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Hey friends! We’re so happy to be back in your ears for episode eight of season two!
This time on the pod we spoke to the beautiful and empowering Natasha Crane. Natasha Crane is a professional dancer/choreographer turned full time life coach, and in the ep we spoke abut relinquishing the need for competition when it comes to performance, the healing power of releasing emotion through conscious dance, and the importance of having a boogie in the kitchen!
A little bit more about Natasha:
Natasha has enjoyed a successful career spanning 10 years as an international choreographer and performer with a wide variety of experiences to draw from.
With a diploma in performing arts Natasha became increasingly aware of the need for mental health support for aspiring artists and was drawn to become a certified life coach and emotional healer.
As a performer she was a Hip-Hop dancing penguin in the film “Happy Feet 2” working with US choreographer Wade Robson for Kennedy Miller Productions. She has made numerous TV appearances on shows including “X Factor”, “Helpmann Awards”, “NRL” and “Lord Mayors NYE Broadcast”. Her choreography and creative direction has taken her work internationally, working in Macau, Hong Kong, Bali, Singapore and India along with a great body of work in Australia.
Since training to become a life coach, Natasha has found a deeper purpose and role to play in this industry. She has now individually mentored over 100 people and delivered group masterclasses and sessions with many young aspiring artists.
Natasha’s passion and purpose is to help artists uncover a stronger sense of self-empowerment to take with them on their journey.
If you’d like to see more from Natasha, you can follow her on instagram @natashacranecreations
This week, Giorgia’s riff was “Athlete A” on Netflix, and Tiana’s riffs was “Van Gogh Live Experience” in Adelaide.
We hope this episode inspires you to take care of yourself as an artist (and human!)
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Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano
Edited and Produced by David Duketis
Music by David Duketis
Graphic Design by David Duketis
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IT’S OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! And no better way to celebrate than to have the iconic cabaret artist and musical director Victoria Falconer on the show. We dive into Victoria’s career as a cabaret artist, travelling the world with her feminist power trio, her flavour of musical direction and the incredible People of Cabaret initiative. Join Tiana as she rides solo this week (Giorgia was busy being a superstar in Cry Baby rehearsals!), and hear about the lady who can seriously do it all!
A little bit more about Victoria:
Victoria Falconer is a cabaret artist, multi-instrumentalist, theatre maker and musical director. Her most recent projects include co-creating and hosting Smashed: The Brunch Party, a femme-fronted, fiercely diverse drag cabaret show that received 5 star reviews and won a Pick of the Fringe Award for its debut season at Adelaide Fringe, whilst concurrently performing in The Boy Who Talked To Dogs, a co-production by Slingsby Theatre and State Theatre South Australia for Adelaide Festival 2021. She is co-creator & performer with acclaimed feminist firebrands Fringe Wives Club, whose debut show Glittery Clittery has been presented on stages including Southbank Centre, Soho Theatre (London), Griffin Theatre (Sydney), Darwin Festival, Bats Theatre (Wellington) and at Edinburgh Fringe, where it received the Spirit of the Fringe Award in 2018.
Victoria is a founding director for The People of Cabaret, an initiative formed in 2020 to amplify and advocate for artists who identify as Indigenous and/or Bla(c)k and/or people of colour working in cabaret, circus, burlesque and associated disciplines. In their first six months of existence, they have curated a two week residency of shows at Darlinghurst Theatre Company, presented an online extravaganza for Melbourne Fringe (winning their Spirit of the Fringe Award), and hosted/produced their first Sydney Festival show We Are Here. Victoria also leads the Mentorship Program, empowering and upskilling IBPOC artists across the country.
She has twice received the Best Cabaret Award at Adelaide Fringe (2018 & 2011). In 2019 she was nominated for a Sydney Theatre Award (Once, Darlinghurst Theatre Company) and a Green Room Award (Glittergrass, Malthouse Theatre) for musical direction. Other MD credits include Insane Animals (HOME Manchester), Courtney Act’s Under The Covers (Underbelly, London) Unroyal Variety (Hackney Empire), Sasquatch The Opera (Summerhall, Edinburgh) and Oklahoma! (Black Swan State Theatre Company).
