Tasmanian Theatre Company in Hobart, Tasmania | Non-profit organisation

Tasmanian Theatre Company

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6234 8561

Address: Level 3, 77 Salamanca Place 7000 Hobart, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.tastheatre.com

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25.01.2022 The first place I can think of is in Queenstown TAS. 5 mins out of town and youre next to a lake with no one around. Seemed like heaven. - Grace Roberts, Set Designer

25.01.2022 The actor set to play Joan in our postponed production is a guest on Clementine Fords Big Sister Hotline... check him out!

24.01.2022 Black Birds is a Sydney based company which was founded in 2015 by Ayeesha Ash & Emele Ugavule and was created as a response to the lack of representation & misrepresentation of Womxn of Colour in the Australian arts industry. https://www.black-birds.net #aboriginallivesmatter #amplifymelanatedvoices #Repost @bl.ckb.rds ... No Offence, But ~ the first episode of our new @bl.ckb.rds podcast is LIVE // currently available on @spotify !!! #linkinbio or search No Offence, But on the app. No Offence, But is a series of conversations with artists, creatives & professionals where we break away from stereotypes & get to the core of peoples work and what drives them. We talk about dating, triggers, letting go of past trauma, race, body image, culture, self love, mental health and a whole lot more. Hosted by @eeshash & featuring some fire guests First up is the hilarious @rubyteys Ruby is a comedian, performer, podcast host, producer, an ally and so much more. Cant wait for you to listen! Rate & review and share with your friends! Episode #2 will be dropping later this week Shoutout to @harleighjones_ for the pic, @gabbydadgostar for help with the pic edit & @rubyteys for our podcast intro & edit See more

24.01.2022 My partner Hannah and our dog Murray are currently living in a 7m diameter Mongolian yurt. We built it ourselves with dogwood trees, reclaimed hardwood door frames and a mix of canvas and modern insulation. Weve been in it for 2 years this winter. People often ask if it gets cold living in a tent in Tasmania... We thought it would be. We installed an oversized old woodheater only to learn that it is much harder, in fact, to keep the yurt cool through summer, as anyone whos woken up in a tent pitched in full sun can attest! - Daniel Lizotte, Performer

24.01.2022 What a terrific offer from someone who has so recently faced the challenges of heading off island to train in the arts!

23.01.2022 Things are happening in the shadows... Were looking ahead, preparing for an incredible 2021 season and we cant wait to share it with you. In the meantime, head to our website to see how you can support us or simply see whats happening! https://tastheatre.com/

23.01.2022 Maeve was pleased to chat with students at Elizabeth College last week as a part of their lunch time industry sessions. Working in education and want support from local arts organisations in delivering online or in person learning during this difficult time? Get in touch!

22.01.2022 Finally, be sure to check out the brand new podcast Debutante from our favourite theatre artists Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell. Available on Audible. #Aboriginallivesmatter #amplifymelanatedvoices Repost @nakkiah ... #Debutante is out now! This is me and @misstaps new podcast and Im so excited for you to listen! So excited me & @missmirandataps new podcast #Debutante is now available to listen on @Audible_AU! Its a journey around the world about race, resistance & girl power through the history of the Aboriginal Deb Ball. We go from the local Aboriginal church in Mt Druitt during deb rehearsals, to previous slave markets in the antebellum south and historically black universities, to First Nations peoples land in the US, to the Ritz in London... to come back to Australia to recognise our violent past and the power of Black women and celebrating their strength, beauty and ability to change the world! It was the experience of a lifetime and I hope you enjoy it! Listen for FREE for 1 month from today! LINK IN BIO! #blackgirlmagic #indigenousexcellence

21.01.2022 YIRRAMBOI means tomorrow in the shared local languages of the Boonwurrung and Woiwurrung peoples and is Australias premier First Nations arts and cultural event which occurs every two years in the city of Melbourne. The Yirramboi Festival presents a future-focused celebration of the sophistication, diversity and continuous evolution of the longest living culture in the world. https://yirramboi.net.au/about/yirramboi/ #Aboriginallivesmatter #amplifymelenatedvoices #FirstNa...tions Repost @yirramboi Are you a First Nations creative whose practice has been directly affected by COVID-19? Are you looking for ways to create or develop new works? Then YIRRAMBOIs Resilience in Isolation program is for you. Providing monetary support of up to $1,000 and opportunities to present your work digitally or further develop your work as part of YIRRAMBOI Festival 2021. More info via link in bio. . . . Image credit: Bad Apples, YIRRAMBOI Festival 2019. Photo by James Henry.

