Laura Boynes Choreographer Laura is an award-winning independent dance artist based in Boorloo/ Perth, working nationally and internationally as a performer, choreographer, educator and movement director. Her practice explores the intersection of social, cultural and political happenings with individual experience, using the body as metaphor and a site of inquiry into resilience, adaptability, ecological change and social responsibility. As a movement director, she has collaborated with Black Swan State Theatre Company, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, The Last Great Hunt, Lost and Found Opera, Barking Gecko, Renegade Productions, Steam Work Arts and Variegated Productions. Laura’s opera credits include ENO/WA Opera’s Madama Butterfly for Perth Festival 2015 (dancer) and Lost and Found Opera’s Actéon (choreographer). Tim Carter Executive Producer Tim is a creative programmer, producer and artist born and based in Boorloo/Perth. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Art), First Class Honours. Tim worked at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) across several roles, including as business manager and was instrumental in key transitions for its performance model and funding from primary visual arts to a multi- arts organisation. He curated PICA’s multi-artform performance program as senior producer and implemented a new commissioning program for contemporary performance. Tim has experience working across visual arts, experimental arts and live performance sectors with a diverse range of stakeholders. He currently works at the City of Joondalup as Team Leader Visual Arts, managing its art collection and visual arts program and is on the Board of WA Youth Theatre Company.
Jack Wilson Production Manager Jack is a stage/production manager based in Perth. After graduating from the WAAPA SM course he has worked with companies like Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Co3, Barking Gecko and WA Opera. Jac’s theatre credits as stage manager include The One Who Planted Trees (Spare Parts Puppet Theatre), national tour 2024; The Great Un-Wondering of Wilbur Whittaker (Barking Gecko); The Nightingale (WA Opera), regional tour; The Sum of Us, Panawathi Girl, Bilya Kaatijin, Ngalaka Daa Ensemble 2023 and 2024 (Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company) and Women in Black (Ensemble Theatre). He was acting production manager at Yirra Yaakin in 2022 – 23 and worked on the productions of Hide the Dog, Lingo Lah Lah and Dating Black Regional Tour . Jack was also production manager at Acting Consulting Training delivering bespoke theatre-based training in occupational health and safety from late 2023 – 24. Bel Hughes Stage Manager Bel is a 2024 WAAPA Stage Management graduate. During her time at WAAPA she worked in a variety of roles across a range of genres including musical theatre, dance, opera and acting. Since graduating, she has worked as an assistant stage manager for Melbourne Theatre Company, a touring assistant stage manager for The Australian Ballet, a touring stage manager for The West Australian Ballet and a deputy stage manager for HAMA Productions. Beth Walters Assistant Stage Manager Beth is a recent graduate from WAAPA in Stage Management. Her final WAAPA production was Tivoli Lovely , a new musical by Eddie Perfect, where she worked as the Production Stage Manager and caller. During her final year of training, Beth also worked as a Stage Management Swing for Black Swan State Theatre Company. She is excited to be working on The Trial as her first production outside of WAAPA and to be part of the Perth theatre scene.
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