If you would like to follow Victoria’s work, you can find her @victoria_falconer on instagram, Victoria Falconer on Facebook, or at www.maestramusic.org/profile/victoria-falconer for her artist page. Additionally this is the link to the mentorship program with People of Cabaret https://www.thepeopleofcabaret.com/the-mentorship
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Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano
Edited and Produced by David Duketis
Music by David Duketis
Graphic Design by David Duketis
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Lucky episode number 6! In this weeks episode, we were so stoked to be able to talk to our friend and fellow WAAPA grad Sam Corlett. Sam has shot to success since graduating a few years ago, and on this ep we got to chatting about why Sam’s tight-knit family has inspired his career, the importance of taking care of your mind as an actor (and a human!), and what life on an international set has been like. A little bit about Sam: Sam graduated from Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2018.
Shortly after graduating from WAAPA, Sam was cast as “Young Luke” in Robert Connelly’s feature film adaptation of best selling novel THE DRY, produced by Bruna Papandrea and starring Eric Bana and Genevieve O’Reilly. Following this he played “Prince Caliban” in the final two seasons of Netflix original television series CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA, starring Kiernan Shipka and Miranda Otto. Sam has recently been announced as the series lead in the Vikings spinoff series VIKINGS: VALHALLA starring as Leif Eriksson.
Alongside his acting career, Sam is also a visual and creative artist. He recently designed a limited edition men’s jewellery capsule “Corlett Exclusives” in collaboration with the brand Merchants Of The Sun. All pieces feature hand-drawn symbols by Sam and all profits of this range are donated to the Cancer Council.
We loved this episode with Sam- he’s such a kind and warm soul and it was a pleasure to chat about where life has taken him! If you would like to hear more from Sam, you can follow him on instagram @samcorlett
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Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano
Edited and Produced by David Duketis
Music by David Duketis
Graphic Design by David Duketis
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And we're back again. Just when we thought life would get easier...it threw some more curveballs at us! But none the less here is Episode 5 of Season 2!
On this episode we super were fortunate to speak with Mia Morrissey. A massive girl crush of ours who is not only killing it in the business but created 'The Gained Project', an amazing initiative encouraging people to celebrate what they may have 'gained' during COVID.
As we talk about the project and Mias career to date, we explore the challenges facing women in the industry, living with Endometriosis and the importance of self love in a world that tries to tell you the opposite.
Here is a little bit about Mia:
Mia is a Sydney-based actor who grew up within the performing arts sector. Being no stranger to the entertainment industry, Mia Morrissey started working as an actor at the age of sixteen when she starred in the critically acclaimed short film Bat Eyes, which featured in the Venice Film Festival.
Following this, Mia went on to study acting full time at WAAPA.
Since graduating, Mia has appeared in a number of works including ABC’s “Harrow”, Alice in Slasherland, Home and Away, and most recently played the role of Mimi in Rent at the Sydney Opera House.
Mia has also started “The Gained Project”, a platform that celebrates all that or bodies do, and champions the notion that we are bigger than what our bodies look like, with the hashtag what have you gained.
If you would like to find out more about Mia, you can follow her instagram @miamoremorrissey and Facebook page Mia Morrissey. We'd love to hear your thoughts from this episode on our instagram @companypod, or Facebook Company Podcast
Hosted and Created by Tiana Catalano & Giorgia Kennedy
Edited and Produced by David Duketis
Music and Graphics by David Duketis
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Andddd we’re back! After a lil’ hiatus (where we were busy graduating!) we are so excited to be bringing you episode 4 of Season 2!
On this ep, we got to speak to the beautiful, funny and vibrant Chika Ikogwe, who is currently starring in “Fangirls”, a sell-out musical touring Australia, about teens navigating their love for boybands (and so much more!)
In this episode, we talk about what it means to land a career that brings others joy, experiences at drama school, and why authentic representation within the arts is so. damn. Important.
