Biographies.

CAST BIOGRAPHIES
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Imogen Kalisch.

At 21 years of age, Imogen is an accomplished performer, working on productions such as Motel (2014, Dir. Michael Lemmer). Imogen is also an accomplished film actor, and model. This year, Imogen undertook the role of Ophelia for the performance and has undertaken the duties of a marketing officer for CROWNS.

Mariah Bouillaut.

Mariah moved over from Perth, WA. In the year of 2014 she commenced study at the University of Tasmania. She acted in, and designed lighting for her first year show The Master & Margarita (2014, Dir. Helen Trenos). This year she has been the set designer and will once again be acting alongside her peers as the character of Regan in CROWNS.

Yossi van den Berg.

Yossi van den Berg is 19 years old. In 2014 he was fortunate enough to be a part of the Tasmanian College of the Arts first-year production, The Master & Margarita (2014, Dir. Helen Trenos). This year he plays the role of Guildenstern in the CROWNS production. In his free-time he enjoys drawing cartoons.

Josh Martin.

Josh is formerly from Launceton College before coming to TCotA and studying performing arts. His passion for the theatre started in high school at Riverside, where a bit of fun in the classroom turned into a love for performing. Josh plays the character of Titus Andronicus in this production of CROWNS. He wishes to continue to inspire people throughout his future through performing arts.

Andy Aisbett.

Andy had lived in Hobart his entire life until he made the move to Launceston in 2014 to study the theatre stream. At The University of Tasmania, he has been a cast member in The Master & Margarita (2014, Dir. Helen Trenos),

he has also played Trinculo in The Tempest (2014), and is now playing the character of Hamlet in CROWNS. Andy studied performance at Elizabeth College and has performed with local theatre companies in Hobart of Hobart Rep and Old Nick. Andy hopes to pursue a career in the performing arts, specializing in Acting, Directing or Script writing or possibly all three!

Kate Spencer.

Kate  plays the role of Lady Macbeth in CROWNS and is extremely proud to be a part of the classical production of Crowns. Kate is a recent Launceston College graduate and performed in many productions including, The Odyssey, Footloose, Arabian Nights, Hairspray and most recently her first production at The Annexe Theatre in The Master & Margarita (2014, Dir. Helen Trenos).

Kate has also gained a real insight into make-up design and is loving the role of Head of Make-up/SPX of the production of CROWNS. Kate would like to thank her supportive family and friends and dedicate this performance to Lucy Pullen, who has gone above and beyond for this production.

Janzen Reynolds.

Janzen Reynolds, 19 years old from Ulverstone, began performing at a young age, and since 2010, he has been interested in the performing arts. His recent works include the Don College production Rent (2013) and the University of Tasmania's first year show The Master & Margarita (2014, Dir. Helen Trenos). This year Janzen plays the character of Rosencrantz in CROWNS. 

Callie Roebuck.

Callie originates from New South Wales but has found her humble abode in Launceston for the past nine years. Other than performing in CROWNS as the character of Cordelia, she has performed as the character of Hella in The Master & Margarita (2014, Dir. Helen Trenos), and Far Away (2014, Dir. Zoe Whiley). As well as performing she wants to excell in technical theatre which she has had experience on in Chairs (2014. Dir. Matt Taylor), and The Country (2014. Dir Helen Trenos). 

Callum Westwood. 

Callum is a 20 year old Tasmanian by heart. Over the past two years, he’s been in performances such as Noel Coward’s Between Mouthfuls and Gosforth’s Fate, as well as Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master & Margarita (2014, Dir. Helen Trenos). This year he plays the character of Duncan in CROWNS. He enjoys drawing and writing in his off stage time. 

Anna Lloyd.

At the age of 19 Anna has performed in Pippen, Gosforth's Fete, and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot (2013, Dir. Amanda Muruste), The Master & Margarita (2014, Dir. Helen Trenos), and is now performing in CROWNS as the character of Elizabeth. She is originally from Alice Springs, Northern Territory. She likes to travel, play a lot of sports and in her spare time she likes to draw and climb mountains. She is also responsible for the creation and the maintenance of this website. 

Brady Aulich.

Brady Aulich, the youngest of the group, worked on TCoTA's

 The Master & Margarita (2014, Dir. Helen Trenos). While working on Rent (2013) at Don College Devenport, he persued voice acting as a hobby on the side. He has lived in on the North West Coast of Tasmania for most his life. Brady plays the the role of Edmund as well as a Witch. He has worked on the lighting department in CROWNS. 

 Cassandra Ng. 

Cassandra grew up on the warm tropical island of Singapore for the first 22 years of her life, and recently moved to Tasmania to pursue her dreams of theatre. Just a couple of years before she made the big move, Cassandra was a speech and drama teacher. She educated young children through drama, and instigated short shows for other children to see. At The University of Tasmania she has worked on The Master & Margarita (2014, Dir. Helen Trenos).  She's very passionate about social activities, as well as organising various events for students to meet and establish connections. She plays the character of Lady Anne in CROWNS. 

Corey Brunskill.

Corey enrolled in to the Bachelor of Theatre at the University of Tasmania with the ambition to branch out his skills in the performing arts. He is currently exploring the skills of stage management, as another component of theatre to add to his creative belt. Recently he has been in productions such as The Tempest and The Master & Margarita (2014, Dir. Helen Trenos). He has enjoyed this collaboration of some of Shakespeare's most prestigious work into the devised production of CROWNS, where he plays the brand new character of The Grave Digger.

 Dani Quilliam. 

20 year old Dani found per passion for performing arts when growing up on the North West Coast of Tasmania, where she attended Smithton High School. After graduating year ten, she furthered her studies in Theatre at Hellyer College where she played Berthe in the production of Pippin (2013, Dir. Amanda Muruste). She is proud to be a member in the cast of CROWNS getting to play Goneril, who is a witch sister, has been 'wicked' fun.

Georgia Purdon. 

Georgia has had a passion for the performing arts from a young age, thereafter she was thrilled to gain acceptance to study at TcotA. CROWNS has been a slight challenge for Georgia, as Shakespeare is a new and challenging playwright for her, however she has loved the creative freedom the show has bestowed upon her. She plays the role of Gertrude in CROWNS.

 Kayden Bohl.

Originally from Brisbane, Kayden has previously performed in productions such as Les Miserables, Peter Pan and Greese. He loves performing, and has enjoyed working on CROWNS.  In this production he plays the character of Marcus Andronicus, as well as tackling the unique challenges of this style of show on the sound department.

 Ned Townsend.

Ned was born in Devonport where he lived until he was 18. There, he performed in various stage shows, musicals, and stand-up comedy rooms. In his spare time he works to hone his skills as an actor and comedian, with the goal of running his own comedy venue by the end of 2015. Ned portrays the role of Macbeth in CROWNS, as well as taking on the huge role of costume designer/manager.

 Nelson Blake.

Nelson has moved from Perth, Western Australia where he attained a Bachlor of politics and international studies, to persue his dream of directing theatre and film. He has a wide spectrum of experience in acting, technical roles and theatre work.He hopes to attend NIDA after graduating.He plays the role of Richard III in this production of CROWNS.

Zac Eichner.

Zac is originally from Adelaide and has moved to Tasmania to study the bachelor of performing arts. Whilst in Adelaide, Zac took part in many productions including William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream as well as Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. He has also been in a few productions within Launceston, while studying his degree, this including The Master & Margarita (2014, Dir. Helen Trenos), and The Tempest. He's incredibly excited to see the outcome of challenging tasks presented to him in this course at TCotA. He plays the role of King Lear in the production of CROWNS.

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