Articles by Michael Smith

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Cast/Crew – Antigone 2025

3 October 2024 Michael Smith Comments Off on Cast/Crew – Antigone 2025
Antigone, by Sophocles, premiered around 441 BC in Athens, Greece, at the Festival of Dionysus at the outdoor Theatre of Dionysus on the southern slopes of the Acropolis. The story so far … Oedipus, unknowingly, […]
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Declamatory Speech

18 September 2024 Michael Smith Comments Off on Declamatory Speech
Outdoor Greek theatre is: In Ancient Greece, these were not just stylistic choices, they were technical necessities. They enabled 15,000 people at the Theatre of Dionysus, on the southern slopes of the Acropolis, to hear […]
Cast/Crew

Cate Clelland

15 September 2024 Michael Smith Comments Off on Cate Clelland
Cate fell in love with Ancient Greece at the age of 15 when she studied Ancient History at school – the beginning of a youthful enthusiasm which has never waned. She then trained and taught […]
Cast/Crew

Tania Jobson

14 September 2024 Michael Smith Comments Off on Tania Jobson
“My creative journey began as a child growing up on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. I started to learn how to sew at the age of eight and although I went on to a […]
Cast/Crew

Lachlan Ruffy

13 September 2024 Michael Smith Comments Off on Lachlan Ruffy
Ruffy has garnered acclaim across Australia for his versatility as a performer, writer, creator, and game designer. He’s a graduate of ANU, University of Canberra and WAAPA. He has been referred to as “a true […]
Cast/Crew

Alastair McKenzie – Antigone 2025

1 August 2024 Michael Smith Comments Off on Alastair McKenzie – Antigone 2025
Alastair is delighted to debut in his first professional theatre performance alongside some of Canberra’s greatest creators and performers. Prior to Antigone, Alastair performed in various Year 12 stage productions in 2024, including A Streetcar Named Desire, where he […]
Cast/Crew

Kate Eisenberg – Antigone 2025

1 August 2024 Michael Smith Comments Off on Kate Eisenberg – Antigone 2025
Kate is thrilled to return to the stage as Chorus Leader after a 10-year hiatus from performing. Previously she has been in national productions of Love’s Labour’s Lost (The Princess of France) and Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Diana) […]
Cast/Crew

Sienna Curnow (she/they)

1 August 2024 Michael Smith Comments Off on Sienna Curnow (she/they)
Sienna is excited to be working alongside many of Canberra’s best creatives in this iconic piece of theatre. In 2024 Sienna played Billie Bendix in Nice Work if You Can Get It (Queanbeyan Players) earning a CAT Award […]
Cast/Crew

Selene Thomson

1 August 2024 Michael Smith Comments Off on Selene Thomson
Selene has been performing since 2018 but has long been interested in singing and dancing. She has been Michael Mell in Be More Chill and Mollie Ralston in The Mousetrap in 2021, has been a […]