Alexia U-Min Skipper, 优敏 (She/Her), is an emerging Chinese-Australian Playwright and Performance Maker based in Whadjuk Noongar Country, Perth. Studying Performance Making at WAAPA, she’s interested in bilingual theatre making, inclined to see how audiences understand languages they cannot speak. Hailing from Singapore, multiculturalism and the mixed-race dilemma strongly undercurrent the performances she makes.

Her work has taken her internationally, working with Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) in 2024 for the Connect Up Youth Encounter in Forli, Italy. As well as participating in ATYP’s National Studio 2024 held in Bundanon, NSW.

'Ana Ika (she/her) is a Tongan Australian artist based on Gadigal land in Sydney. She graduated from WAAPA in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. Since graduating, ‘Ana has performed in a range of film, theatre and television, including Bump for Stan and Amadeus at the Sydney Opera House. Alongside acting, ‘Ana is passionate about producing and creating stories from underrepresented voices. Since late 2024, ‘Ana has started producing theatre and film with Domenic Anthony, under DASAKI Productions. In 2026, ‘Ana will be performing in The Almighty Sometimes with Black Swan State Theatre Company.

Brigitte Underwood-Legeron (She/Her) is a Seychelles-born, Western Australia-based writer and performance artist. Just like her favourite Creole dishes from home, dance and music colours her life in rhythms and adds flavour to her writing. Under the pen name Bree Woods, she writes women’s fiction and contemporary romance, currently revising a novel about a migrant woman’s healing journey through dance. A member of Romance Writers of Australia for over a decade and Holly Craig’s Write Club, Brigitte also freelances as a Sega, Moutya, Maloya, and Samba dancer. Her work celebrates cultural diversity, especially stories of migrants and characters of mixed heritage.

Brodie Christie (They, them) is a triple threat performer in their second year of Musical Theatre at WAAPA. Brodie has foundational roots in musical theatre performance but finds a sense of artistic identity in contemporary dance and Indigenous theatre. Brodie’s Aboriginal roots derive from the Yamatji, Noongar, and Wongi regions of Western Australia. In 2024 they were able to study the Aboriginal performance certificate IV at WAAPA from which they received an education on major Indigenous texts and history.

Carole Katz (she/her) is a Reunion Island-born singer-songwriter and dancer. Growing up on a multicultural French island with parents from Madagascar, Carole was immersed from an early age in a rich tapestry of cultures, music and stories. Living in Perth|Boorloo deepened Carole's appreciation for her island heritage including the tropical rhythms of sega and maloya which she embraced and honoured over a decade of colourful musical performances in WA and Victoria. With her award-winning band Tchéga, Carole brings to life the sunny, sassy and soulful spirit of the Indian Ocean islands, featuring traditional island beats with a contemporary flair.

Domenic Anthony (he/they) is a queer actor, writer and producer from Boorloo, based on Gadigal Land. He graduated WAAPA in 2020 with a Diploma in Screen Performance. Since then he has worked in TV appearing on TOTALLY, COMPLETELY FINE (Stan) and made his series regular debut on Season 2 of THE TWELVE (Binge/Foxtel). Domenic made his writing debut while studying at WAAPA with multiple writing credits on showcase scenes used for both the BA (Acting) and Diploma (Screen Performance) showcases. 2024 saw his official playwriting and producing debut with his new work HEAVEN presented as part of The Flying Nun by Brand X. Domenic also works in production for global experiential creative agency, Amplify, as project coordinator.

Harper Nguyen (She/her) is a WAAPA-trained performing artist with a background in writing for stage and screen. Since 2017, Harper has written for independent theatre shows (The Book of Salt, The Hole, All the words I cannot find), which have been successfully mounted to positive critical reception. Writing for the screen, Harper has written short films that have made it into international short film festivals such as the Los Angeles, Austin and Portland Comedy Film Festival, where her films were nominated for Best Dark Comedy and Best international short. Tight Five, a short film co-written by Harper was a finalist in the sydney short film festival. In 2025, Harper directed O.D.E, a text score opera retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, and was a shortlisted candidate for Black Swan’s Piggyback Draft Commission.

Katrina (She/her) has been involved with theatre from a very young age, first as a performer and then in 2014 as a lighting designer. Katrina has worked with a wide range of shows throughout Perth. Most recent credits include "Eden's farewell" by Aboriginal Performance Class at WAAPA, "Sunday Reset" presented by Medina Dizdarevic and "Wednesdays at the end of the world: Flood" presented by Max Barton and Ten nights in Port Festival.

