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CAST / / CAST WIGS / WIGS Jess Frost Jess Jim Atkins Jim Luke Hales Luke Lisa Osborn Lisa Paul Jackson Paul MANAGER / MANAGER Patrick Jones Patrick Emily Collett Emily Zoë Atkinson Zoë Iain Grandage Iain DIRECTION / / DIRECTION Beth Paterson Beth Phoebe Briggs Phoebe Stephanie Lake Stephanie Katrina Gaskell Katrina Matthew Lutton Matthew Ross Skiffington Ross Jethro Woodward Jethro Madeleine Somers Madeleine SCENIC ARTIST / ARTIST SCENIC SOUND DESIGN / / DESIGN SOUND & Dimity Shepherd & Dimity PUPPET MAKER / / PUPPET MAKER ASSISTANT STAGE STAGE ASSISTANT ASSISTANT STAGE STAGE ASSISTANT MIC TECHNICIAN / TECHNICIAN MIC STAGE MANAGER / / MANAGER STAGE MANAGER & RADIO RADIO & MANAGER LIGHTING DESIGN / DESIGN LIGHTING CHOREOGRAPHER / CHOREOGRAPHER COSTUME ARTISTS / ARTISTS COSTUME Tamed by Trent Ashley by Trent Tamed BESEN PLACEMENT / / PLACEMENT BESEN MAGIC CONSULTANT / CONSULTANT MAGIC MUSIC SUPERVISION / SUPERVISION MUSIC MUSICAL DIRECTION / / DIRECTION MUSICAL Jacqueline Dark, Winston Winston Dark, Jacqueline Jo Foley, Tirion Rodwell, Rodwell, Tirion Foley, Jo MERLYN THEATRE THEATRE MERLYN 15 SEP 8 – OCT Kanen Breen, Paul Capsis, Capsis, Paul Breen, Kanen SOUNDSCAPE DESIGN / / DESIGN SOUNDSCAPE MONASH PLACEMENT / / PLACEMENT MONASH Meow Meow, Richard Piper Piper Richard Meow, Meow SET & COSTUME DESIGN / DESIGN COSTUME & SET Hillyer, Le Gateau Chocolat, Chocolat, Gateau Le Hillyer,

