Meet The Team
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Gigi Pinwill is a multi-disciplinary artist shortlisted for EM Fletcher Writing Award and placed in Top 100 of Short and Sweet Festival, who develops original creations through DunnART Productions. Her scripts have been chosen for production by Notre Dame University and private sponsors. Gigi is a long-time children’s entertainer touring nationally and full-time with Theatre in Education. She has worked with Education Interactive, Starrs Productions, EG Incursions, and Fairy Lala Land. As a professional violinist and creative writer, Gigi has drawn upon both disciplines to create Bettong and Buddies. Her insight into music, and professional experience in theatre and conservation education for children, come to the fore in this ground-breaking and innovative audience-interactive show. See more about Gigi at: www.gigipinwill.com.
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Mark Knight's original work has been optioned in both the US and UK. He developed projects for Red Bull Media House, Canal + (EU), The BBC & BBC America, ITV (UK), FX (Canada), NBC and the SyFy channel (US). He was Chairman of the South Australian Screen Industry Council (SASIC) and sits on the board of the Media Resource Centre (MRC) and the SA Chapter of the Australian Writers Guild. He is also an associate member of the Writers Guild of America (WGA West) and The Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB). Mark consults on projects at any stage from conception to production, and can be regularly found at MIPtv Markets in France, and the American Film Market. Mark delivers workshops on script writing, idea generation and script development. Additionally, he judges on several film and Script Competitions & Festivals.
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Adrian Sherriff:
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Curtis Shipley plays the lead in DunnART's Bettongs and Buddies as Rufous the Bettong with superb realism, dedication, and comedic interaction. His extensive experience in interactive and improvised children’s shows includes:
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Melanie Munt is an original cast member of DunnART's Bettongs and Buddies playing roles of Quoll, Numbat, and Dunnart with exceptional innovation. After training at prestigious Western Australian Academy of Arts, she became an international award winning performer:
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Alexandra Schulze toured Kangaroo Island with Bettongs and Buddies playing roles of Acacia the Bettong (a bogan bettong mum) and a Murray Darling Python with so much humour and caring-love. After training and working as an actor in London, Alex followed love back to homeland Australia and has since performed in many fun loving shows like Fabulous? Absolutely and Kath and Kim. She is mother to two adorable children, does gorgeous face-painting, and enjoys giving to her community through No Strings Attached.
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Ellen Graham is a multi-award wining artist receiving:
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Sam Lau is an actor, musician, and original art creator with recent credits of:
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Mikayla Rudd performed a host of varied rare animal characters in DunnART's Bettongs and Buddies library shows with rave audience reviews.
After completing studies with Adelaide College of the Arts, Mikayla is now completing a Bachelor of Business majoring in Digital Marketing and Communications and Management at the University of Adelaide. |
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Susannah Birch: After 10 years in digital marketing and completing Masters of Marketing, Susannah offers services and training through Eat Digital, Ask Susannah, and Business Station: Digital Solutions. She's often helped out the DunnART team at rocket speed with many a technical crisis. Thanks for bringing calm to the wild, Susannah!
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George G. Aldridge is an international freelance illustrator and cartoonist with 35 years of experience. Highlights include SA Cartoonist of the Year - Press Club Award, Resident Cartoonist for Rockford Wines, and Exhibition Designer for SA Museum. He is also a Board Member of Country Arts SA with a keen and active working interest in representing endangered Australian animals in his art. See George’s work at: www.instagram.com/trojanpencil/?hl=en
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Kerry Marsh (of Call This Guy) has produced and marketed many successful Adelaide Fringe shows with talent such as:
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Dr. Mark Seaton, Honorary Research Associate: Department of Theatre and Performance, University of Sydney. He is an Educator and Consultant for Sense Connexion — supporting artists developing new work. Mark was awarded the Churchill Fellowship in 2009 during which he conducted a study tour of actor training healthcare practices in the UK. From this arose a collaboration with the University of Sydney called the Equity Foundation which initiated an international ground-breaking Actors’ Wellbeing Study (AWS) in 2013. Mark has provided creative performance guidance and support within government-funded projects. He is a founding member of the Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare.
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