Rupert Bevan is an actor, writer, theatre-maker and producer based in Naarm/Melbourne.

Since graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts (BFA Acting) in 2020, Rupert has honed his craft on several independent theatre productions in Melbourne. He will play Tom in a production of ‘Away’ for TheatreWorks this coming July and performed the roles of Helena, Snug and Peaseblossom in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ for Sport For Jove’s annual 2022/23 Summer Shakespeare Festival in Sydney and the Blue Mountains, directed by Sean O’Shea. 

His first play, ‘DARLING BOY', premiered in 2022 and enjoyed an extended sold-out run at the 2022 Melbourne Fringe Festival. Rupert wrote, performed and produced this show alongside his producing partner and director Lucy Rossen. Together they formed Darling Boy Productions and transferred the show to Sydney in 2023 to the Flight Path Theatre in Marrickville, in association with Pride Amplified. ‘Darling Boy’ will tour to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August. 

Lucy is a director, actor and theatre maker. Her areas of interest include comedy, music and the development of new and local works; particularly how the creative process can benefit community. Lucy Co-Directed ‘My Mum’s Y2K Party’ (Melbourne University Law Revue), ‘A completely Normal Sketch Show’ (Perth Fringe) and various original productions at the Dolphin Theatre in WA. A Graduate of the VCA (BFA Acting) her acting credits include; Jasmine in ‘Earthquakes in London’ (VCA- Dir. Sarah Goodes), Charlie in ‘We Never Asked For This’ (short film- Dir. Ella Lawry official selection MIFF) and Screw in ‘Drainrats’ (short film Dir. Gracie Dephoff.) Recently, they toured a production of ‘Cactus’ (Dir. Katie Cawthorne) with Regional Arts Victoria.

Rupert Buesst is a composer and sound artist based in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. His love of music spans an eclectic mix of genres ranging from classical to experimental electronic. From a young age he was classically trained, studying both Piano and Violin to a professional level. In 2012 and 2013 he was selected to attend the prestigious Musica Mundi festival in Belgium for advanced masterclasses in violin. In addition to classical endeavours he found a love of electronic music through Naarm’s eclectic underground club scene, moving through various positions as both a DJ and organiser for parties, clubs and raves around the city as a teenager. He recently completed a Bachelor of Music (Interactive Composition) at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (VCA), University of Melbourne. Rupert’s work ranges across composing and producing music for film, live performance and installation. Recent works include a sound design commission for Arts Centre Melbourne, composition for a short film written and directed by Madeline Kelly and an audio/visual work in collaboration with painter Lotte Frances.

Sam is a Naarm/Melbourne based set, costume and lighting designer. He is a graduate of the Master of Design for Performance (VCA) and holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design (Architecture) from the University of Western Australia. Sam is the 2022 Graduate Designer for Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre and was the recipient of the 2019 Orloff Family Charitable Trust Scholarship for excellence in production. Projects include PASH - Set Design (Seemingly Wholesome Productions / MICF 2022), Sowing Seeds – Set & costume design (Gasworks 2022), Earthquakes in London – Set Design (VCA Acting Company 2020/21), HYDRA – Lighting intern (Double Water Sign / Darebin Arts, 2021), Abyss – Set, costume, lighting design (Independent Directors Project, VCA 2020), SWAG – Co-designer (2019 Prague Quadrennial – Australian Students Exhibit), On The Town – Associate lighting designer (VCA Music Theatre Company, 2019).

Olivia McKenna (they/them) is an audio designer, theatre technician and arts manager, based in Melbourne. They recently completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design and Production), majoring in Audio Design at the Victorian College of the Arts and is now completing a Master of Arts and Cultural Management at The University of Melbourne. They have recently worked as an audio designer for the Victorian College of the Arts productions of ‘pool (no water)’ (dir. Leticia Cacéres) and ‘Earthquakes in London’ (dir. Sarah Goodes). Their other professional credits include audio designer for  ‘And She Would Stand Like This’ (dir. Margot Tanjutco), lighting and sound designer and operator for 'Call Me By Your Dead Name' (dir. Henry Kelly) and 'Finn and Lachie: A Show About Me'. They were also involved as a radio microphone technician and operator on APHIDS creative development of ‘Easy Riders’ in 2021.