LUKE JOSLIN

DIRECTOR (he/Him)

Luke is a graduate of The University of Western Sydney and The Actors College of Theatre and Television.

In 2009 he won the Helpmann and Greenroom Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Nicky/Trekky in Avenue Q. 

Directorial credits include Annie (Riverside), Educating Rita ,Thank You For Being a Friend, Songs for a New World, In the Heights (Helpmann Award and Sydney Theatre Award nominations), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Lunchbox), Shrek (Crossroads), Les Misérables (Riverside), Revival Director – Otello (Opera Australia), Cinderella The Musical (Crossroads and OA). Luke is also show director for Jimmy Rees’s Not that Kinda Viral Tour. Most recently, Luke directed Grease the Musical (Crossroads) and The Grandparents Club. Both shows are currently touring nationally. 

AMY CAMPBELL

CHOREOGRAPHER (She/Her)

Amy Campbell is one of Australia’s most accomplished creative talents with a career spanning all areas of the entertainment industry. 

Amy made her directorial debut with A Chorus Line (Darlinghurst Theatre Co). Other directorial credits: The Wizard of Oz (Prospero Arts) and Smashed the Nightcap (Sydney Festival). She created, choreographed and directed the original show LEAP.

Amy’s choreographic credits include Once and An Act Of God (Darlinghurst Theatre Co), In The Heights (Blue Saint Productions Hayes Theatre), Violet (Broadway World Australia Award), HAIR (Sydney Opera House and Peace Productions), Spring Awakening (ATYP), Side Show (The Hayes Theatre), Guilty Pleasures (Blue Saint Productions), Oklahoma (The Production Company), Velvet Rewired (Peter Rix Management), Velvet Hamburg (Collien Konzert & Theatre GmbH), Funny Girl, Porgy and Bess and Candide for The Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

VICTORIA FALCONER

MUSIC DIRECTOR (She/Her)

Victoria is a Filipinx-Australian multi-disciplinary artist working across musicals, theatre and cabaret.  

Recent work includes RIDE THE CYCLONE (Hayes Theatre Co), SMASHED: THE NIGHTCAP (Sydney Festival), THE SIGHT (Dark Mofo 2023), THE VALI MYERS PROJECT (Adelaide Cabaret Festival), GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (Sydney WorldPride), OKLAHOMA! (Black Swan State Theatre), ONCE (Darlinghurst Theatre Company) and COURTNEY ACT (London/Sydney). 

She has received two Green Room nominations for music direction, and won Best Cabaret at Adelaide Fringe (2018 & 2011).

Victoria is co-Artistic Director of Hayes Theatre Co alongside Richard Carroll, and is a founding member of advocacy organisation The People Of Cabaret.

CLARY RIVEN

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (She/Her)

Clary Riven is a director from Caracas, Venezuela. Clary is a graduate of Monash University Bachelor Of Performing Arts degree, where she trained to become a theatre maker. Her recent credits include: Resident Director of '&Juliet' with Michael Cassel Group (2023-2024), Director of ‘Rebel: A New Musical’ (2019), Autonomous Inventions’s ‘Protein’ (2021-2022), ‘Drew Downing’s Ultimate 90’s Playlist’ (2019), ‘God Only Knows: Songs of Brian Wilson’ (2018 – 2019), ‘Tinder Tales: A New Musical’ (2018), ‘Beautiful Things: A new musical Workshop’ (2018), and has performed the role of assistant director on productions such as Stageart’s ‘Memphis’ (2017), ‘Bare’ (2018) under Dean Drieberg, and Watch This’ ‘Into The Woods’ (2022).

Clary is the current Artistic Director of Second Level Productions.

TASH MARCONI

ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER (She/Her)

Tash Marconi is a proud Uruguayan born in Sydney and has spent over a decade performing across Australia and LA with some of the world’s most renowned artists including Taylor Swift, Tom Hanks, JLO, Kylie Minogue, Meghan Trainor, Ricky Martin and was Paula Abdul’s “right hand girl” for her US tour, Vegas Residency and assistant choreographer around the country. Film & TV: VMA’s, AMA’s, Billboard Awards, FIFA World Cup, Elvis, The Great Gatsby, Seriously Red, Paperdolls and Ravens Home. Theatre: Wicked, Grease, Dirty Dancing, A Chorus Line & Carmen. Two years ago I sat here side stage unable to dance, let tonight show you there is nothing you cannot achieve. Love to Sam, my familia, Jeep & Amy. Honoured to be home for this show. This one is for you abuelita. 

MASON BROWNE

SET DESIGNER (They/Them)

Mason is a descendant of the Darug people, and a consummate and interdisciplinary creative director, production designer and producer working across the live performance and experiential mediums.