A little bit about Chika:
Chika Ikogwe is an award-winning Nigerian-Australian Actor and Writer. She’s a recent acting graduate of The National Institute of Dramatic Art (2018). As an Actor, Chika has worked extensively in the industry on shows such as Dance Nation dir. Imara Savage, Fangirls dir. Paige Rattray, The Wolves dir. Jessica Arthur, Normal dir. Anthony Skuse, Sydney Theatre Buses co-produced by An Assorted Few, Green Door Theatre Company and Ban Shakespeare and recently made her TV debut in the role of Dr. M on ABC’s MIKKI v the WORLD. As a Writer, Chika has written for the Audrey Journal, co-wrote a play called The House at Boundary Road Liverpool which made its world premiere at The Old 505 Theatre in November of 2019 and has a number of upcoming works in development, including Chioma’s Party a play which recently had development support from Belvoir and Green Door Theatre Company & Just Chidi Things a web series supported by the Leslie Walford AM Foundation, The Spark Fund and was the winner of the Screen Makers Conference Pitch-o-rama competition in 2020. Chika was the recipient of the 2018 BBM Youth Support Award in Drama, the recipient of the 2018 Leslie Walford AM Award, winner of ‘Best Newcomer’ at the Sydney Theatre Awards in 2019 and recipient of The 2020 ATYP Rose Byrne Emerging Female Leader in the Arts scholarship. She’s incredibly passionate about diversity and representation, and strives to bring authentic Afrocentric stories to the forefront of Australian stages and screens.
If you would like to find out more about Chika, you can follow her on instagram @chikathat and on Facebook as Chika Ikogwe We'd love to hear your thoughts from this episode on our instagram @companypod, or Facebook Company Podcast.
Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano
Edited and Produced by David Duketis
Music by David Duketis Graphic Design by David Duketis
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Welcome welcome to episode 3 of our second season! This time on the pod we spoke to the beautiful Manali Datar and Trevor Adelson! This wonderful duo (otherwise known as ultrafine!) have just released their first single as collaborators, blessing our ears with their song “signs”.
In this episode, we talk about how to navigate “experience dollars”, the importance of knowing your worth as an artist, the joy of exploring different creative avenues than the ones you are used to, and how this duo came to produce their own sound together!
A little bit about these artists: Manali is a singer, writer and actor who graduated from VCA in 2018. She is heavily influenced by pop, r’n’b, soul and funk artists - currently H.E.R, Victoria Monet, Anderson .Paak and Frank Ocean. She loves a snappy rap punchline, NASA merch and creating visuals for ultrafine. Manali is currently playing Rose-Granger Weasley in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Melbourne. Trevor’s musical career started with piano at age five, and after getting hooked on jazz in high school big band, he has recently completed an honours degree in music composition at the VCA/MCM. He has spent the last several years honing his production and arranging skills and feels as at home scoring for symphony orchestra as he does programming absolutely filthy synth patches on his Hydrasynth. ultrafine is their first project together. They take their musical inspiration from pop, jazz, r’n’b and funk, without confining themselves to a genre and whilst keeping an ear out for the freshest production techniques. They write and produce every element together, staying creative and curious while giving themselves and their listeners a good excuse to get up and dance.
If you would like to find out more about these creatives, you can follow them on instagram @ultrafinetunes , @xtrevad and @manalidatar_
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Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano
Edited and Produced by David Duketis
Music by David Duketis
Graphic Design by David Duketis
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Lets goooo Episode 2 Season 2!
This week we are bringing you a chat with the incredible Brent Hill (Hamilton, School of Rock) and Meghan O’Shea (Singin’ In The Rain, Grease).
At the end of 2020 we were lucky enough to work with Brent and Meghan as Director and Choreographer for Merrily We Roll Along at WAAPA. Throughout the process we had extensive discussions on self-care and mental health as a performer, and Brent and Meghan consistently shared with us how important it is to shape an industry where the performers wellbeing is as important as the show itself.
Chatting with each other we knew we wanted to bring these discussions to the podcast, so we were so keen to catch up with Brent and Meg as they further shared on this episode their experiences with burnout, boundaries as a performer, and ways of finding your own joy and creativity through long running shows.
A little bit about these creatives:
Brent Hill has recently been cast as King George III in Hamilton Australia, playing at the Lyric Theatre in 2021. Prior to this, he originated the role of Dewey Finn in the Australian touring cast of School of Rock. Brent has had extensive training in theatre and has been awarded numerous Green Room and Helpmann Awards for his roles in Rock of Ages, Little Shop of Horrors and School of Rock.