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Since graduating from the Le Gateau Chocolat works Post-post-modern diva Malthouse Theatre: ‘Tis Pity For Malthouse Theatre; Lucy in Zoë studied design for VCA in 2005 (Foundation year beyond the world of drag Meow Meow has hypnotized, She’s a Whore. STC: The Secret The Threepenny Opera and Alice performance at The Prague Musical Theatre), Winston performance. He has a inspired, and terrified River, Gross und Klein, Great in Through the Looking Glass. For Academy of The Performing has had a celebrated career busy career in the field of audiences globally with unique Expectations, Moby Dick. Bell Victorian Opera; Marianne in Arts, The International in Europe and Australia. contemporary opera and creations and sell-out seasons Shakespeare: A Midsummer The Riders, Rosie in Banquet of Institute of Figurative Theatre Immediately following VCA, theatre. His credits include from New York’s Lincoln Night’s Dream, The War of Secrets, Cherubino in Marriage (Czech Republic), and the Winston was invited to the role of Pastor in Imago Center and Berlin’s Bar Jeder the Roses, Henry V, Henry IV. of Figaro, Orphée in Orphée et Institute International de play Simba in the German (Glyndebourne), Undertaker Vernunft to London’s West Belvoir: The Wild Duck (Barbican Eurydice, Arsamene in Xerxes, la Marionette, France. For Production of The Lion King in Porgy & Bess (Regents End and Sydney Opera House. Centre). Playbox: Competitive Nireno in Julius Caesar, Mercurius Malthouse Theatre she has where he performed the role Park Open Air Theatre), Selected Malthouse Theatre Tenderness, Picasso at the in Phoebus and Pan, Flora in designed costumes for The for over 1800 performances. Balladeer / Pastor Kimble shows include Meow Meow’s Lapin Agile, A Happy and Holy Traviata, Beggar Woman in Odyssey (2006 Helpmann #BLACKRIDER Winston then went on to tour in The Threepenny Opera Little Mermaid, Vamp and Little Occasion. STCSA: Moby Dick, Sweeney Todd, Clara in Midnight Award Best Costume Design), Europe playing Berger in Hair, (National Theatre), Popov / Match Girl, which have toured Marat Sade, The Comedy of Son, Jazz in How To Kill Your set and costumes for On The followed by Judah in Joseph Chubukov in The Bear / The the major Australian festivals, Errors, Restoration, A Midsummer Husband, Mrs Forrester and Owl Misconception of Oedipus and the Amazing Technicolor Proposal (Young Vic), Feste in and internationally. Her Night’s Dream, What the Butler in Cunning Little Vixen and roles and Picnic at Hanging Rock Dreamcoat, and as a lead singer Twelfth Night (The Globe), and award-winning solo works Saw. MTC: Born Yesterday, in Nixon In China and Sunday (Black Swan State Theatre on board the Queen Elizabeth has also performed in Tobias have been curated by David Double Indemnity, Ghosts, In The Park With George. She Company, 2017 Edinburgh #BLACKRIDER for Cunard Cruises. Winston and the Angel (Young Vic), Bowie, Pina Bausch, and Music, Queen Lear, The Gift, has sung Cherubino and Rosina Festival). Other work with returned to Melbourne and Varjak Paw, Ingerland (Royal Mikhail Baryshnikov. Drowsy Chaperone, Rockabye, in Barber of Seville for Opera Matthew Lutton includes made his Australian debut with Opera House), with Basement As well as being a prolific Entertaining Mr Sloane, The Australia, Carmen and Rebecca the operas Elektra and The Showboat in 2014. Since then, Jaxx (Barbican), Anxiety music creator she guests Give and Take, Dumb Show, The in Love In the Age of Therapy for Flying Dutchman. Zoë has he has appeared in a number Fanfare (Wigmore Hall), La regularly with the band Pink Daylight Atheist, Coup d’Etat, Oz Opera, Stephano in Romeo most recently been working of TV series and commercials, Clique /LaSoiree (Roundhouse Martini and various US and Betrayal, Man the Balloon, Life and Juliet, Thisbe in Cenerentola as Artistic Associate and UK orchestras, and specialises as well as playing Curtis in & Sydney Opera House). After George. Adrian Bohm: and Maddalena in for Designer for the 2017 Perth in the Weimar repertoire and the Australian premiere of His highly acclaimed, award Twelve Angry Men. Global Opera Queensland, Smeaton in International Arts Festival French chanson. She recently Dreamgirls. Winston is thrilled winning solo works; Black, Creatures: King Kong. Louise Anna Bolena and the title role in opening event Boorna toured the UK and US with to be working on Black Rider Duckie, ICONS, In Drag Withers & Assoc: Billy Elliot. Carmen for Melbourne Opera, Waanginy with director Nigel Barry Humphries and the Paul Dainty: The New Rocky with such an incredible and I Heart Chocolat have Crossing Live and Children’s Bach Jamieson, and with English Australian Chamber Orchestra. Horror Show. TV: , cast and creative team. toured internationally to for Chamber Made Opera and artist Amy Sharrocks on a In 2016 she appeared as Titania Australia on Trial: Myall Creek, He wishes to thank his wife, various venues including the the title role in The Ghost Wife at Western Australian iteration of in Emma Rice’s controversial Tangle, Underbelly: The Movie baby daughter, and IWM for Sydney Opera House, Menier the Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney The Museum of Water, also for A Midsummer Night’s Dream Files, City Homicide, Satisfaction, their love and support. Chocolate Factory, and London’s BITE02 festivals. PIAF. In 2016 she was Artistic at Shakespeare’s Globe. She Blue Heelers, Crashburn, MDA, South Bank Centre, Royal Concerts include Melbourne Associate and Designer for the appears next in Wunderschön Stingers, Good Guys, Bad Guys, Albert Hall and on the Symphony and Sydney Festival 2016 Perth International Arts with the Hebrides Ensemble, Correlli, Snowy River, Wedlocked, and Recital Centre. She was international festival circuit. Festival opening event HOME Meow Meow’s Pandemonium Blue Heelers, Neighbours, Bligh. nominated for a Helpmann (with director Nigel Jamieson). with London Philharmonic Film: Pirates of the Caribbean Award for The Threepenny Opera Orchestra at Royal Festival 5, Salvation, Postcard Bandit, and has won two green room Hall, and Apocalypse Meow, Federation, Fable. Awards: awards for Love In the Age of her Christmas show at Green Room Award for The Therapy and Victorian Opera’s Shakespeare’s Globe. Daylight Atheist in 2004. Marriage Of Figaro.