21.01.2022 Red Sky Performance is a leading company of contemporary Indigenous performance in Canada and worldwide. Now in their 20th year, the company works to highlight the originality and power of dance, theatre, music and media in order to expand the breadth and scope of Indigenous-made work in Canada. http://www.redskyperformance.com #Indigenouslivesmatter #amplifymelanatedvoices #Repost @redskyconnect ... Yay! 4 #Dora Award nominations just announced! More to come shortly. See more

19.01.2022 "I once travelled across Malaysia with a group of friends. And on a whim we decided we would go to a particular town earlier than we thought - I cant remember why. In any case we didnt have a lot of money or time so we just grabbed whatever accommodation we could find available. We had a group of around eight so we couldnt all fit into one place. When we arrived we dropped the first groups off, those two lucked out. They were in two B&B style places, quaint and quite bea...utiful. We then arrived at ours, the lift doors wouldnt quite close so you could see the wall of the shaft pass by the small gap in the door. The room was as to be expected not great, but hey you roll with it. We dropped our stuff off and went to meet the rest of the group. We did the usual things grabbed some food, but somehow we got found ourselves in a backroom pool hall where a game of cards was happening. Apart from anything else we soon realized we could quite possibly be in some underground gambling den - that was definitely the vibe. Apart from us and the people playing cards, there were maybe one or two people in the joint. Every one of them turned to look as we entered. Just like in an old western. Nobody seemed to mind us being there, so we played some pool and observed the game. It was some form of pyramid poker. Later on, we returned to our accommodation and the went up in the same lift and wandered darkened halls with only the dimmest flickering globes glowing. It looked like something out of a horror movie. I was on a mattress on the floor - and the room when we opened the door had a few cockroaches skittering around. Needless, to say I didnt get much sleep from trying to keep my mouth shut that night. I should say the rest of our trip was amazing and beautiful and sometimes when you travel these are the kinds of places you have to stay because that is all there is. And I ended up with a half-decent story out of it." - Chris Jackson, Sound Designer

19.01.2022 Once I squatted in this empty apartment in and old textile factory in the Brooklyn Navy Yards. It had no power but it was summer and there were a few candles around. Full disclosure my friend also lived next door, the landlord just never bothered to lock it so we were free to roam around the entire floor of the building. Inside the apartment it was empty save for a swing hanging from the ceiling and a grand piano, which was in pretty good tune. - Marcus McKenzie, Performer

19.01.2022 Last night venues across the world were illuminated red as part of the We Make Events Australia #RedAlert in order to raise awareness of to the live events industry and its workers who have been devastated by the pandemic. We were blown away by the display at Parliament Lawns and we stand with our local production companies, live event creators, hosts and and workers. #wemakeevents #lightitinred #redalert @ Parliament Lawns Hobart

19.01.2022 Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) Aboriginal Performance program is a one year intensive training course in acting and improvisation, dance and stage movement, voice and singing, script analysis and the audition process. The course provides basic knowledge of indigenous culture as related to performance and prepares its students for the professional sector. Two graduates include Meyne Wyatt, author of City of Gold (which he recently performed a monologue from on Q&A) and murrie man Jordy Gregg who you can find at https://www.tasperforms.com/mentored-artists Check out the course at https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au//our-c/aboriginal-performance #Aboriginallivesmatter #amplifymelanatedvoices #Aboriginalperformance

18.01.2022 A masive congratulations to Kate Mulvany for her AWGIES nomination for The Mares. What an incredible piece of work, we couldn't be more thrilled for her!

17.01.2022 All our love to our resident stage manager Ellen Roe and her beau Matt Wilson who celebrate their wedding today.