Some of Brent’s other theatre and film credits include: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Chimerica (STC), An Ideal Husband, Vivid White, The Speechmaker (MTC), Mr. Burns: a Post-Electric Play (Belvoir), Seymour/Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors (Luckiest Productions & Tinderbox Productions), Once – Seoul tour (Once UK), Leo Bloom in The Producers (The Production Company), Twelfth Night (Bell Shakespeare Company), Rock of Ages (Rock of Ages Australia),Donnatelegrams (ABC), Laid (ABC)and It’s a Date (ABC).
Meghan O’Shea is an Australian actor and Musical Theatre performer. In 2009 Meghan graduated from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre and later graduated from the Film and Television Studio International. Most recently, Meghan graduated from QUT Business School with a graduate certificate in Marketing and Communications.
As a musical theatre performer, Meghan has appeared in the Australian tours of Singin' in the Rain, The Rocky Horror Show, A Chorus Line, and most recently as Sandy in Grease.
Meghan has also worked in marketing for Crown Resorts in Melbourne, and following this was the Marketing Manager for the award winning play I Am My Own Wife. Additionally, Meghan has worked for the global media agency, OMD. Inspired by these experiences Meghan founded her own company 'Social Butterfly Digital Marketing'.
If you would like to find out more about these creatives, you can follow them on instagram @brenthill and @meghan_oshea_
We'd love to hear your thoughts from this episode on our instagram @companypod, or Facebook Company Podcast.
Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano
Edited and Produced by David Duketis
Music by David Duketis
Graphic Design by David Duketis
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Season 2 here we go!! To kick things off this year, we are so excited to be sharing with you our three way chat with actors Sara Reed, Stefanie Caccamo and Emily Havea!
Perth was lucky enough to have it’s theatre doors open in 2020, with Black Swan Theatre Company rounding out the year with a wonderfully joyous and thought provoking reimagining of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma (Directed by Richard Carroll), with these three badass ladies at the helm.
A little bit about these women:
Hailing originally from Eagle Lake, Texas, Sara is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with a BA in Music Theatre. Her credits include City Homicide (Seven Network), Knowing, (with Nicholas Cage), the Australian tour of Little Britain Live, Billy Elliot, Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, and prior to attending WAAPA, Sara played Bielke in Fiddler on the Roof, opposite Anthony Warlow. In 2019, Sara played the roles of Marta in Company and dance soloist Frug Girl in Sweet Charity. Sara has most recently been part of Oklahoma! For Black Swan Theatre Company.
Emily is a Sydney based actor, singer and dancer. A 2014 NIDA acting grad, Emily has worked across theatre, music, film and TV. Theatre credits include 'Julius Caesar' (Calphurnia/Octavius) Bell Shakespeare Co; 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (Hermia), Bell Shakespeare; 'BU21' (Thalissa) Old 505, Outhouse Theatre Co; 'Dogfght', Hayes Theatre; 'Sing To Me', Apocalypse Theatre and 'Brown Skin Girl' with Blackbirds for Griffin Theatre Batch Festival and the WITS Festival Fatale. Emily trained full time with Danceworld Studios in 2011 and teaches and performs regularly with Retrosweat, the 80ties aerobic workout. Her TV credits include season 6 'Wentworth' (Mon Alston) Fremantle Media/Showcase and 'Growing Up Gracefully', ABC. Film credits include 'Stem' (Nurse Henderson) with Goalpost Pictures and web series; 'Resting Pitch Face' (Olivia), Google/ Grumpy Sailor Productions. In 2020 Emily was cast as the world first female Curly in Okalhoma! At Black Swan Theatre.
Stefanie Caccamo is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts (WAAPA) and her credits include Dead Man Walking the Opera, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Applause, Once, HAIR: The Musical 50th Anniversary Tour, Irene, and most recently, Laurie in Oklahoma! In this episode we talk about all things Oklahoma, self esteem and body image, creative boundaries, and the impact of telling your truth as an artist.