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Paul Jackson Jim Atkins Jethro Woodward Stephanie Lake Lisa Osborn Luke Hales LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN SOUNDSCAPE DESIGN CHOREOGRAPHER STAGE MANAGER ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Malthouse Theatre: Jim Atkins is a sound designer Jethro Woodward is a Malthouse Theatre/STC: Malthouse Theatre: Away, The Real and Imagined History and engineer with a broad Melbourne-based composer, Away. As Choreographer: Blaque Showgirls, Meow Meow’s Luke Hales is a production of the Elephant Man, Away, ranging career focused on musician and sound designer MTC: The Effect, Birdland. Little Mermaid, The Shadow and stage manager who has I am a Miracle, Blaque Showgirls, live classical performance recognised for his expansive Queensland Ballet: Chameleon. King, Love and Information enjoyed a wide and varied Picnic at Hanging Rock, Meow and recording. Recent credits and highly layered film, Sydney Festival: Double Blind. (with STC), Calpurnia career in many sectors of Meow’s Little Mermaid, Edward include Namatjira (Big hART / theatre and dance scores. Dancenorth: If Never Was Descending (with STC), Baal the entertainment industry. II, Night on Bald Mountain, Hello, Malthouse Theatre); Nixon in He was the composer for Now. Sydney Dance Company: (with STC), Blak Cabaret, Theatre credits include: Into Goodbye and Happy Birthday, China (Auckland Festival) The Chunky Move’s Anti—Gravity Elektra, Dream Lucid. Chunky Meme Girls, The Good Person The Woods (Victorian Opera), Little Match Girl, Die Winterreise, Ring Cycles (Opera Australia). and L U C I D by Anouk van Move: Aorta, Mix Tape. of Szechuan, Night on Bald Hansel and Gretel (Victorian The Threepenny Opera, Vamp, For Victorian Opera: the Dijk. He has also worked with Melbourne Festival: A Small Mountain, Pompeii, L.A., Blood Opera), La Traviata (Victorian The Tell-Tale Heart, Sleeping Sondheim Trilogy (Sunday some of Australia’s leading Prometheus. Dance Massive: Wedding, The Wild Duck (with Opera), A Midsummer #BLACKRIDER Beauty (also co-creator) The in the Park with George, Into major and independent DUAL. As Dancer: Lucy Guerin Belvoir), The Story of Mary Night’s Dream (Australian Odyssey. STC/Malthouse the Woods, Sweeney Todd), companies including Inc: The Dark Chorus, Motion MacLane by Herself. Windmill Shakespeare Company), Cosi Theatre: Love and Information, Banquet of Secrets, The Riders, Malthouse Theatre, MTC, Picture, Conversation Piece, Theatre: Big Bad Wolf, Grug, Fan Tutte (Melbourne Opera). The Histrionic, The Trial. The Flying Dutchman, Nixon STC, Belvoir St Theatre, Aether, Melt. Chunky Move: Afternoon of the Elves, Two Commercial/Corporate STC: True West, The Mysteries: in China and Maria de Buenos Arena, Chamber Made Opera, An Act of Now, Connected, Weeks with the Queen, Wilfrid credits include: Jubilation Genesis. Bell Shakespeare: Aires. Other productions Windmill, MSO, Rawcus, Stuck Two Faced Bastard, I Like This, Gordon McDonald Partridge. (Adam Lowe Group), Twisted #BLACKRIDER As You Like It, Phedre, Tartuffe, include Chroma and Faster Pigs Squealing, Fragment 31, Tense Dave, Wanted. BalletLab: Brink Productions: When Broadway (Kate Macdonald/ Julius Caesar. Belvoir: (The Australian Ballet); Lucy Guerin Inc., Australian Upholster, Amplification. The Rain Stops Falling. Patch The Benge Group), Melbourne Seventeen, Nora, Oedipus Rex, Songs From the Middle (Eddie Dance Theatre, KAGE and Positions: Artistic Director Theatre Company: Me and My International Comedy Festival Happy Days, It Just Stopped. Perfect/ANAM); Ukaria24; more. Jethro won Green of Stephanie Lake Company, Shadow Man. Slingsby Theatre (AT Management), There’s MTC: Private Lives, Miss Julie, Acoustic Life of Sheds (Big Room Awards for Meow Meow’s Resident Director of Lucy Company: Man Covets Bird. No Place Like Home VSSS Endgame, Ghosts, The Crucible. hART), En Masse (Genevieve Little Mermaid (Malthouse Guerin Inc (2013), Sidney Myer Australian Dance Theatre: G, (Adam Lowe Group), Room Victorian Opera: The Magic Lacy); Pleasure Gardens sound Theatre), The Bloody Chamber, Creative Fellow (2013–15), Devolution, Ignition. STCSA: on the Broom (CDP Theatre Flute, Don Giovanni. Chamber installation (Sydney Festival/ Moth, Goodbye Vaudeville Dame Peggy Van Praagh Three Sisters, Metro Street, Producers), Technical Officer Made Opera: Crossing Live, The Genevieve Lacy/Jan Bang), Charlie Mudd, and Irony Is Choreographic Fellow (2012), Attempts on Her Life, (University of Ballarat Arts Hive, Teorema, The Possessed, and Jeff Mills and Not Enough. Recent works VCA Advisory Board Member. The Female of the Species, Academy), Pride March Recital, Walkabout, Corruption. Derrick May (Melbourne include, Permission to Speak Awards: 2014 Helpmann Triple Threat, Noises Off and Victoria (Event Logistics), Awards: 2012 Helpmann Award Symphony Orchestra). (Chamber Made Opera) and Award for Best Choreography The Government Inspector. Australia Day Celebrations for Lighting Design, four Green Rumpelstiltskin (Windmill). in a Dance or Physical Theatre (Event Logistics), It’s All Room Awards for Lighting Work, 2014 Australian Dance About Love VSSS (SKP Events), Design, one Green Room Award for Outstanding AFL Grand Final Parade Award for Design, 2016 APDG Achievement in Choreography, (Event Logistics), Emirates Award for Lighting Design. 2011 Green Room Award for Melbourne Cup Parade (Event Positions: Artistic Associate at Best Choreography, 2000 Logistics). Since July 2014, Malthouse Theatre 2007-2013. Green Room Award for Luke has worked full time as Paul has lectured in design Best Emerging Dancer. Production Coordinator for and associated studies at the Training: VCA (Dance). Victorian Opera. University of Melbourne, RMIT and VCA.

