LYN WALLIS : Director

Lyn Wallis has worked as a director, performer and teacher for 18 years. She has created shows and performed for regional companies such as Theatre South, New England Theatre Company and Self- Raising Theatre and worked as a professional vocalist for several years on the variety circuit. Lyn was Artistic Director of Jigsaw Theatre Company for 4 years, during which time she wrote and directed shows for the National Festival of Australian Theatre and the Canberra Festival. In 1998 she was awarded a Canberra Critics Circle Award for her mentoring work with emerging artists in the ACT. She is currently Downstairs Theatre Director for Company B Belvoir and curator of its prestigious B Sharp season.



MELANIE HOLT : Producer

Melanie Holt is the co-founder of Wildcard Productions, an independent theatre and film production company. She has previously produced The Erotica Show (Belvoir Downstairs) and the award winning short film Canoodle. She is currently writing and associate producing the telemovie, Bejesus!, for the ABC.

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LINDEN GOH : Producer

Linden graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a Graduate Diploma in Communications (Film & TV) after completing a Bachelor of Arts (Performance Studies)/Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney. He is currently appointed to the NSW Ministry for the Arts Theatre Committee, having previously been at Company B Belvoir as the Downstairs & Upstairs Theatre Manager and the Artistic Director of Company B’s Open House and Sydney Asian Theatre Festival.

In addition to theatre, Linden has written, directed and produced three award-winning short films, and developed television projects for the ABC, SBS Independent and the Discovery Channel. He has also worked as an actor, with credits including the Japanese feature Acri, the US telemovies Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Attack on the Queen, and Australian telemovies and series including Singapore Sling, Water Rats, GP, Breakers and Pizza. Linden is currently developing the telemovie Bejesus! for the ABC as writer, director and producer, and is producing the feature film Foolproof.

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JO BRISCOE : Production & Costume Designer

Jo Briscoe completed a Master of Fine Arts in Costume on scholarship at Penn State University. Her recent Sydney work includes Blue Heart (Stables Theatre), Italian American Reconciliation (Belvoir Downstairs), Vertigo and the Virginia (Old Fitzroy Hotel) and the upcoming La Ronde as part of the B Sharp season at Belvoir Downstairs. Other recent designs in the US include The Actor's Nightmare, The Tempest, Julius Caesar, Falsettoland, Tremolo and Assassins.



EDDI GOODFELLOW : Lighting Designer

Bachelor of Creative Arts from Wollongong University in Directing and Lighting Design. Creative Coordinator for Ayers Rock Resort Corporation; whilst in the NT her creative work with the community and children of Yulara and Mutijulu gained her a Young Australian Citizen of the Year award in 1995. Fly fishing in Ireland. Golf in Scotland. Development and production of the Port Fairy Folk Festival Web Cast. The Olympics brought her home to do some Light work. Recent Lighting gigs include: Rove Live Live (Metro), Merrick and Rosso (Valhalla), Deni Hines (Civic), Puppetry of the Penis (Footbridge), A Stretch of the Imagination (Belvoir Downstairs).



BASIL HOGIOS : Sound Designer & Composer

Basil has composed for theatre and film. He also does musical arranging, production and live performance in a diverse range of styles. Having had a background in architecture, art and design, Basil is interested in the relationship between the dramatic arts, visual media and sound, exploring the ‘grey areas’ between music, soundscapes and sound design. His work includes the composition and sound design of various short films including the SBS/AFC film Turnaround, the MPG funded short Fertile, and Andrew Hays and Kimm Kovac’s short Ribbed For His Pleasure. His theatre work includes Burning (Griffin Theatre Company), Italian American Reconciliation (Belvoir Downstairs), and Dark Heart. Basil’s work can also be heard in the B Sharp production of La Ronde in September.



JOHN HIGGINS : Dialect Coach

John Higgins was born in Sydney but has spent most of his life in the US. Since returning to Australia in 1999, John has been in high demand as an American Dialect Coach. He has worked for the New Theatre on The Great Gatsby, for the Ensemble Theatre on I Oughta Be In The Pictures and The Price and three times for Company B on Suddenly Last Summer, The Laramie Project and My Zinc Bed (which has no American characters). His movie work in Australia includes Attack on the Queen and The Quiet American (directed by Phillip Noyce). John spends most of his time privately coaching Australian actors in American accents.



KATHARINE COOKE : Lighting & Sound Operator

Katharine's past experiences include: standing atop Glastonbury Tor (quite cold), getting stuck overnight in the Blue Mountains (extremely cold), life in a monastery (assume that was somewhat cold) and being burned at the stake as a witch (not so cold). She has just read Jung's autobiography, which she highly recommends, and she may have to have two wisdom teeth pulled, which she does not recommend. Take it from me kids, sugar really does rot your teeth.



HONI RYAN : Stage Manager

Honi is an independent filmmaker working in various capacities including writer, director, designer, camera operator, editor and co-producer. She has a small production company, hedonics productions, which she hopes will eventually incorporate theatre. The Glory of Living sees a long awaited return to theatre for Honi, something she has always had a passion for.