Kate Gaul is a theatre and opera director, creative producer, festival director, designer, and writer. She is a graduate of NIDA (Directing 1996). Kate undertook a residency with SITI Company (NYC) and was Associate Director at Ensemble Theatre.

Kate has established herself as a distinctive and inventive director, with credits including plays, opera, physical theatre, devised works and classics for theatre companies and schools in Australia. She is Artistic Director of Siren Theatre Co where her passion is for text-based drama challenges artists and audiences to have bold imaginative experiences.

Aroha Pehi is a proud Taribelang-Bunda, Kuku-Yalanji, Ngāpuhi and Ngātiporou woman from South-East Queensland. Graduating NAISDA Dance College in 2018 she went on to pursue a career as an independent dance creative. Notably, Lost All Sorts Collective, which she co-founded, recently was a part of Yirramboi’s Barring Yanabul. She has also worked alongside Jannawi Dance Clan, Dance Makers Collective, Vicki van Hout, Atamira Dance Company, Amy Flannery, Hannah Hansen, Dujon Nuie and so many more. 

She currently is focused on her Emerging Producer Internship with Bangarra Dance Theatre and Moogahlin Performing Arts, further giving her the tools to help navigate, not only herself in the arts space, First Nations artists and emerging artists. 

Antonia Seymour has a rich knowledge of the performing arts sector and the national touring landscape and is passionate about the transformative impact of arts experiences as well as working collaboratively to lead on change. At Arts on Tour she has led on, and is deeply committed to, supporting the transition to environmentally sustainable practices through the Green Touring initiative, now in its fifth year, with tools including the award-winning Green Touring Toolkit. With a background in marketing, development and producing, Antonia has held senior management roles at companies including Urban Theatre Projects, Performing Lines, Lyric Hammersmith (London) and Sydney Dance Company and served as Co-Chair of PYT Fairfield and Chair of De Quincey Co. She is an alumna of Creative Australia’s Creative Climate Leadership program.

Rowan Brunt is a creative producer, theatre maker, former HR professional, and acting Head of Programs at Sydney Fringe with 10+ years’ experience shaping open-access and curated festivals.

He is experienced in artist-centred programming, creative partnerships, and inclusive cultural strategy, and is passionate about connecting communities, championing queer voices, and making the arts more welcoming, vibrant, and impactful.

Jo Dyer is a writer and literary curator, and producer of film and theatre. Through her production company Soft Tread Enterprises, she has created and presented theatre projects across Australia, Europe, the US and India in venues including the Sydney Opera House, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the National Centre for Performing Arts in Mumbai and the legendary Tropicana in Las Vegas. She has held significant roles in the Australian cultural industry, including as Director of Adelaide Writers’ Week, CEO of Sydney Writers’ Festival, General Manager of Bangarra Dance Theatre and Executive Producer of Sydney Theatre Company. Jo is also a two-time AACTA nominee for Best Film. Her films have screened and won awards worldwide, most notably at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Jo is a Contributing Editor of The Shot and co-host of its weekly show, The Sunday Shot. Her first book, Burning Down the House: Deconstructing Modern Politics, was published in 2022.

Simone is a highly experienced Theatrical and Event Producer with over 30 years in live performance, musical theatre, concert presentations, and special events. She has worked across commercial and independent productions in Australia and internationally, holding senior roles including Executive Producer, General Manager, Tour Manager, and Program Manager.

Simone is the former Chair and Board Member of Hayes Theatre Co and is currently Head of Producing at Belvoir St Theatre. She creates course materials and education resources for theatre, events and tertiary institutions, and lectures in Tour Management, International Tour Planning and Festival Management, in addition to delivering Mental Health First Aid training, with a focus on supporting the live entertainment sector.

Cally Bartley is a highly experienced stage and production manager who has toured extensively across Australia with productions for Monkey Baa Theatre Company, CDP Theatre Producers, Bell Shakespeare, and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. She has worked in a range of roles—including Company Manager, Stage Manager, and Production Manager—delivering performances in venues of all sizes and shapes including basketball courts, circus tents and tin sheds.

When not on tour, Cally is based on Gadigal land, where she uses her expertise in project and stage management for major events and festivals, including Sydney Festival, as well as Sydney New Year’s Eve and the Sydney Lunar Festival for the City of Sydney.

Abbie-lee Lewis is a Kalkadoon director, writer and actor. She trained in Aboriginal Theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Perth and is a graduate of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) course. 

Her debut play Dirty Diamonds was a finalist of the 2025 Australian Theatre Festival NYC New Play Award. In 2025 she directed Dylan Van Den Berg’s The Chosen Vessel for The Street Theatre, Canberra, and was assistant director to Ian Michael on Belvoir St Theatre’s 2025 production of Big Girls Don’t Cry by Dalara Williams.

Abbie-lee was the Andrew Cameron Fellow for Belvoir in 2022 and 2023. During that time, she worked as assistant director to Hannah Goodwin and Eamon Flack on Alana Valentine’s Wayside Bride in rep with Caryl Churchill’s Light Shinning in Buckinghamshire and director Sarah Goodes on The Weekend adapted by Sue Smith.

Sean is an arts administrator, producer, and musician with a decade of experience in artistic development, programming, and tour planning.

Since 2024, Sean has been the Programming Supervisor at The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre Sutherland. In this role, he curates and produces the annual Pavilion Presents season, featuring international touring shows, national and companies, and independent artists and producers. Sean also programs the annual Play! Kids Festival. As a new venue and program, the Pavilion Presents season is currently undergoing significant annual growth, presenting over 60 shows and workshops in 2025.

Prior to The Pavilion, Sean worked at Musica Viva Australia, including as Manager, Special Projects & Regional Touring. Separately, Sean was a Producer for the 2023 world premiere of Andrée Greenwell’s chamber opera, Three Marys, at the Sydney Opera House.

Madelaine is a theatremaker living and working on Gadigal, Awabakal and Wiradjuri land. In 2015 she graduated from Charles Sturt University’s B. Comms: Theatre/Media (Distinction).

As Touring Company Manager and Stage Manager, Madelaine has worked on Scenes from the Climate Era (Belvoir St Theatre and Arts on Tour regional tour, 2025) and Highway of Lost Hearts by Mary Anne Butler (Arts on Tour, dir. Adam Deusien).

As Stage Manager, she has worked on Birdsong of Tomorrow (Griffin Theatre Lookout), The Balloon Dog Bites (Michael Kennedy in assoc. with Old Fitz Theatre), Air Time (Branch Nebula) Power (Force Majeure for Biennale of Sydney), Jailbaby by Suzie Miller (Griffin Theatre Company), and Sunshine Super Girl (2022 National Tour with Performing Lines).

Penny oversees the artistic, strategic and commercial program for Merrigong Theatre Company. Penny has over 30 years' experience in the performing arts, starting as a touring stage manager, before moving into administration roles including Tour Coordinator (Arts On Tour), General Manager for Perth Theatre Company and Monkey Baa, and Executive Producer with The Really Useful Company overseeing the international touring of CATS The Musical in Asia Pacific.

Sandi is a creative producer, community development facilitator, and teaching artist with close to three decades experience. She has collaborated with, and worked for, independent artists and small to medium arts organisations in Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. 

Sandi has a wealth of arts and producing experience is passionate about the collaborative power between these two areas of practice to support organisations and artists to reach their full potential. She has developed creative, community engagement projects with marginalised communities and applies these strategies through an artist-led community centred approach to all her work. 

She has been involved in touring with Marrugeku (Gudirr Gudirr, Cut the Sky), Performing Lines (Sunshine Super Girl) and CAAP (Lost In Shanghai)