Teachers

MEET OUR TEACHING ARTISTS

 

Our classes are taught by qualified, professional teaching artists.

 

They specialise in working with different age groups and experience levels, tailoring their teaching to the needs of the individual classes.

NATE GILKES – ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

BMus(MusEd) (Sydney Conservatorium of Music). PGradDip(PerfCr) – Directing (Victorian College of the Arts) Nate is an artist, director, facilitator, music director and performer and the Artistic Director at Marian Street Theatre for Young People. Before joining MSTYP, Nate presented work nationally and internationally with some of…

BOSILKA MAY

BA in Photography and Media Studies at London College of Communication. Master of Fine Arts in Voice and Theatre at NIDA Bosilka’s drive for Drama, Theatre and Voice is based on the vision that these skills develop more confident, self -aware and contributing young adults….

VICTORIA NICOLLS

BA (Hons) Flinders University Drama Centre Victoria has maintained a professional career spanning 40 years as an Actor, Director, Writer and Presenter. Armed with her training, BA (Hons) Flinders University Drama Centre, Victoria launched herself into The Entertainment Industry which proved to be a successful…

KATE MURPHY

BA Theatre Arts, Majoring Acting (University of Southern Queensland 2008) Kate graduated from the University of Southern Queensland in 2008 with a Bachelor of Theatre Arts, Majoring in Acting. Since then, she has worked as a teaching artist, director and voice over artist. Kate is incredibly passionate…

LAURA GAVA

Bachelor Creative Arts Performance, University of Wollongong  Laura Gava has been training and working within theatres for over 17 years. She holds a TAFE certificate in Entertainment and a Bachelor of Creative Arts in Performance (University of Wollongong). She is professionally trained in acting, singing,…

BONNIE COWAN

She/Her Bachelor of Creative Arts (Dean’s Scholar) – University of Wollongong Bonnie is a concept-centric, process-driven performance artist and drama teacher. Since graduating from the University of Wollongong’s theatre course in 2015, Bonnie has created various solo performances and performative installations such as affect me (2017-2018) Do Something That…

ANNA ORCHARD

Bachelor of Applied Science (OT) University Sydney  Over a career of 30 years, Anna has worked within a variety of disciplines including: health, drama, storytelling, education, communications and creative play; bringing a unique set of skills to the creative space. She has worked extensively with…

LUCY WATSON

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English and Drama, from Australian National University. Master of Art majoring in Sculpture, Performance and Installation, from UNSW Art and Design. Lucy’s work combines hand-crafted costumes, installations and soft sculptures, with performance informed by acting, clowning, dance and storytelling….

CHELSEA ZELLER

Chelsea Zeller is a comedian, actor and theatre maker. She has devised and performed new works for The Malthouse Theatre, The Butterfly Club, Melbourne and Adelaide Fringe Festivals, and has toured with Regional Arts Victoria. Her recent solo shows at Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festival had…

Mick Gosden

Michael is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, producer and actor with over 10 years of experience working in short & feature-length narrative and documentary films, commercials and music videos. The filmmaker behind GoodChat TV’s viral cause-based hit “You’re Wonderful”, and UBER’s “Hitchin’ a Trike”, Michael…

Sally Dashwood

Sally Dashwood is a performer, choreographer, director of Australia’s premiere tap dance company Girls On Tap and co-director of Well Done Creative alongside her husband Tim. Most recently Sally was Assistant Director and Assistant Choreographer of A Chorus Line at Darlinghurst Theatre Co., Revival Director…

Tim Dashwood

Tim is a professional actor and Fight Director throughout Australia. For over 15 years he has trained under his mentor Nigel Poulton in many forms of movement and regularly directs fights, teaches and assists for theatre companies across Australia. As a teacher, he works for…

Jessie Lancaster

Jessie received a Bachelor of Arts (Acting) after training at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. In 2019, Jessie starred in the short film ‘Ghoul Power’, which premiered at Event Cinemas George Street and featured as in-flight entertainment on Etihad airways. Other film credits include ‘Joey’ in WA…

Nicole W. Lee Writer in Residence 2021

Nicole W. Lee is a writer of fiction, theatre, poetry and criticism. Born and raised on the traditional lands of the Bidgigal people of the Dharug nation (north-western Sydney), she has since lived in Melbourne and New York. Nicole has always been interested in working…