Their recent theatre credits include Sex Magick & Whitefella Yella Tree (Griffin Theatre), immersive theatre work Eternityland (Dancing Giant), Jekyl & Hyde (Hayes Theatre), Leap (Neil Gooding), The Deb (ATYP), Young Frankenstein (Hayes Theatre), American Psycho The Musical (BB Arts / Two Doors) and Cry-Baby (LPD) and Darlinghurst Nights (Hayes Theatre). 

Most recently, their work in Nipaluna / Hobart at DarkLab saw them curate the Night Mass experience for over 13,000 people at Dark Mofo in 2023 as a resident Creative Producer. Mason currently works with Alfred, an experiential design practice as Senior Creative Producer.

JASMINE RIZK

LIGHTING DESIGNER (She/Her)

Jasmine is an accomplished theatrical lighting designer and programmer, working with both the professional and independent theatre community.

Lighting Designer: Ratburger - CDP; SK Entertainment - Menopause The Musical Tour 2023; ATYP - Mrock; Concertworks - Jekyll & Hyde 25th Anniversary Concerts; Belvoir St Theatre - The Boomkak Panto; Hayes Theatre Co. - Well Behaved Women, Catch Me If You Can; Darlinghurst Theatre Co. - Small Mouth Sounds; Kings of the Keys Tour; NAISDA - ATI; NTofP - Fade, Zombie Thoughts; Merrigong Theatre Co. - A Midsummer Nights Dream, Lost Boys, Letters to Lindy National Tour, Something That happened

Associate LD: Rent - LPD; STC & Black Swan State Theatre Co. - City of Gold; Belvoir St Theatre - Into The Woods

KEERTHI SUBRAMANYAM

COSTUME DESIGNER (she/her)

Keerthi is a Sydney based set and costume designer for live performance and film. Keerthi has designed set and costumes for Belvoir’s Nayika A Dancing Girl and Lose to Win, Darlinghurst Theatre Company’s Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner, Murder for Two at Hayes Theatre Chewing Gum Dreams at the Old Fitz,Chop Chef at Riverside Theatres, and designed the costumes on Belvoir’s At What Cost and Never Closer.

Keerthi has been an associate designer on a wide range of theatre shows including Sydney Theatre Company’s Grand Horizons, Belvoir’s Jungle and the Sea, Wayside Bride, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, Boomkak Panto, Cursed!, and Hayes Theatre Co’s Young Frankenstein.
Keerthi is one of Belvoir’s Artistic Associates and has also worked as their props supervisor since 2023.

JESSIE BYRNE

STAGE MANAGER (She/Her)

Jessie Byrne is a graduate from the National Institute Of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Technical Theatre and Stage Management. Jessie enjoys facilitating the creative process and the organisational structures essential for dynamic live performances.

Credits include Stage Manager on Murder for Two (Hayes Theatre Co.), Assistant Stage Manager Australian Premiere of Zombie! The Musical (Hayes Theatre Co.), Crossroads Live National Tour of Roger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, The Cherry Orchard (Belvoir) and Stolen (Sydney Theatre Company), Props Assistant on Mamma Mia at the Sydney Lyric Theatre, Deputy Stage Manager on ONCE (Darlinghurst Theatre Company), and Production Assistant Jagged Little Pill (GWB Entertainment).

Jessie would like to thank her Mum, friends and family for all their support!

RHYS VELASQUEZ

CASTING DIRECTOR (They/She)

Rhys Velasquez, CGA (they/she) is an artist, advocate, and award-winning casting director, committed to creating a more inclusive arts industry. Graduating from the Arts Academy in Ballarat in 2013, Rhys has toured globally as a performer and choreographer before pursuing casting full-time. Their passion for casting led to founding Evolution Casting, fast becoming known for their innovative approach to casting. Notable achievements include winning the 2023 CGA Award for Best Casting in Theatre for Choir Boy (NTofP), with further credits including Melbourne Theatre Company, Belvoir, Griffin Theatre Company and many more.

In 2024, Rhys was appointed as the new Casting Manager at Malthouse Theatre and is a founding board member of Stage A Change.

WILL CENTURION

CULTURAL CONSULTANT (He/Him)

Will Centurion is a mental health counsellor and diversity consultant.

With 20 years experience as a performer in the theatre industry, Will has chosen to focus his career on supporting the needs of emerging and established artists. His services have included wellbeing consultancy on productions such as Come From Away, Hairspray, Moulin Rouge, Miss Saigon, West Side Story and Sunset Boulevard. He has also been engaged as Cultural consultant on West Side Story and In The Heights.

Will is proud to be involved with In The Heights, a show he has previously performed in and one that links closely to his Hispanic heritage.