If you would like to find out more about these woman, you can follow them each on instagram @texas_gold, @thetheatrejew and @stefcaccamo.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode and open up discussion with you on our instagram @companypod, and our facebook Company Podcast. Please leave us a rate and review, and let us know what you’d love to hear in our upcoming episodes at [email protected] Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano
Edited and Produced by David Duketis
Music by David Duketis
Graphic Design by David Duketis
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Hey you! Thanks for tuning into Episode 12! This time on the pod we got to speak to the man that we think is THE best vocal coach in Australia, Donald Woodburn. Donald Woodburn studied at NIDA before heading up the voice departments at the South African School of Film and Drama (AFDA) and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). He has worked with an array of broadcasters including AlJazeera English, MTVbase, the ABC, Fox Sports, Fox Sports News and Channels 7 and 9. He secured residency in Australia as a Distinguished Talent in his field and his reputation has seen him invited to train a cross section of professional speakers in the corporate sector, education, politics, law, medicine and NGOs.
His approach to voice emerged from a blend of childhood experiences in rural KwaZulu-Natal and his extensive involvement with broadcast professionals. He is the originator of ‘Vocal Targeting’ work and the author of five children’s books. In this episode we talked about getting ugly with the language that you use, what happens when we censor our art and the stories we tell, and how to claim your power when you speak.
If you would like to find out more about Donald and his work or want to enquire about some coaching, you can visit his Facebook at Donald Woodburn Vocal Coach, or contact the Hub Studio in Sydney for Donald’s vocal workshops. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode and open up discussion with you on our instagram @companypod, and our facebook Company Podcast. Please leave us a rate and review, and let us know what you’d love to hear in our upcoming episodes at [email protected]
Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano,
Edited and Produced by David Duketis,
Music by David Duketis,
Graphic Design by Deirdre Khoo
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Hello! Thanks for tuning in to episode 11!This is a very special episode, because this time on the pod we embarked on our first three way conversation!Jarrod Draper, Lyndon Watts and Shannen Alyce Quan are all phenomenal artists in their own rights, and have been incredible leaders of change within the Australian musical theatre industry this year.A few months ago we were lucky enough to have all three zoom in and chat to us and our fellow WAAPA colleagues about what it means to be an ally through the BIPOC movement within the arts industry, and learned so much through this chat, so we knew it was important to have them on the podcast to relay what we heard to our listeners!A bio for our three wonderful guests below...:
A proud Wiradjuri man, Jarrod is the first Indigenous graduate from the prestigious Music Theatre course at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.Born and raised in Orange, country NSW, Jarrod earned a full scholarship to the Regional Conservatorium to study Music Theatre and Classical Voice, which saw him perform both nationally and internationally for several years. During his time at WAAPA, Jarrod played roles such as ‘Sam’ in Lord of the Flies, ‘Black Fox’ in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, ‘Louise’s Soldier (pas de deux dancer)’ in Carousel and most notably, ‘George’ in Sunday In The Park With George, for which he was voted Male Performer of the Year by Perth Theatre Reviews.Jarrod could most recently be seen on stage in The Hayes Theatre Company’s sold out production of Catch Me If You Can.
Lyndon is a 2014 graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).After graduating from WAAPA, he was cast in the national Australian tour of Sweet Charity, originally staged at the Hayes Theatre.In 2015 Lyndon toured Australia in Anything Goes before going on to perform the role of Beautiful Girl Production Tenor in the Australian national tour and the international Tokyo production of Singin' in the Rain.Lyndon has performed throughout Australia in the ensemble of Disney’s Aladdin where he also covered and performed the role of Jafar.Most recently, Lyndon started in the role of Bernardo in the internationally touring company of West Side Story.
