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Olivia Allen
Artistic Director
olivia@ryt.org.au |
Directing/producing: Arrivals and Departures (St Martins Theatre), A Dream Play (Ignite), 3 Short Absurd Works (Ignite), Jet of Blood (Ignite - 2006 Melbourne Fringe, 2007 Adelaide Fringe), Bat Boy: the Musical (Ignite), The Shape of Things (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre), Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio (Lyric Opera), Eddie Perfect’s Welcome to the Inside of Ed’s Head (Chapel off Chapel), and Down the Road (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre). Assistant/Associate Director: Woyzeck (Malthouse, Besen Family Foundation Residency), The 39 Steps (MTC & Tinderbox), Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America (Playbox / ABC Radio), & Blue/Orange (MTC).
Olivia was nominated for a 2006 Green Room Award for direction. Her company Ignite was awarded Best Ensemble at the 2006 Melbourne Fringe and nominated at the Green Room Awards. Over the last 4 years, Olivia has taught and directed numerous productions at St Martin’s Youth Theatre. Olivia is the newly appointed Artistic Director of Riverland Youth Theatre in South Australia.
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Brett Spilsbury
General Manager
brett@ryt.org.au |
Brett brings with him a diverse range of performing arts experiences and management skills. An accomplished saxophone player, Brett graduated with a Bachelor of Music (Jazz) in 1985 from the University of Adelaide, and then moved to Sydney to join the 8 piece rhythm and blues band Fat Time that toured extensively around Australia supporting acts such as Santana and Joe Cocker.
He has taught saxophone around the country, and freelanced with a variety of artists and ensembles including Ray Charles, Shirley Bassey, Jerry Lewis, Sydney Dance Company, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Adelaide based bands Goose and Marmalade Circus, along with performing on numerous recordings and theatre productions. In 1995 Brett received a Graduate Diploma in Management (Arts) from the University of South Australia and has since worked in arts administration and artist management roles. |
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Toni Simons
Finance Officer
toni@ryt.org.au
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Toni has lived in the Riverland since the late 1980’s where she has been predominately employed in the not for profit sector. She completed her Certificate IV in Financial Services in 2007 juggling part time work, study and a young family. After a small break from study, she is presently working towards her Diploma in Financial Services Accounting.
Toni joined RYT in October 2005 working one day per week. Around this time she took the plunge into self employment providing a mobile book keeping services to local Riverland businesses. She finds the constant demand in securing funding and the monitoring of RYT finances both challenging and rewarding. Exposure to the world of Theatre and the Arts is relatively new to her but has become a both interesting and enjoyable benefit of being involved in RYT. |
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