ABOUT OUR TEACHERS
NATALIE LOPES
BA (Acting for the Stage and Screen)
Dip. Ed (Secondary Drama)
A.S.D.A (Distinction) A.M.E.B Speech and Drama Teaching
Natalie has performed in productions such as And Then They Came For Me (Powerhouse Museum/Regional Tour), Show Us Ya Bits (Pact Theatre), Weatherwise (Bondi Shorts) The Sad Pastie, Which Script? (Short and Sweet) and Hayfever (Birrell St.Theatre) She most recently wrote and performed in Cluedumb as part of the Short and Sweet Festival, and was one of the 11 finalists.
Natalie has taught Speech and Drama weekly at the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music since 2001, and also teaches casually at many primary and high schools across Sydney .
JENELLE PEARCE BA (Acting for the Stage and Screen) Dip. Ed. (Secondary Drama)
Jenelle has performed in productions such as White Devil (STC), Choi Doi ( Belvoir St ) and Richard the Third (New Theatre). She has also been a stage manager in productions at both Darlinghurst Theatre and Birrell St. Theatre. Jenelle recently directed Cluedumb as part of the Short and Sweet Festival, and was one of the 11 finalists. Jenelle taught Drama at Stanmore Public School for two years and now teaches Drama at Moriah College in Queens Park .
WAYNE TUNKS Wayne has been teaching drama for a number of years. He is currently the Director of Drama at the Fame Talent School , and has taught drama at the LA
Talent School , Dance to the Limit, and was a founding member of the
Hook, Line and Sinker Youth Theatre company, in association with the
Parramatta Council. Wayne is also a successful theatre writer and director. His work has included Go West at both the Riverside and Stables Theatre, Beyond the Door and will premiere The Subtle Art of Flirting at the Newtown Theatre in June. |