Jade Del Borrello Performer & Script Contributor Jade is a performer and writer based in Perth and is undertaking a Bachelor of Secondary Education in drama and visual arts. Jade was introduced to theatre production in 2014 and has been gaining as much experience as possible. Jade joined the WAYTCO senior ensemble in 2023, getting involved in works such as monologue showcases, Body of Knowledge (2022) and The 24-Hour Play Generator, where Jade has performed for three years in a row, even eventually performing the Improvised Cage Match variant of her dream show The Big HOO-HAA! She is also a self-taught visual artist, animator and voice actor. Jade has experienced firsthand the damage that generative AI is capable of and has already done, and does not wish to use it for any future endeavours. Dragon I was an opportunity brought together by chance, and that is so wonderful. James Berlyn Writer/Director James is a multi-award-winning performing artist, writer, director, curator and educator who has been at this for 40 plus years! Trained in dance at VCA, he has worked in dance, dance-theatre, theatre and community art across the country and has toured his own works to most of the major arts festivals in Australian and some overseas. He has made numerous children’s work for WA’s Awesome Festival and PICA’s Spark_Lab program, which have toured nationally. He is the instigator and co-founder of Proximity Festival, Australia’s first festival of one- on-one performance. He was a co-founding director of Tracksuit, WA’s adult disability performance group. He was the Artistic Director of WA Youth Theatre Company for six years, where he created and directed the multi-award winning hit at FRINGE WORLD 2018, yourseven , and REST in 2019 which was the stand out hit of the Fringe winning five awards including Best Theatre and the Martin Sims Award, as well as a national award at the Australian Museums and Galleries Awards. James received a Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award for 2021. His work ARCO with Adam Kelly completed a tour to London in 2023 where it picked up Best Family Work award at FUSE Festival. He is currently artistic director of westberlyn, an artist studio and tiny performance venue in Boorloo. Jude Macauley Animator & AV Editor Jude is a broadcast editor, post production supervisor and Adobe Master trainer with more than 25 years’ experience in the industry. She is best known for her work on the 72 Dangerous group of programs on Netflix, but has worked in multiple genres including short films, cooking shows, true crime, lifestyle programs, children’s drama, documentary and television commercials. As a keen bleeding-edge techno-nerd, Jude has also been experimenting with AI and game design for several years, as well as using AI in her day-to-day work to repair, accelerate, enhance and generate professional content.
Peter Young Lighting Designer & Technical Consultant Peter is a lighting designer, technician and creative professional with a strong passion for theatre and live performance. Since graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2019, he has established himself in Perth’s vibrant arts scene through a wide range of productions and collaborations. Peter has designed lighting for leading companies including Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, The Last Great Hunt, Perth Festival, Black Swan State Theatre Company, and Barking Gecko Arts. He has also worked closely with many of Western Australia’s most respected independent artists and collectives, both as a designer and associate. His technical expertise has supported productions at major venues such as His Majesty’s Theatre, the State Theatre Centre and Crown Theatre. He also specialises in exhibition lighting, notably for the Western Australian Museum, where he has co- designed and successfully delivered a variety of exhibitions. Will O’Mahony Dramaturg Will is an actor, writer and director practicing on Noongar country in Perth, Western Australia. His recent acting credits include Never Have I Ever , August: Osage County , Things I Know To Be True , Angels In America , Part One and Glengarry Glen Ross — all for Black Swan State Theatre Company. A guest lecturer at WAAPA for over a decade, Will has written six plays, with both Tonsils+Tweezers (2016) and Coma Land (2017) receiving mainstage presentation with Black Swan. His other presented works include Great White (2013), The Mars Project (2015) and Minneapolis , which was shortlisted for the Griffin Award in 2018. In August 2026, Will’s latest play Day (After Day) In The Life Of The Useless will have its world premiere with Black Swan at the Heath Ledger Theatre.
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