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Victorian Opera Staff

Conductor Emeritus Finance & Administration Richard Gill AO Finance & HR Manager John Orr Claire Voumard Victorian Opera Board Finance Assistant Chairman Jane Hemstritch Marketing Roger Box, Vivienne Corcoran, Jane Harvey, Siobhan Marketing, Media & Sales Manager Henri Marron Lenihan, Selina Lightfoot, Stephen McIntyre, Grant Marketing & Communications Coordinator Beata Bowes Powell, Penny Stragalinos, Francis Ebury, Earl of Wilton Media & Communications Executive Scott Whinfield (Board Observer), Megan Waller (Board Observer) CRM & Ticketing Executive Nichole O’Duffy Sharni Morter Executive Graphic Designer Artistic Director Dr AM Development Managing Director Andrew Snell Development Manager Louise O’Loughlin Executive Producer & Artistic Associate Elizabeth Hill Individual Giving Manager Pooja Dutt Meredith Dellar Artistic, Engagement & Production Development Executive Head of Music Phoebe Briggs Events Coordinator/Office Administration Repetiteur Phillipa Safey Alexandra Reade Company Manager Kate Stephens Developing Artists Assistant Company Manager Candice MacAllister Design Candice MacAllister Education Officer Deborah Vanderwerp Direction Alastair Clark Production Manager Eduard Inglés Opera Performance Shakira Dugan, Michelle McCarthy, Technical & Operations Coordinator Peter Darby Cleo Lee-McGowan, Stephen Marsh Production Coordinator Luke Hales VOYCE Angus Grant