Shannen Alyce Quan graduated from WAAPA in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre). She recently worked for Norwegian Cruise Lines playing Cynthia in Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical. Prior to this she was a part of the 10th Anniversary Tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical as a Swing and cover Cynthia. Other theatre credits include Natalie Goodman in Next to Normal (Black Swan State Theatre Company), Shirley in Boat People (Theatre451), Wendla in Spring Awakening (CPCA), The Disappeared/The Soul in Torment in Tejas Verdes (Theatre451). She has been lucky enough to work on several new Australian musicals including playing Kelly in The Gathering (Vic Theatre Company), Seela in Post: A New Musical (Something Blue Productions), and Maia in Matthew Robinson’s Atlantis.Most recently, Shannen was a swing for the national tour of Six: The musical.In this episode we spoke about our hilarious onstage mishaps, how Lyndon, Jarrod and Shannen have been moved to use their voices for change within the industry, and what it means to hold space for both joy and pain in your artistry.We really enjoyed this episode and the open, generous and fun energy Lyndon, Jarrod and Shannen bring, and we know you’ll love hearing what he has to say!You can find Lyndon, Jarrod and Shannen on Instagram as @lyndoncollinswatts, @jarrod_draper and @shannenalycequan.If you liked this ep, please leave a rate and review wherever you listened to this podcast, and come and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @companypod.We’d love to hear your thoughts!Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana CatalanoProduced and Edited by David DuketisMedia by Deirdre Khoo (deedledumdesigns)Music by David Duketis
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Wow! Episode 10 already!! Thanks for your listens and support so far, it means the world to us!
On the podcast this time we got to speak to the wonderful and generous Tarik Frimpong, who is the founder of the AOC Initiative.
Tarik Frimpong is an Ghanaian-Australian actor, singer and dancer from Melbourne. He made his feature film debut playing the role of Angus in Disney's 2018 film Mary Poppins. Tarik played the role of Young Simba in the Australian Production of The Lion King Musical. He also appeared in Bring It On: The Musical, playing the role of Twig in the Australian premiere. Tarik has appeared as Principal Standby in MADIBA: the Musical and he has appeared on the West End playing the role of Prince Abdullah in Disney's Aladdin the Musical. Tarik has danced for numerous recording artists including; Justin Bieber, FKA Twigs, Aston Merrygold, Missy Higgins, & Zhu.
In this episode we spoke about how to listen to your inner child, finding joy in artistry, and why Tarik came to found the AOC Initiative. (He also talks about his experience meeting Lin Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt and MERYL STREEP on Mary Poppins Returns!)
We really enjoyed this episode and the open and generous energy Tarik brings, and we know you’ll love hearing what he has to say!
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Episode 9!!
We are super excited to release this episode with Abbie King- a financial coach for creatives. Originally a performer and writer, Abbie launched her company ‘Free the Artist’ to help creatives find financial freedom and leave that ‘starving artist life’ behind. Financial freedom= creative freedom.
In this episode we talk about the expenses that come with being a performer, how to find a side hustle that keeps you inspired and the small steps you can take now to help your future self.
If you would like to find out more about Abbie and her work or want to enquire about some coaching you can visit her Facebook ‘Free the Artist Coaching’, or jump on her insta @freetheartistcoaching.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode and open up discussion with you on our instagram @companypod, and our facebook Company Podcast. Please leave us a rate and review, and let us know what you’d love to hear in our upcoming episodes at [email protected]
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A very special episode eight coming at you!
On the podcast this week we were oh so lucky to be able to sit down and chat with the wonderful Eddie Perfect!
Eddie Perfect is one of Australia's most diverse, respected and prolific writer/composer/performers. He's won multiple awards for his work both as a performer and writer, and most recently wrote the music for Beetlejuice the musical on Broadway which was nominated for eight tony awards. Some of Eddie’s television credits include Offspring, Kath and Kim, Stingers, Blue Heelers and Spicks And Specks and theatre credits include Bat Boy , The Big Con, Keating! The Musical, Shane Warne The Musical , Misanthropology and TheThreepenny Opera.
Eddie has written and toured several shows including but not limited to Angry Eddie, Cliff Hanger: Catch A Falling Star, The Big Con with Max Gillies and Drink Pepsi Bitch. He has composed music for multiple Malthouse Theatre's productions and has also performed music for the Helpmann, Awgie, Inside Film Awards and for Network 10's Offspring.
This is a very condensed version of his credits, so be sure to check out Eddie’s website eddieperfect.com.au for more!
In this episode, we spoke about what it means to have artistic integrity and be constantly evolving, Eddie’s journey from drama school to Tony Award nominated writer, and the joy he finds in creating his own work.
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We’d love to hear your thoughts!
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Happy Sunday! Episode 7 here we go!