16.01.2022 The #AmplifyMelanatedVoices challenge calls on social media users to focus on the social justice work of BIPOC (black, indigenous and people of color) amid the international protests surrounding racial injustice and police brutality in order to give a platform to those who are historically silenced or looked over. Over the next twelve days we will be platforming the works of BIPOC artists. Naarah is a Gidja performer and musician who lives in Lutruwita, Tasmania. Check out he...r instagram @n.a.a.r.a.h https://www.instagram.com/n.a.a.r.a.h/ #Aboriginallivesmatter #Amplifyingmelenatedvoices

15.01.2022 The effects of federal neglect for the arts sector writ large in this terrible news from Carriageworks, one of Sydneys most important and exciting arts centres.

15.01.2022 Writer Nathan Maynard is a Trawlwoolway man, from larapuna country, Lutruwita, Tasmania. This is his poem WERE ALL AUSTRALIAN Image from Tasmania Performs Check out his professional profile at https://www.performinglines.org.au/artists/nathan-maynard/ ... #Aboriginallivesmatter #amplifymelanatedvoices

14.01.2022 "We were performing in Queenstown for an event and wed been given free board at the old deserted nursing quarters. From the beginning the place gave us all weird vibes...it could have been a number of things, perhaps the empty hallway with a single lit lamp on the floor, the room full of smashed tvs, or the creepy doll sitting in the communal space. Anyway, we walked into our bedrooms, and I immediately opted to stay with my colleague because my door was so warped from the w...eather it wouldnt close. That night after performing we came back and were settling in for the night with a cup of tea when some fellow artists came into the common area and asked us if wed heard about the quarters being haunted. We said we hadnt and they proceeded to tell us that on the previous evening one of their mates had woken up to a ghost child sitting on the edge of their bed asking, "are you mummy?". Now Im by no means a believer when it comes to the supernatural, but this story still freaked the crap out of me. Later that night, as we lay wide awake in terror of the child ghost, both my roommate and I realised we had to wee. However the idea of leaving the room was so overwhelming that we decided to uitilse the sink that was right above my mattress head. We took turns relieving ourselves in fits of laughter as we watched each other, legs flailing in the air whilst attempting to not sit in our own wee. The next morning we packed our bags and legged it out of there. Needless to say it would have received a 0 star rating from me - Ellen Roe, Stage Manager (Hobart)

14.01.2022 Some of the countrys best teachers in the performing arts are now offering online content. Get your mouth around these accent workshops: a bargain at twice the price!

11.01.2022 During the lead up to Caravan Boat Treehouse we collected stories from the cast and crew about the strange and wonderful places they had inhabited. Now more than ever we want to share these stories with all of you. Heres a photo of my boys jumping rocks at dusk on Sarah Island, Tasmania. We camped the night with a friend and while we were snuggy warm, in the back of my mind was the reality that we were 28kms by boat from anyone. Sarah Island is known for its dark convict history of isolation and hardship. No doubt hundreds of people died there under shocking conditions including the local Indigenous people who too were captured and incarcerated. While the island today is incredibly beautiful, it was a little spooky when the sun went down thinking about all those lost souls. - Melissa King, Director

10.01.2022 Heard Instinct is a collective of Indigenous, African and Polynesian youth based in the Urban town of Shepparton with roots in Hip-hop, RnB, Pop and Spoken word. https://www.multiculturalarts.com.au//heard-fr/2020-06-05/ #Aboriginallivesmatter #amplifymelanatedvoices ... #Repost @heardinstinctcollective THIS FRIDAY, join us right here on Instagram for exciting, live-streamed performances by Heard Instinct Artists! This week we have our new series Heard From Home, a weekly QNA with some young artists followed by exclusive live performances every Friday @ 5PM! . LIKE, SHARE & SUPPORT #instalike #instagood #livemusic #livestream #heardinstinctcollective #multiculturalartsvictoria #singing #rap #dance #supportlocal