#BLACKRIDER Victorian Opera Patrons Founding Patrons Sean Kelly, Rod & Daniele Kemp, Alun & Patricia Kenwood, The Late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE, Lady Potter AC Angela & Richard Kirsner, Prof Kathy Laster, John & Lynne Landy, Dr Paul & Glenys Lejins, Dr Anne Lierse, Douglas Artistic Directors Circle ($10,000+) Deanne Bevan & Guy Russo, Rob & Caroline Clemente, & Rosemary Meagher, Jane Morris, Greg Noonan, Ruth & Tom O’Dea, Jillian Pappas, Jane Patrick & Robert Evans, John & Diana Frew, Jane Hemstritch, Hans & Petra Henkell, Vivienne Reed OAM, Prof John Rickard, Tomasz & Elzbeita #BLACKRIDER Suzanne Kirkham, Peter & Anne Laver, Don & Angela Romanowski, Michael Sassella, Andrew Snell, Penny Mercer, Maureen & Tony Wheeler, Dr John & Elizabeth Stragalinos, Andrea Tappe, Prof Hugh Taylor AC & Dr Liz Wright-Smith Dax AM, Caroline Travers OAM, Dr Michael Troy, Chris & Platinum Patrons ($5,000+) Helen Trueman, Caroline Vaillant, David Valentine, Megan Beth Brown & Tom Bruce AM, Richard & Isabella Green, Waller, Catherine Walter AM, Russell Waters & Marissa Siobhan Lenihan, Peter Lovell, Kaye Marion, Marian & Ken Barter-Waters Ian A Watts, Youth Music Foundation of Scarlett OAM, Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine Australia, Anonymous (3) Gold Patrons ($2,500+) Bronze Patrons ($500+) Joanna Baevski, Ian Baker & Cheryl Saunders, Craig Jenny Anderson, Ines & Dr Don Behrend, John & Nancy D’Alton & Peter Sherlock, Bob Garlick, Dr Jennifer George Bomford, Susan Brownrigg, Pam Caldwell, Keith Chivers & Rev Matthew Williams, Mary-Jane Gething & Joseph & Ronald Peel, Dr Jennifer Coghlan-Bell & A/Prof Simon Sambrook, Daniel Goodfellow & Matthew Burgess, Bell, Laurie David, Beatrice & Richard Donkin, Jean Dunn, M Gordon & L Norton, Peter & Jenny Hordern, Stewart Dennis Freeman, Lesley Griffin, Dr Irene Irvine, Angela & Denise Jackel, Ian Kennedy AM & Dr Sandra Hacker Kayser, Michael Kirwan, Robert & Pamela Knight, Jane AO, Joan & George Lefroy, Ian Merrylees, Michael Rigg Kunstler, Richard Laslett, Peter & Susan Martin, Jocelyn & Gerard Condon, John & Elisabeth Schiller, Tim & Lynne & Andrew McLeish, Gillian Montgomery, Ian Morrey & Sherwood, Phillip & Sue Schudmak, Lady Southey, Felicity Dr Geoffrey Minter, Jill Page OAM, Lynette Payne, Teague, Liz & Peter Turner, Earl & Countess of Wilton, Prof Greg J Reinhardt, Ruth & Ralph Renard, Charles Anonymous (1) Roxburgh, Graeme Samuel AC & Jill Davies, Aubrey Silver Patrons ($1,000+) Schrader, Dr John & Thea Scott, Prof Michael Smith, Laurie Bebbington & Elizabeth O’Keeffe, Kirsty Bennett, Box Anonymous (10) Family, The Hon David Byrne, Terry & Christine Campbell, Encore Society Ernest Dawes OBE & Nola Dawes, Dr M Elizabeth Douglas, G Bawden and L DeKievet, Lesley Bawden, Frank and Bill Fleming, John & Gaye Gaylard, Brian Goddard, Nance Danielle Chamberlin, Colin Gunther and Richard Laslett, Grant AM MBE & Ian Harris, Hartmut & Ruth Hofmann, Jane Kunstler, Tony Wildman and Robert Gibbs, Simon L Jackson & Brian Warburton, Dr Garry Joslin, Anonymous (3),

If you would like to become a Victorian Opera Patron, please contact Pooja Dutt, Individual Giving Manager on 03 9001 6408 or [email protected]

