OUR STAFF
HAYLEY (HARRIE) DOUGLAS - Ngāti Awa
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MEG SYDENHAM
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DRAMA TUTORS
JAN FISHER
SENIOR DRAMA TUTOR
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Jan (Dip Teaching North Shore Teachers College, Dip Drama Auckland University, Dip Drama New Zealand Drama school) has been ‘doing drama’ since she fell in love with acting, when she was a college student, while playing Hortense in Zorba the Greek.
In Whangārei Jan has taught drama to students of all ages at primary, secondary, NYT and Northtec and she still gets a kick out of seeing the light in the eyes, the expansion of energy and the understanding that they have found their place when students fall in love with theatre. |
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JJ WELLINGTON
JUNIOR DRAMA TUTOR
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J J is the newest member of the NYT teaching rōpu.
His favourite part of performing arts is the process of bringing something to life and sharing it with others, whether that’s in the theatre, behind the lens of the camera, or through kapa haka. J J has been part of NYT since 2024, performing in From Havoc and Echoes of Our Place, which took out the He Kākano award at the Whangārei Fringe Festival. Being part of the team here has helped J J to begin finding other opportunities to continue on a pathway in the performing arts, and he looks forward to what the future will hold. |
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JULIE EDWARDS - Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Whare
SENIOR DRAMA TUTOR
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Julie is a founding member of NYT and brings a wealth of experience as an actor, director, vocal coach, and teacher.
With over 100 productions under her belt, Julie has graced stages throughout New Zealand, including over 70 performances at the Fortune Theatre in Dunedin. Her diverse roles span from classics like Hamlet and Twelfth Night to contemporary hits like Educating Rita and Four Flat Whites in Italy. Julie's love for the craft led her to return home to the North, where she's now teaching at NYT and excited to collaborate and share her skills with fellow artists. |
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LUTZ HAMM
SENIOR DRAMA TUTOR
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Lutz Hamm is a passionate actor, maker, and director with extensive experience in both performance and teaching. Trained in the pedagogies of Giovanni Fussetti and John Bolton, he is also an alumnus of Toi Whakaari - The New Zealand Drama School, and has practiced various approaches to performance and performance education.
As a co-founder of the Whangārei-based theatre company, Company of Giants, Lutz contributed to the creation of acclaimed productions like Odyssey, The Owl & The Pussycat, and The Vaudeville of Flowers, and remains a crucial component of the company’s future. The company’s home, ONEONESIX, serves as a hub for innovative theatre and continues to grow the capacity of Northlanders to explore, create and see wonderful pieces of work. |
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KELLY GILBRIDE
SENIOR DRAMA TUTOR
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Kelly Gilbride is an award-winning creative producer and director over several mediums including theatre, podcast and film.
Coming from a theatre background, she worked as a producer at Pop-up Globe and for Proudly Asian Theatre, producing the first year of the highly successful playreading series Fresh off the Page, as well as several theatre productions. She trained as a puppeteer under Muppeteer Peter Linz and Puppet Kitchen’s Michael Schubach, has toured shows across New Zealand. She has produced a number of short films, music videos and documentaries, most notably the award-winning RNZ 5-part podcast and documentary series The Elephant in the Bedroom. Kelly is currently training to be a Speech and Drama teacher. |
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OUR COLLABORATORS
SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED TO SHAPE NYT OVER THE YEARS
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PAST
MANAGERS/TRUSTEES Alan Palmer - Founder Peter Williams - Patron Maria Satterfield - Manager Derek Simpson - Manager Rose Daly - Manager Jess Collins - Manager Wayne Mckean - Chairman Gareth Mauchline - Trustee Oliver Scripps - Trustee Ringi Smith - Trustee Nick Reeves - Trustee Clark - Manager Zac Olsen - Chairman Arana Horncy - Trustee Graham Franks - Treasurer |
PAST DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS
Sunny Amey Alan Palmer Brian Divers Don Selwyn Sam Scott Christian Penny Sean Allan Rawiri Paratene Chris Graham Laurel Devenie Ash Holwell Liz Sugrue Jan Fisher Maria Satterfield Kelly Johnson Rob Pollock Katy Maudlin Jo Randerson Benjamin Teh Hayley Douglas Georgia-May Russ Jarod Tuck Wendy Izzard Lutz Hamm Julie Edwards Rose McKenzie |
PAST CREATIVE TEAM
Rachel McAlpine - Writer Natasha James – Lighting Designer Gina Moss – Producer Chloe Alderton – Designer Charley Draper – Designer Tim Bell – Lighting Designer Benjamin Teh – Actor/writer Fiona Douglas - Costumes Hayley Douglas - Costumes Hayley Clark - Costumes Chris Kwark - Lighting Chloe King- Costumes Tayla Matheson- Costumes Erin Griffin- Make-up Matt de Boer - Sound Josh Kiwkiwi - Set/prop Kenza Bell-Booth - Costume Scott Wynne - Lighting |
PAST ACTORS
William Davis - Actor Shannon Douglas - Actor Benjamin Teh – Actor/writer Milo Cawthorne - Actor Lutz Hamm- Actor Anthony Crum- Actor Summer Millet- Actor Mataara Stokes- Actor Thomas Gowing- Actor Tomasin Fisher-Johnson- Actor Zara Skuse- Actor |
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