Alister Smith - Director.
'As We Come To Wake' (Workshop and reading).
Alister has worked as a director, choreographer, producer and writer across a board stream of artistic disciplines. This year he was nominated for a Green Room Award for ‘Best Direction of a Musical – ‘Pacific Overtures’ for Watch This Theatre Company & Manila Street Productions. His creative highlights include: Roxie Hart for The VCA, URINETOWN! The Musical for The VCA Musical Theatre Slavs! for The National Theatre Drama School (Director); Where Do I Begin? for Manilla Street Productions (Director); Showcase 2013 for The Arts Academy (Director); Penelope for Red Stitch (Director); Possum Magic - 2013 National Tour (Director); Himmelweg (Director, RRTC); Raton Laveur - Melbourne season & Adelaide Fringe 2013 (Director); Behind Closed Doors by Adam J Cass a collaboration between Red Stitch Actors Theatre and The Flinders Quartet (Director); Tribes for MTC (Assistant Director); Hose for MKA (Director); John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt for The VCA (Director); The Threepenny Opera (Director, RRTC); Butterscotch and Lily Grey both for cabaret artist Emma Clair Ford (Director) and The Petticoat Soiree (Writer/ Director, Melbourne Cabaret Festival & RRTC); Yakiniku Dragon for The VCA & The Victorian Arts Centre (Director). Alister is a graduate of The Victorian College of the Arts (Theatre Directing) and The Arts Academy Ballarat (Company 2004 - Music Theatre Performance). Alister is the founder and Artistic Director of Redroom Theatre Company, a Melbourne based production house of new theatre (est. 2005). Alister works extensively with performing arts students within the university sector working with Federation University (formally The Arts Academy) The Victorian College of the Arts and The National Theatre Drama School.
'As We Come To Wake' (Workshop and reading).
Alister has worked as a director, choreographer, producer and writer across a board stream of artistic disciplines. This year he was nominated for a Green Room Award for ‘Best Direction of a Musical – ‘Pacific Overtures’ for Watch This Theatre Company & Manila Street Productions. His creative highlights include: Roxie Hart for The VCA, URINETOWN! The Musical for The VCA Musical Theatre Slavs! for The National Theatre Drama School (Director); Where Do I Begin? for Manilla Street Productions (Director); Showcase 2013 for The Arts Academy (Director); Penelope for Red Stitch (Director); Possum Magic - 2013 National Tour (Director); Himmelweg (Director, RRTC); Raton Laveur - Melbourne season & Adelaide Fringe 2013 (Director); Behind Closed Doors by Adam J Cass a collaboration between Red Stitch Actors Theatre and The Flinders Quartet (Director); Tribes for MTC (Assistant Director); Hose for MKA (Director); John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt for The VCA (Director); The Threepenny Opera (Director, RRTC); Butterscotch and Lily Grey both for cabaret artist Emma Clair Ford (Director) and The Petticoat Soiree (Writer/ Director, Melbourne Cabaret Festival & RRTC); Yakiniku Dragon for The VCA & The Victorian Arts Centre (Director). Alister is a graduate of The Victorian College of the Arts (Theatre Directing) and The Arts Academy Ballarat (Company 2004 - Music Theatre Performance). Alister is the founder and Artistic Director of Redroom Theatre Company, a Melbourne based production house of new theatre (est. 2005). Alister works extensively with performing arts students within the university sector working with Federation University (formally The Arts Academy) The Victorian College of the Arts and The National Theatre Drama School.
Glenn Trembath - Lighting Designer & Op.
'Loveplay' & 'Shadows of Angels'.
Glenn has worked as a lighting operator and designer on a number of productions at various venues around Melbourne ‐ most of them long enough ago that they are not even mentioned on the magic of 'the internets', and one of them just a few months ago with TBC (Love Play). Recently though, he worked on a production at the Old Magistrate's Court as well as TBC Theatre's productions of Loveplay and Shadows of Angels.
'Loveplay' & 'Shadows of Angels'.
Glenn has worked as a lighting operator and designer on a number of productions at various venues around Melbourne ‐ most of them long enough ago that they are not even mentioned on the magic of 'the internets', and one of them just a few months ago with TBC (Love Play). Recently though, he worked on a production at the Old Magistrate's Court as well as TBC Theatre's productions of Loveplay and Shadows of Angels.
Jennie Dibley - Actor.
'Old Femme' in Shadows of Angels.
Jennie has been acting in Sydney for many years and this is her first appearance in a Melbourne Production. She has performed in dozens of plays including Toy Box (Subtlenuance), NAGL (Auto da Fe Sydney), and in Credeaux Canvas (Sure Foot productions). She is delighted to work with TBC in beautiful Melbourne and hopes to work here more in the future.
'Old Femme' in Shadows of Angels.
Jennie has been acting in Sydney for many years and this is her first appearance in a Melbourne Production. She has performed in dozens of plays including Toy Box (Subtlenuance), NAGL (Auto da Fe Sydney), and in Credeaux Canvas (Sure Foot productions). She is delighted to work with TBC in beautiful Melbourne and hopes to work here more in the future.
Kazim Kane - Actor.
'Metastopheles' in Metastopheles.
Kazim is a graduate of WAAPA (2011) during his time there he played a wide range of roles including Beast's Man (Beauty and the Beast), Leaf Coneybear (Spelling Bee), Mingo (Crazy For You) and Paul San Marco (A Chorus Line) and many more. Prior to this he completed the VCA Foundation Music Theatre course and his childhood years were spent training at Centrestage under the direction of Ian and Leanne White. In 2013 Kazim also completed full time dance training under the direction of Robert Sturrock at Industry Dance.
Since graduating Kazim has appeared as Johnno (Echelon Productions), Craige (Legally Brown), Chris (The Morning Show) and Metastopheles (Short+Sweet Melbourne fringe winner 2013).
2014 has seen Kazim to be the versatile performer he is, having done shows such as Ps: I'm Fabulous (Gasworks Theatre), Metastopheles for Melbourne Fringe (TBC theatre company) as well as Gallipoli (Chanel 9) and his first feature film Holding The Man with acclaimed director Neil Armfield. Kazim continues to work on his skill and craft with the ambitions of making the move over to the US in 2016. Kazim is proudly represented by Active Artist Management.
'Metastopheles' in Metastopheles.
Kazim is a graduate of WAAPA (2011) during his time there he played a wide range of roles including Beast's Man (Beauty and the Beast), Leaf Coneybear (Spelling Bee), Mingo (Crazy For You) and Paul San Marco (A Chorus Line) and many more. Prior to this he completed the VCA Foundation Music Theatre course and his childhood years were spent training at Centrestage under the direction of Ian and Leanne White. In 2013 Kazim also completed full time dance training under the direction of Robert Sturrock at Industry Dance.
Since graduating Kazim has appeared as Johnno (Echelon Productions), Craige (Legally Brown), Chris (The Morning Show) and Metastopheles (Short+Sweet Melbourne fringe winner 2013).
2014 has seen Kazim to be the versatile performer he is, having done shows such as Ps: I'm Fabulous (Gasworks Theatre), Metastopheles for Melbourne Fringe (TBC theatre company) as well as Gallipoli (Chanel 9) and his first feature film Holding The Man with acclaimed director Neil Armfield. Kazim continues to work on his skill and craft with the ambitions of making the move over to the US in 2016. Kazim is proudly represented by Active Artist Management.