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INDUSTRY MEDIA MAJOR ERATO—MUSE OF LOVE—$250+ OF ERATO—MUSE Simon Abrahams, Jennifer Bourke, Fiona Bourke, Jennifer Abrahams, Simon Millar, Lynne & Dr Brown Rob Dr Brook, Chan, Siu Busselmaier, & Alexandra John Coleman, Georgie Clark, Fiona Clyne, Diane Kerryn Creswell, Carolyn Coutts, Patricia Brian William Donaldson, Dickinson-Rowe, Damyn & Rachel, Orla Floyd, Carolyn Doyle, Ted Hayton, Peggy Griffiths, Joanne Gordon, Humphries, Susan Hooper, Russell Hocking, Ann Kemeny Hunt, Sarah Hounsell, Arechea David & Dr Mira Johnson, & Graham Lindsay, Sally Lansdowne, Robyn Kolieb, Robert Maitland-Parr, Judith Kim Lowndes, Jonge, De Manning & Alice Ian Peters, Linda Nogeste, Kersti Dr Millard, John Gerard O’Neill, Kaylene Oliver, Tony Notley, Rae Robert, Pauline Roach, Gavin Powell, VioricaRozen, Jenny Michael & Dr Rothfield, Stocker, Andrew Sewell, Jill Samson, Dr Gary Watson, Jan Walsh, Lee-Ann Teh, Chris Wettenhall, & Gib Morrow Gayl Westbrook, Yuncken Barbara Whyte, Joanne McConvey, Ian McRae AO, Jan Owen Owen Jan AO, McRae Ian McConvey, & Neil AM, Katherine Sampson, Barbara Sherwood, Tim & Lynne Smyth, Tom Smart, Thomas, John Tered, Naum Taylor, Janice Wilson, & Heather Phil Waters, Neil (4) Anonymous 23

GOVERNMENT OUR PARTNERS OUR OUR SUPPORTERS OUR TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS AND TRUSTS TERPSICHORE—MUSE OF OF TERPSICHORE—MUSE DANCE—$500+ Frankie Airey & Stephen Solly, Graham Graham Solly, & Stephen Airey Frankie Andrews, & Anita Anderson, Greg OAM, Ball Arnold, Rowland Michael Black, & Rhonda David Beanham, Sandra MaryAnne Casey, Ros R Butler, Bruce Chris Clough, Alan Connolly, Carroll, Fearnside, & Roxane Peter Craig, Jason Gibbins, & Helen John Firstenberg, Evelyn Leonie Linda Herd, Gaidzkar, Taleen Irene Dr Hooper, Brad Hollingworth, OAM, Johnson & Graeme Joan Irvine, Richard & Dr Angela Kirsner Kearsey, Irene Harvey, Neal & Dr Lovelock Jayne Kirsner, Victor McCallum, John Lovett, Virginia Prof John Daley & Dr Rebecca Coates, Coates, Rebecca & Dr Daley John Prof Walker, & David Darbyshire Jennifer Dominic Davey, Jo Mark & Curtis, Andrew Donazzan, Roger Dirupo, & Natalie Sian AM, Dr Elligate Michael Fr Rev Johnstone, Val Goddard, Brian Fairbank, Julie Kingston, Michael Fiona Kelly, James Nathan, Susan Landvogt, &Michael Redston, & Roger Rosemary Ostroburski, AM, Robert & Alan Schwartz Carol Maria Sessions & Christina Fitzgerald, Sullivan, Toby Stuart, & Paul Solà, Gina White, Rosemary & Andrew Turner Kerri Winters, Henry Watson, Pinky Walls, (1) Anonymous

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EDUCATION MELPOMENE—MUSE OF MELPOMENE—MUSE TRAGEDY—$2,500+ MUSIC—$1,000+ OF EUTERPE—MUSE CLIO—MUSE OF HISTORY—$10,000+ OF CLIO—MUSE COMEDY—$5,000+ OF THALIA—MUSE URANIA—MUSE THE OF URANIA—MUSE STARS—$25,000+ John & Lorraine Bates, Gjergja Family, Family, Gjergja Bates, & Lorraine John & Gerlinde Leonard Kirkham, Richard Sue (1) Anonymous AO, Vallentine Scholz, Mary & Ian Forbes Rosemary Bardas, David John Elisabeth & Prestney, Sue Hocking, & Fiona Sweet Schwarz, Jenny Dr Schiller, Matt & Dr Vary Leonard Newcombe, Paul Jan Collins Jon Webster, QC, Jason Waple, (1) Anonymous Wright, Tom Williams, Tsaltas, Jim Anagnostou & Dr Chryssa & John AO, Besen & Eva AC Besen Marc Brown Beth Browne, Sally Bourne, Sally Carlsen, & Per AM, Ingrid Bruce Tom & Li Chong, Min Cecil, Tim & Rachel Carrillo Gantner AO, Mary-Ruth & Peter & Peter Mary-Ruth AO, Carrillo Gantner Reeves Craig McLennan, Annamila Fund, Amarant, Roseanne QC, Golvan AM, Colin Dadon Debbie & Fiona Penlidis James Levine, Michele Moore The Vera Tai, Janine McGauchie, (1) Anonymous Foundation,

