Our Team
Artistic Director - Steen
While studying in Europe, Steen attended many performances and workshops where he noticed the attitude to performance was totally different from the one in Australia. This was strange because the attitudes of Multiculturalism, resourcefulness and partnership are ideals held dear to most Australians and even considered by us as the Australian way of living. So why do we not see these ideals carried over into our performance culture?
Australians are the creative backbone of many performance groups overseas, we do it better than anyone else because of the way we live and the way we think. Our theatre workers are leaving home to find what they need to express themselves. Again why? Where is the source of the problem? When productions that have a more global perspective have happened they have been very successful, for example, the Lion King or Cirque du Soleil. Steen believes the biggest problem is support, and The Phoenix Theatre is going to try to address the lack of support for performers who want to take a more global approach to performance.
Business Manager - Nick Kilpatrick
Nick (they/them) is a proud Biripi person with Dharawal Kinship with a background in education, reconciliation, and social justice and advocacy.
They have been involved within community theatre since 2015 between several companies/groups across the Illawarra and Shoalhaven. Nick has been at Phoenix Theatre Company since 2019, joining the Board in 2021, and most recently taking on the Business Manager role at the theatre.
Nick has explored many aspects of theatre during their decade in community theatre, covering technical operation/design, stage management, production, direction, performance, make up design, and publicity. As the Business Manager, Nick works in close partnerships with our Artistic Director, supporting the day-to-day operations of the theatre including overseeing hirers, schedules, social media and advertising, and the development of policies and procedures.
The Phoenix Theatre Inc. Board
Steen - Chairperson
Elysia Viles - Treasurer
Trevor Slattery - Secretary
Nathan Corris - Public Officer
Nick Kilpatrick - Business Manager
Brett Osseweyer
Janys Hayes
Kevin Caucher