Jessica Dora Beck, a descendent of the Arrernte group, grew up on
a farm in Mingbool in South Australia near Mt Gambier. She moved to Adelaide in
2002 in order to study at the Flinders University Drama Centre. She completed a
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) in 2005. Highlights from her time there include
playing
Ophelia in the graduate production of
Hamlet.
She was also recently involved a creative development workshop with writer
Rosalba Clemente in conjunction with
Windmill Performing Arts.
She also sings in a trio group called
‘Ripple Effects’ and has recorded
several voice-overs for radio.
Rohan Harry is a young, fresh and talented performer, with a background
in childrens theatre, stand up comedy and karaoke. Rohan is a product of the local Adelaide comedy
scene and has performed at various premier venues around Australia and locally, including the
Rhino Room and PJ O’Brien’s. Rohan is also performing as part of
The Best of Adelaide Comedy
for the Adelaide Fringe at the Rhino Room and will make his debut at the Melbourne Comedy Festival
this year performing
Something in the Water.
Joanne Hartstone has been performing since the age of five. She graduated with
Honours from the Flinders University Drama Centre in 2005. Her recent performances have included
Gertrude in
Hamlet and the role of
Lindsay in Neil LaBute’s award winning play
Some Girl(s). Joanne has acted in several short films and has recorded a variety of
voice-overs for radio and television. Although she is also an accomplished jazz and musical theatre
singer and has trained for twelve years in classical and contemporary ballet, Joannes main passion
lies in acting.
Lisa Infante is a graduate of the Flinders University Drama Centre in South Australia and has been based in Melbourne for three years.
She has performed in several theatre and television shows, including
Last Man Standing and
Savvy TV.
Her numerous TV commercials include
Direct Interiors, Statewide Superannuation, Sprite and
St. George Bank.
In 2004, she enjoyed a fruitful mentorship with Mary Coustas (
Acropolis Now’s
Effie) through the Helpmann Academy. She has also recently completed writing her first feature film and looks forward to developing it.
Robynne Kelly is a graduate of Flinders University Drama Centre with a
BA (Hons). She has had the pleasure of working with Catherine Fitzgerald (
Psycho Beach Party),
Tim Maddock (
Flight) and international director John Green
(
Macbeth). Robynne has worked with Chris Williams of the ABC doing
voice overs for the Radio Play
Madagascar Lily which will be airing
later this year. She was also given the opportunity to stage manage at the Australian Playwright’s
Conference held in South Australia 2004. Robynne travelled abroad with the
Traverse Theatre Company, Edinburgh, Scotland, during the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which has led to her working with Joh Hartog in
Fitting Rooms
at this year’s Adelaide Fringe.
Rebecca Smith is in her final year of her Bachelor of Contemporary Arts at Deakin University, majoring in Dance and Drama.
As a part of her Drama studies, She has been involved in the collaborative development of
The Empire Builders, The Bacchae
and
Knot Quite Right. She has performed in numerous other projects and productions, including the dance piece
Cacophony in 2005 and several short films.
She worked under the direction of Paul Romano in the dance performance of
Sativa in 2005. She has been involved in the creation of works including
Stark to Sixteen, which featured in the collaborative work
Arcades,
Juncture and
Is His Hers,
a duet which appeared as part of the Soap Box Sunday Series for the Physical Theatre Unleashed forum at the Arts Centre.
Jennifer Lusk graduated from the Flinders University Drama Centre in 2004,
receiving first class honours and the University Medal. She also received
the Minter Ellison award for excellence, given by the Helpmann Academy to
the best female graduating student. Highlight performances from her time at
Flinders include
Olga in
Fireface,
and
Felicia in The
Housekeeper.
As a student she was also involved in the creative development of
Where’s the Green Sheep with
Windmill Performing Arts. As a writer,
Jennifer won the 2003 Wirra Wirra short story award, the inaugural
winner of the youth category and has had several short stories published.
Fitting Rooms is her first major foray into writing for the stage.