On the pod this week we got the chance to chat to the lovely Cailin Howarth, where we discussed her philosophy behind performance coaching and why it’s so needed, mental health and nurturing yourself creatively, and the importance of community when you and your industry are going through a difficult time.
Cailin trained as a classical singer at The Conservatorium of Music at The University of Melbourne before performing in Australia and Europe. As a performer, Cailin saw the need for skilled practitioners who understood the specific challenges of the performing arts, and subsequently returned to study psychology in order to be the change she wanted to see in the industry. Cailin has created The Performer’s Edge to support creatives and performers reach their full potential through personalised performance psychology coaching.
Cailin has such a wonderful and warm energy about her, and we’re sure you’ll love what she has to say on the pod as much as we did!
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Hey everyone! Thanks for clicking on to this episode!
We are SO stoked to bring you our chat with the amazing Barry Conrad, where we talked about paths pop industry vs. the music theatre industry, what it means to take risks as an actor, and Barry’s experiences with type casting and representation as a POC.
Barry is funny, kind, motivational and has such a great energy about him, and we’re sure you’ll love this ep just as much as we did!
A little bit about Barry: He’s had a multifaceted career spanning across music, screen and stage. Barry rose to public recognition when he was named as one of the Final 12 on Channel 7’s The X-Factor. He’s opened for the likes of Brian McKnight, Craig David and Eric Benet, and vocally produced and penned songs for an array of artists.
No stranger to screen, Barry landed a role on FOX’s Power Rangers: Ninja Storm and featured in numerous TV commercials, before taking his first leap to feature films in the #1 box office hit, The Sapphires. Barry’s musical accolades include Violet, Hairspray and Grease Arena Spectacular, Beautiful: the Carol King Musical and most recently MADIBA the musical. On the eve of 2020 Barry reached a new career milestone, landing a guest role as Kane Jones on Australia’s longest-running TV drama series, Neighbours.
Away from entertainment, he’s a proud ambassador for suicide-prevention charity R U OK?, and in 2020 has signed on as an ambassador for both Virgin Active Australia and Mitsubishi Australia.
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Thanks for clicking onto episode 5! In this ep we’re talking with Sydney based vocal coach and singer/actor Jennifer Peers about what it means to train your voice holistically, theatre mishaps during My Fair Lady, and the journey of turning your passion into a business.
Jennifer Peers is a voice teacher, singer and actor based in Sydney, providing voice training to professional and aspiring professional musical theatre performers.
As well as working with many of Australia's premier musical theatre performers in my studio, Jennifer teaches vocal technique and musical theatre for the NIDA Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) and the Brent Street Diploma of Musical Theatre.
Jennifer Australian performing credits include: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, City of Angels, Nellie Melba in Melba for New Musicals Australia, Isabel in The Pirates Of Penzance for The Production Company, Miss Lark in the Australia/NZ tour of Disney’s Mary Poppins,, Peaches in Jerry Springer the Opera at the Sydney Opera House, My Fair Lady, Frieda/Betty in Sunday In The Park With George for the Q Theatre and Minnie Davies in the original Australian cast of The Hatpin.
Her UK performing credits include: Lead singer in Shoes (West End), Sharon/Sophie cover in Master Class (UK Tour) and 57 Hours at the National Theatre Studio London.
If you would like to find out more about Jen and her work or want to book a lesson you can visit her website www.jenniferpeers.com, or jump on her insta @jenniferpeers.studio or facebook Jennifer Peers Voice studio.
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EPISODE 4! On this bonus episode we are talking with Melbourne based actor Laurence Boxhall who you may recognise as the Gen Z captain from Channel Nines TV show Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation.
Laurence Boxhall is a NIDA graduate who made his television debut in teen series The Worst Year of My Life … Again and was in Michael Rymer’s critically acclaimed Deadline Gallipoli for Foxtel/Matchbox Pictures, as well as featuring in The Spirit of the Game. Laurence made his professional stage debut in 2015 opposite Jane Turner in the Melbourne and Sydney Theatre Company co-production of Jumpy. He is also well known for playing the main cast role of Daniel in both seasons of ABC’s Ronny Chieng: International Student. Last year saw Laurence star in Melbourne Theatre Company’s enormously successful 2019 production of Shakespeare in Love, directed by Simon Phillips, and Patalog Theatre's production of Punk Rock.
