – 4. Nonesuch, 360° (Program 1), 2015 (Jeff Busby)
3. Under the Table, 2015 (Ben Colson)
ANASTASSIA POPPENBERG
4. Theoretical Design Project: Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, 2015
1 – 2. Smithereens, 2015 (Lachlan Woods)
KATHARINE TIMMS
3. New You Hair and Beauty, 2014 (Michelle Leong)
1. Urinetown, 2014 (Steve Wild)
4. 4.48 Psychosis, 2014 (Sarah Walker)
2. We Get It, 2015 (Neon Festival)
REBECCA E ZARB
3 – 4. The Love of Don Perlimplin and Belisa in the Garden,
1. on y va, 2014 (Jeff Busby)
2013 (Lara Week)
2. Eddie Goes to Poetry City, 2013 (Jeff Busby)
ANNA RUSSELL
1 – 4. Under the Table (2015) screen grabs
NICHOLAS SANDERS
PHOTO CREDITS
LUCY WILKINS
MEROPI TOUROGIANNIS
1. – 2. Soula’s Kitchen, 2015 (Lachlan Woods)
1. Mission: Unsexable, 2015 (Lachlan Woods)
3. A Little Touch of Chaos, 2014 (Jeff Busby)
2. A Little Touch of Chaos, 2014 (Jeff Busby)
4. dance ON, 2015 (Jeff Busby)
3. Plus Sign Attached, 2014 (Sarah Walker)
(Jacque Yepez)
3. Smithereens, 2015 (Lachlan Woods)
4. Cloudstreet, 2014 (Jeff Busby)