10.01.2022 Red Alert! This Wednesday we will be lighting up our TTC office red in the Salamanca Arts Centre to join countless others in raising awareness of the economic assistance desperately needed in the live events industry. If you are part of a company who creates, hosts or supports live events, please feel free to register your venue, light it up in red and join the red alert! #WeMakeEvents #RedAlert #LightItInRed

09.01.2022 Hot Brown Honey have lit centrestage at the most prestigious venues & festivals across the globe, making noise with their fierceness & shattering preconceptions in an inspiring explosion of Colour, Culture & Controversy. Fighting The Power Never Tasted So Sweet! - https://www.hotbrownhoney.com #Aboriginallivesmatter #amplifymelanatedvoices #SpeakOnIt #Repost @hotbrownhoney ... #SpeakOnIt TUNE IN THIS FRIDAY!!!! #HBHinstagramLive Welcome to Hot Brown Honeys first online Live Chat series! Each month we will be bigging up, making noise and getting hella excited for some super talented Honeys from around the globe. This months series will be lead by Honey Crystal Stacey aka The Peacemaker with a focus on honeys in Circus Arts!! This week chat times. Australia - Friday 22nd May : 12pm AEST /10am AWST U.S.A - Thursday 21st May : 7pm Los Angeles Canada - Thursday 21st May : 7pm Vancouver 10pm Toronto Join us as Crystal chats with Marawa The Amazing about everything from hooping to writing books, lock down and travelling the world. . #HBHlivechats #CircusArtists #HBHshoutouts #ArtistsSupportingArtists #EmpoweredWomenEmpowerWomen #WeRaiseEachOtherUp #IsolateMoves #SupportArtists #RadicalFierceLove #DecoloniseAndMoisturise #HotBrownHoney #WorldIsolationTour #ActivatePollinateLiberate #MakeWayForTheMatriarchy This online initiative is funded by our online merchandise sales. Thank you to everyone who has purchased some of our goodies from which the profits can pay our artists for their time.

08.01.2022 Will you be our Associate Artist? We are looking for an Associate Artist who will participate in the development and delivery of the Companys Artistic programs, part time over the course of 12 months. Applications are due by 12pm, Thursday October 1st. Check our website for the full PD and info on how to apply: ... https://tastheatre.com/getinvolved The Tasmanian Theatre Company is an equal opportunity employer. Artists from gender and culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply

08.01.2022 Many gigging workers and international workers are slipping between the cracks of the governments Job Keeper plan. We want to do whats right by our show-to-show employees, but we cant, and they cant survive, if the gigging sectors dont have the necessary support. Josh Frydenberg, Scott Morrison (ScoMo), our artists and cultural producers need your help. #noworkerleftbehind

06.01.2022 Tune in to 93.6 ABC Hobart NOW to hear Terence OConnell chatting with Ryk Goddard about One Crowded Hour: Neil Davis, Combat Cameraman!

05.01.2022 Thanks to Arts Tasmania, Elise Archer MP, Tasmania Performs and Lifeline for hosting our Stage Manager Ellen Roe at this essential workshop!

05.01.2022 Casting for One Crowded Hour is nearly complete, but we have extended our deadline to THURSDAY 23RD JULY, as we are still looking for applications for the following roles: o PRINCE OF UBUD: Balinese man. Age range: 40-50. Preferably able to speak a small amount of Bahasa Indonesia or Balinese. o GENERAL DUONG VAN MINH: Vietnamese man. Age range 50-60. Final President, for a matter of days, before the fall of Saigon. ... o DANG VAN: North Vietnamese boy. Age range: Early teens. o TRAN THAI SA: South Vietnamese girl. Age range: 8-15. A hawker who sells cigarettes to soldiers in Saigon. o MR. MINH: Vietnamese man. Age Range: 60s. Tailor who made Neil Davis suits. o NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOURS: Chinese Family, at least two parents (one male one female) and two children, older generations also welcome. All roles are to be paid in accordance with MEAA equity rates and will require only half a day commitment during the week of the 10th - 14th August. For more information head to tastheatre.com/getinvolved

