Theatre for the Modern Age
THE COMPANY
BRONWEN COLEMAN
Artistic Director
Bronwen is a neurodivergent and internationally accredited actor, director and teacher based in Melbourne. Having lived in New York for more than a decade, she is a Life Member of the Actors Studio, and has appeared in theatre, television and films in both America and Australia, including the Academy Award winning “Capote” opposite Phillip Seymour Hoffman. As a director, Bronwen is known for her in-depth rehearsal style, drawing on techniques developed at the Actors Studio. Bronwen is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts School of Film and Television (BFTV) and the Actors Studio Drama School (MFA).
BRONWEN COLEMAN
Artistic Director
PIA O'MEADHRA
Pia O'Meadhra is a professionally
trained Australian actor and performance artist based in Melbourne. Pia has an Advanced Diploma of Acting from Adelaide College of the Arts (2013-2015) and graduated the One Year Full Time Program at 16th Street Actors Studio (2016-2017). Post graduation, Pia has extensively trained in the Method technique under the guidance and teachings of Actors Studio lifetime member Bronwen Coleman. Pia has played a diverse range of roles, recently including Amy in Ignis directed by Bronwen Coleman; Grace in Something Unspoken directed by Bronwen Coleman; Katherine in The Will directed by Bronwen Coleman; Freya in Earthquakes in London directed by Corey McMahon; Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing directed by Terence Crawford. Critics have described Pia as “having obvious talent” and described her as bringing “an ethereal and otherworldly quality to the stage”.
PIA O'MEADHRA
Actor
CLARE LARMAN
Clare Larman has been performing for almost forty years as an actor, performance maker, writer, teaching artist and director. She has had the opportunity to participate in Master Classes with the likes of Steven Berkoff, Lindsay Kemp, Graham Clark, Elizabeth Kemp and auditing with Mike Alfreds among others, has travelled as a performer to Belfast and San Francisco and taught in Beacon, NY. Clare’s most recent theatre credits include Something Unspoken (Anthropocene Play Co for Fringe 2019) Director: Bronwen Coleman, Independence (Three Fates Theatre) Dir: Ruby Rees, The Play’s the Thing for La Mama online Dir: Brenda Palmer, and a number of shows with Melbourne Writer’s Theatre
CLARE LARMAN
Actor
CATHERINE MORVELL
Actor
With a love of both theatre and film, Catherine began her training at 16th Street Actors Studio. Working with renowned teachers from Australia and abroad, including Anthropocene founder Bronwen Coleman, here she learnt the nature of truthful acting, which she aspires to emulate in her work. In 2018 she starred in the lead role of the debut performance of Waiting on You at The Lawler Theatre, Southbank. Currently you can catch her starring in the revenge thriller feature, What Goes Around, as Erin, the timid college student with a deadly crush, available to stream on Amazon Prime.
CATHERINE MORVELL
SEBASTIAN GUNNER
Actor
A lifetime in performing arts as actor, writer, teacher, director and manager, Sebastian went straight from high school to VCA acting . He has performed at Theatre Works, La Mama, Why Not Theatre company, Q44 and others in addition to film and television projects. An advocate of ongoing training and practise ongoing development includes workshops and techniques with Susan Batson, Larry Moss, Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Kemp and others. Recent productions include Allan Ball’s - “All That I Will Ever Be”, 5pound Theatre Rep Season - 5 plays in 5 weeks, The Container, Oceania Flight AO11, Shinning City - Connor McPherson
SEBASTIAN GUNNER
JALEN ONG
Actor
Born in Malaysia, Jalen (he/they) is an actor and theatre-maker who graduated with a Bachelor of Performing Arts from the Federation University Arts Academy in 2021. Fed Uni credits: The Sparagus Garden, Vinegar Tom, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and co-creator of Exquisite Corpse. Credits include: Figaro in Momo by Anthony Crowley and Richard Chew, Talthybius in And She Would Stand Like This (Antipodes Theatre) and performer for Polite Mammals at ArtPlay for The Wholesome Hour. Jalen performed in The Ego Machine, a multidisciplinary, hybrid physical theatre performance showing by Citizen Theatre, directed by Jayde Kirchert. He is fascinated with incorporating AR and VR into live performances. In his free time, Jalen is a tech enthusiast and is curious about energy healing.
JALEN ONG
MIKHAELA EBONY
Actor/Producer
Mikhaela has performed, directed & produced for the last fifteen years. She has created her own work for festivals and stand-alone seasons as well as teaching youth and adults acting at The National Theatre in St. Kilda for eleven years. She has worked for Chameleon casting & performed with multiple musical theatre companies and travelled overseas to perform in a children’s performance troupe called The Meidls, entertaining children all over the New York tristate area. In 2019 Mikhaela completed the Part Time acting course at Howard Fine Studios to return to her training and craft after having two children. She has been a part of several TVC’s, short films, live theatre and is currently creating a children’s television show about Nature Connection.
MIKHAELA EBONY
ISMAIL TAYLOR-KAMARA
Actor
Originally from Sierra Leone, West Africa, his family moved to the UK where he was influenced by a variety of live music. He then received a scholarship to attend the Guildhall school of Music and Drama which led to London West End shows and tours around the UK in musicals such as A Tribute to the Blues Brothers, Carmen Jones, Porgy and Bess and John Adam’s ‘I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky’.
In Brisbane he has performed with La Boite theatre company and Grin & Tonic theatre troupe. In Melbourne, he immersed himself in live music. This kept him so busy, there was a long unplanned break from theatre until 2019 when he played Othello in the Shakespeare’s tragedy, staged by Dionysus Theatre Company.
ISMAIL TAYLOR-KAMARA
SOPHIE MUCKART
Actor/Producer
Originally from the UK, Sophie has called Melbourne/Naarm home for the past 10+ years. She is an Actor and Producer with the Anthropocene Play Company, and a 2018 Graduate of the prestigious 16th Street Actors Studio, where she first trained with the APC's Artistic Director, Bronwen Coleman. Stage Credits include: Alternative Futures (2021), Educating Rita (2021), Julius Caesar (2020), Crown Matrimonial (2020), Out of Order (2019) & Almost Maine (2019). Film Credits include: Row (St Kidla Film Festival 2020), Beyond CHarlie (Blackbird Film Festival 2020), Unearthed (Independent 2019) & AURA (Sovereign Hill Light & Sound Show 2018).
SOPHIE MUCKART
ALEX MARSHALL
Actor
Alex is a Melbourne-based actress and make up artist. Graduate of 16th street Actors Studio (2017) and NYC’s William Esper Studio (2019) she has trained with some of the world’s best acting coaches, and has recently been accepted into Anthropocene Play Company’s ensemble. Screen credits include Smoke (Claire Nelson,2019), Phonebooth (Melissa Smith,2019), and The Grave (Kelly Williams,2021). Stage credits include Babes and Beer (Sarah Nathan,2019) as part of BE Bold Festival.