22 ABOUT MALTHOUSE THEATRE MALTHOUSE ABOUT

At Malthouse Theatre we collaborate with with collaborate we Theatre Malthouse At to create artists local and international that cut to the performances inventive the human experience. of core to interrogate, the power has Theatre change— of to be an agent and disrupt Malthouse should. At think it always and we explores produce we work the Theatre politically. and socially personally, world the Coopers The in a dedicated venue, Based for a home are we Malthouse in Melbourne, and provoke that entertain experiences live a dialogue with and within audiences. to Welcome Malthouse Theatre. NEXT HAPPENS WHAT

#BLACKRIDER MALTHOUSE THEATRE STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Fiona McGauchie (Chair), Debbie Dadon AM, Colin Golvan QC, Michael Kantor, Jan Owen AM, Sue Prestney, Pamela Rabe, Nick Schlieper, Kerri Turner & Mary Vallentine AO.

ARTISTIC & TICKETING & BOX OFFICE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING CRM & Ticketing Manager / Youth & Education Manager / Artistic Director & CO-CEO / Prue Sutherland Vanessa O’Neill Matthew Lutton Box Office Manager / Executive Producer & CO-CEO / Dan Allemann VENUE MANAGEMENT Sarah Neal Box Office Team Leaders / Venue Manager / Resident Dramaturg / Jo Basilios Aaron Rowlands Mark Pritchard Fiona Wiseman Front of House & Events Manager / Kate Gregory Anita Posterino Resident Artist / Declan Greene Box Office Staff / Front of House Staff / Abby Barnes, Jacqui Bartlett, Abi Murray, Alice Dixon, Aly Grace, Resident Designer / Jacqui Bathman, Simon Braxton, Amy Dowd, Andrew Foord, Ben Marg Horwell Paul Buckley, Fran Hefferman, Andrerson, Ben Carollo, Carissa Director In Residence / Michelle Hines, Ian Michael, Lauren Godwin, Daniel Moulds, Daniel Sapidah Kian White, Liz White, Fiona Wiseman Newell, Dirk Hoult, Emma Corbett, Gem Clarke, Gianni Agostononi, Producer / Hannah Mc Kittrick, Ian Michael, Toby Sullivan DEVELOPMENT Jo Bassilios, Kate Calton, Kate Development Manager / Associate Producer / Fiona Kelly Gregory, Kathryn Joy, Kirilie Jason Tamiru Blythman, Lara Kerestes, Lee Philanthropy Coordinator / Company Manager / Threadgold, Leon Rice-Whetton, Belinda Locke Alice Muhling Mark Hoffman, Mitchell Brotz, Sponsorship Coordinator / Sam Harrison, Sanne Rodenstein, #BLACKRIDER Sophia D’urso, Vaughn Rae. FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Olivia Satchell

Finance Manager / PRODUCTION ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT Mario Agostinoni ISLANDER COMMITTEE Production Manager / Finance Administrator / David Miller Uncle Jack Charles, Richard Liz White Frankland, Tony Briggs, Lisa Maza,

#BLACKRIDER Workshop Manager / Pauline Wyman, Melodie Reynolds- General Manager / Goffredo Mameli Amanda Macri Diarra & Jason Tamiru Head Carpenter / Malthouse Theatre acknowledges we David Craig MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS are on the Land of the Boon wurrung Technical Manager / Peoples within the Kulin Nation. Marketing & Communications Baird Mckenna Manager / Caraline Douglas Operations Manager / Dexter Varley Digital Marketing Coordinator / Alexia Jordan Head Technician / Mark Anderson Communications Coordinator / Alex Sadka Venue Head Mechanist / Ivan Smith Marketing Assistant /

Jacqui Bathman Head Of Wardrobe / Delia Spicer Publicist / Theatre Technician / TS Publicity Nathanael Bristow Workshop Assistants / Elizabeth Whitton Mitch O’Sullivan Nicholas Dunard

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SELECTED HEADSHOT CREDITS / Zoë Atkinson / Sohan Ariel Hayes; Meow Meow / Karl Giant; Dimity Shepherd / Jeff Busby.

24 SCENE & HEARD Our production team cooked up three different types of fake blood for the show… it’s safe to say it got bloody messy.

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