In this episode we talk about what it means to be a millennial and not use social media, choosing to study acting even after establishing a career, and what it means to separate yourself from your work as an artist.
To see more from Laurence and his upcoming work you can check out his Facebook page Laurence Boxhall.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode and open up discussion with you on our instagram @companypod, and our facebook Company Podcast. Please leave us a rate and review, and let us know what you’d love to hear in our upcoming episodes at [email protected]Hosted and Created by Tiana Catalano and Giorgia Kennedy,
Edited and Produced by Douglas Rintoul,
Music by David Duketis,
Graphic Design by Deirdre Khoo -
Hey! Thanks for clicking onto our third episode of Company!
This one is very special, as we got to speak to the lovely Jonathan Demar all the way from New York, Broadway!
This is obviously a derailing from talking to Australian Artists, but when we got the opportunity to chat to Jonathan we knew we had to grab it!
Jonathan is a Broadway and West End producer and actor, who has worked in the business both on stage and behind the scenes.
As a producer/investor, he has been involved with various shows including the West End revival of Gypsy, Broadway's Love Letters (2014 Revival), The Cripple of Inishmaan starring Daniel Radcliffe, 9 to 5 the musical and most recently won a collection of Tony Awards for Hadestown the Musical.
We’re so lucky that we got to talk to Jonathan about how he came to invest in one of the most successful shows on Broadway pre-covid, what it means to cast actors that become family, and what the current climate is in New York and where their industry is headed.
To see more from Jonathan, you can check out his instagram and twitter @jonathandemar.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode and open up discussion with you on our instagram @companypod, and our facebook Company Podcast. Please leave us a rate and review, and let us know what you’d love to hear in our coming episodes at [email protected]
Edited and Produced by Douglas Rintoul,
Music by David Duketis,
Graphic design by Deirdre Khoo -
Hello! We’re stoked to be bringing you our second episode of Company. Today on the show, we’re chatting with Shaun Rennie.
Shaun is a director extraordinaire, who we had the pleasure of working with when he flew over to Perth to direct Mamma Mia at WAAPA. He is a wonderfully talented man who this year has directed IRENE (Neglected Musicals), THE RISE AND DISGUISE OF ELIZABETH R (Hayes Theatre), CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD (Sydney Philharmonia Choir), MAMMA MIA! (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts), and was set to direct AMELIÉ at Darlinghurst Theatre Company pre-COVID. In this episode, we talked about Shaun’s move to directing after being a performer, what he’s learnt through COVID as an artist, and his conception of Light the Night, an annual benefit concert for leukemia research, which he produced and directed for 10 years.
We’re so happy we got to catch up with Shaun and host him on our pod, and we’re sure you’ll love what he has to say.
To see more from Shaun, you can check out his website shaunrennie.com, and his instagram @shaunrennie.
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Edited and Produced by Douglas Rintoul,
Music by David Duketis,
Graphic design by Deirdre Khoo -
Hello! We are so excited to be sharing with you our first ever episode of Company.
Today on the show, we bring you the wonderful Chloe Zuel.
Chloe is a powerhouse performer who has worked extensively across the Australian Arts Music Theatre Industry.
After finishing her training at ED5 in 2007, Chloe worked as a lead vocalist overseas, and since has been working on major musicals across Australia, including Legally Blonde, Beautiful; The Carol King musical, Les Miserables, Dusty, Ragtime and West Side Story.
She was recently seen as Aragon in the Australian Premiere of Six: The Musical pre-covid. In this chat, we talked about life after closing a show, Chloe’s hilarious theatre mishaps, and start a conversation about what it has meant to Chloe to be a woman of colour within the Australian Music theatre industry, and what she wants to see change within our industry moving forward.
We really loved this chat with Chloe, and we’re sure you will too!
To see more from Chloe, you can check out her website chloezuel.com, and her instagram @chloezuel.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode and open up discussion with you on our instagram @companypod, and our facebook Company Podcast.
Please leave us a rate and review, and let us know what you’d love to hear in our coming episodes at [email protected]
Edited and Produced by Douglas Rintoul
Music by David Duketis
Marketing by Deirdre Khoo
