ABOUT US
Sustainable Theatres Australia is a group of like-minded young theatremakers and administrators
who came together across two cities in late 2019, united by the urgent mission to make the
Australian theatre industry more sustainable, across both the independent and professional sectors.
With a wealth of individual experiences and a combined enthusiasm to radically change the sustainability
of an industry, the STA Team is dedicated to foster community, change and real, immediate action.
All members of STA are passionate volunteers. If you’d like to know more about how you can get involved
with STA’s activities in Sydney, Melbourne or elsewhere, contact us.
ANG COLLINS
She/Her
Ang is a playwright originally from Newcastle, NSW. She is passionate about sustainability and its intersections with writing, art and mental health. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Languages) from the University of Sydney, and a Master of Fine Arts (Writing for Performance) from NIDA. Her plays have been seen on stages across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Newcastle, and she is currently developing an adult animation series with Studio Antics. Ang has been shortlisted for the Griffin Award in 2017 and the Phillip Parsons Award in 2018, and her play MATE was awarded Highly Commended in Playwriting Australia’s Max Afford Award in 2018. In late 2018, she was the recipient of Create NSW’s Young Creative Leaders Fellowship. She is the inaugural Incubator Fellow for Create NSW and Griffin Theatre Company.
JULIAN DIBLEY-HALL
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Julian Dibley-Hall trained at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) earning a B.FA (Theatre Practice). He is the co-Artistic Director of Melbourne independent theatre company the voice in my hands (VIMH) having previously held the roles of Associate Artist for New Writing and Company Producer at VIMH. Julian has worked since 1997 in many capacities in theatres including as an actor, dramaturg, stage manager, sound designer and assistant director. He was the co-founder and producer of Bad Ducks Co., has been a teaching artist with both ATYP and The Fairfax Youth Initiative, and has toured nationally and internationally as a performer.
BONNIE LEIGH-DODDS
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Bonnie Leigh-Dodds is an arts marketing manager and theatremaker. She is currently Marketing Campaign Manager for Melbourne Theatre Company, and has previously held marketing and development roles at Next Wave, Australian Theatre for Young People and Australian Shakespeare Company. She was Co-Director of Mudfest Arts and Co-Director of Small and Loud, a monthly scratch night for new writing held at Arts Centre Melbourne from 2018 to 2020. In 2018 she wrote and performed in Love Song Dedications (without Richard Mercer) alongside Tom Hogan. The show was nominated for two Green Room Association Awards and will tour Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales in mid-2021… pending the whole pandemic thing.
LAUREN MAKIN
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Lauren Makin is a Sydney-based Production Manager currently working for Sydney Theatre Company. Discovering her passion for theatre production at a young age, Lauren began her studies in high school with a certificate three in Live Entertainment. She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Technical Production from Queensland University of Technology in 2012. Since then she has worked across many theatre and events organisations including the Sydney Opera House, Bell Shakespeare, CDP Theatre Producers, Australian Theatre for Young People and City of Sydney Events. In 2018, Lauren was chosen to participate in Melbourne Theatre Company’s ‘Women in Theatre’ Program where she used her time to research Sustainability Initiatives in theatre companies across the world and how programs could be applied to the Australian Theatre Industry. In 2020 Lauren commenced a Masters of Environmental Management at the University of New South Wales with the hope to further her learning and assist in her mission to make Australian theatre more environmentally friendly.
LIV SATCHELL
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Liv Satchell is a theatremaker, writer, dramaturg and facilitator trained at the Victorian College of the Arts (Masters of Directing 2015) and the University of Sydney. Her practice focuses on building community platforms for emerging artists, on new writing development, and on producing original work through her company VIMH. Her plays have been variously shortlisted for the Phillip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights, the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award, the Max Afford Playwrights Award, and the Queensland Premier's Drama Award. She was nominated for Best Director at the 2019 Green Room Awards for my sister feather. Her community practice focuses on fostering emerging artists, new writing development and building spaces for sharing practice. Her work in these areas has included co-founding Small and Loud in 2016, a monthly performance program for new works in development that worked with over 300 young artists across its three years of programming. She has also produced several new writing programs through VIMH and will be launching their first associate artist program in 2021. She has variously mentored or facilitated for Union House Theatre, VCA, and the Arts Centre Melbourne.
CHRISTIAN TAYLOR
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Christian is a Naarm-based actor, producer, writer and theatremaker. He graduated with a BFA (Theatre Practice) from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2014. His creative practice centres on climate change and its psycho-social ramifications, a practice he has developed through fellowships with ArtPlay, The City of Melbourne, the Emerging Writers’ Festival and The Wheeler Centre. Christian has also worked in youth mental health, and arts administration for organisations including Regional Arts Victoria. In 2020, Christian began a Masters of Environment at the University of Melbourne, intending to align his creative practice and environmental advocacy.
CLEMENCE WILLIAMS
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Clemence is a proud climate warrior and vegetarian. She loves dogs, whales and the ice caps not melting. She is a director for theatre and opera as well as a sound designer and composer. Clemence has worked as director with companies including Sydney Chamber Opera, the Old Fitz, the Seymour Centre as well as a site-specific, sell out, world-touring original opera: Chamber Pot Opera, closing at the Sydney Opera House in 2019. She also regularly develops and stages readings of new work. Clemence has assistant directed with Sydney Chamber Opera, Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Conservatorium. Clemence was the Associate Director for Fun Home at Sydney Theatre Company in 2021. As a sound designer and composer, Clemence works regularly with Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company and Belvoir, as well as on independent stages across Sydney and Melbourne.