05.01.2022 This week our Artistic Director and fearless leader begins her parental leave. We cannot wait to meet the affectionately nicknamed Skipper and we could not be more excited for Maeve and Jimmy to start this new chapter of their lives. If you want to follow their journey, you can check them out on Instagram at @tugboat_baby for all things boats, renovations and of course baby! We love you Maeve #localtheatre #tugboatbaby #congratulations #lovethisplace

05.01.2022 More great independent theatre initiatives coming out of this less than great time.

05.01.2022 It was my first international trip. 30 hours in transit. We arrived in a small airport around midnight, fell into a taxi, and drove through the pitch black night to the house that would be our home for the next month. Threw ourselves in the door and into bed. Woke up the next day experiencing the joys of jetlag for the first time, with no real bearing on where wed been deposited the night before. I will never forget stepping out our front door onto a street lined with rainb...ow coloured houses, and into the brightest, whitest, crispest, most perfect Newfoundland day; and feeling the energy of that incredible Island in every cell of my body. The house we stayed in wasnt out of the ordinary, but that moment of opening the front door on our first morning in Newfoundland was totally extraordinary. And the Island claimed a piece of my heart forever. - Jane Johnson, Performer

03.01.2022 Executive producer Letisha Ackland founded Balya Productions almost a year ago. The company is a First Nations connector within South Australia for employment and mentor opportunities in the performing arts and events industry. Stay tuned for their new website which is coming SOON! #Aboriginallivesmatter #amplifymelanatedvoices ... #Repost @balyaproductions These mob worked hard and too deadly! A lot of great feedback from all the crew who have worked alongside them. Couldnt be more stoked to have these balas onsite #gluttony #TooBlackTooDeadly #Colgate #BuwiMaras

03.01.2022 Self tests for pre-filmed multimedia roles for Terence OConnells One Crowded Hour: Neil Davis, Combat Cameraman are now invited! No prior theatre or film experience is required for many of these roles, just character, charisma and a willingness to work with others! There are multiple Vietnamese and Taiwanese roles, and we are committed to casting appropriately. ... There are also several white Australian and American roles. Tag your friends and family to try something new, and get paid for it! https://tastheatre.com/getinvolved

03.01.2022 Penumbra Theatre Company is based in Minnesota and creates professional productions which illuminates the human condition through the prism of the African American experience. Their goal is to create an American mythology that includes African Americans and other peoples of color in every thread of the fabric of society. https://penumbratheatre.org #Aboriginallivesmatter #amplifymelanatedvoices #blacktheatre Repost @penumbratheatre ... As early as third grade, kids subject to zero tolerance policies are at risk for suspension and expulsion, which significantly increases school dropout rates, and sets into motion a whole host of legal issues as students are labeled delinquent. Small infractions add up and shadow children throughout their school age years, shaping their futures at age seven, ten, and fifteen. We are criminalizing our kids. This season Penumbra will present Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau, a powerful play that will raise awareness and prompt inter-district discussion as we work with educator partners, families, and child advocates. #Pipeline See more

03.01.2022 Junction Arts Festival are proud to present Hometown: a community event to celebrate our island’s resilient and vibrant arts scene. Running from the 27th - 29th November, the weekend offers a range of local acts from live music to children’s entertainment as well as regional food and wine. Tickets are selling fast so grab yours now! Isn’t it about time for a road trip? #supportlocal #JunctionArtsFestival #Hometown

02.01.2022 DENNI is a pakana musician/storyteller based in Launceston, Lutruwita, Tasmania. Visit her instagram @denniproctorpuss https://www.instagram.com/denniproctorpuss/?hl=en #Aboriginallivesmatter #Amplifymelanatedvoices

01.01.2022 Its Wear It Purple day! An annual day especially for LGBTQIA+ young people in Australia. Many of the people who work with us identify as a part of the rainbow family, and bring their unique perspectives to the work we make whether that work is focussed on LGBTQIA+ stories or not. The theatre is a famously colourful and inclusive industry behind the scenes, and TTC is committed to increasing visible representation of LGBTQIA+ stories in 2021. A variety of opportunities will be available to get involved and get support for your creative goals over the coming months, so keep your eyes peeled and take today to celebrate your beauty in the rainbow! #wearitpurple #lgbtqiaplus #queertheatre