As a multidisciplinary artist with a creative focus on dance, Kiara (she/her) has been teaching, choreographing and performing for the past 10 years. A founding member of Vybe Nation and co-creator of Open Floor, Kiara has produced local events to nurture dance education, artistic development and community. She has most recently enjoyed expanding her practice into theatre and live performance, working in movement direction, stage management and costuming on recent works: An Evening of African Poetry and Storytelling, Our Motherland Our Stories and is now proud to be involved with Blue Joy Theatre presenting New Beginnings.

Lizzy (She/Her) is a passionate theatre maker from Boorloo (Perth). She enjoys making theatre that tells important stories and transforms audiences to different worlds. As well as performing, she has an interest in writing and directing, theatre for education, and physical theatre. She has performed and devised for The Hayman Theatre Company and has been involved in Perth’s Fringe Festival. Currently, she is a performer and puppeteer for The Constable Care Foundation.

Megan Mak (She/Her) is a Chinese-Australian Production Designer, born in Singapore and based in Boorloo (Perth). A Curtin University graduate with a double major in Screen Arts and Theatre Arts, she’s driven by a lifelong love of building worlds—starting at a young age by creating costumes and props for her teddy bears out of Christmas napkins. Megan has since brought her eye for detail to theatre productions, most recently Bruised (2025) by Follow That Cat Productions and Ask (2024) by Third Place Productions. She’s excited to contribute to future productions, expanding her craft and shaping bold, imaginative spaces onstage.

Nicholas Gardiner (He/Him) is a screen composer based in Boorloo (Perth) specialising in film, documentary, television, dance and installation-based art. Over the past six years, he has composed professionally for a wide range of local, national and international projects across multiple mediums. His collaborative history includes work with prominent institutions such as Aakash Odedra, Flying Bark, Goolarri Media and many others.

Rebecca Attwood (they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist who’s currently undertaking their second year of Performance Making at WAAPA. Becca’s current practice experiments with intertwining music, poetry, and movement, bringing forth political themes surrounding injustice, queer identity, colonialism and belonging. Their directorial debut for their self-written play, “Don’t Slay the Messenger” won numerous awards at YouthFest 2023, including; Best Production, Best Actress (to Rebecca Attwood), and a Writing award. More recent works include: “Generator: Precipice” [Music Director/Composer/Devisor], “Eurydice” [Performer - Hades], “Confessional” [Performer], and “Stand and Deliver” [Performer].

Rebecca Collin (she/her) was born and raised in Boorloo (Perth) with a lifelong passion for performing and telling stories. Rebecca has a Certificate of Drama and Performance with Honours from the AMEB, trained with the WAYTCo Senior ensemble and studied the Acting, and Screen Performance diplomas at WAAPA. Some of Rebecca’s past Fringe World highlights include starring as a talking fish in the original play Freeze (Songbird Productions, 2022), and winning the Martin Sims award as a performer/devisor in Rest (WAYTCo, 2019), and as an original cast member of Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence (Crash Theatre Co, 2024).

Reese Horne (they/them) is an upcoming queer and Aboriginal theatre-maker/performer/director/stage manager/producer. They graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Performance Making) in 2022, and the Aboriginal Performance course in 2024 during which they recieved the Artist Relief Fund Student Endowment. Their interest in exploring how personal and intimate stories translate to theatre experiences is ongoing as they continue to develop their skills whilst creating and supporting the making of truthful and engaging works. Reese is keen to be joining the Blue Room Theatre team in 2026 as Project Officer.

Shelby McKenzie (They/She) Shelby McKenzie is a performer, theatre maker, and movement artist. They graduated with first-class honours from WAAPA, where they focused on embodiment in live theatrical performance. Shelby has been studying Auslan since 2023, their goal is to bring Auslan into their process to increase access to and opportunities in theatre through language-inclusive practices. Most recently, Shelby acted in the Western Australia Opera’s Il Trovatore at His Majesty’s Theatre and The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer. In 2026, Shelby will be developing work interstate and internationally as she travels to Sydney and Toronto to further her career in theatre and film as an actor, deviser and director.

Xin Ong's (she/her) practice is one of co-creative conversation. She has created works in a director-choreographer and producer capacity that range from short dance pieces and films to independently presenting full-length works through i² (IG/FB: @i2installation), a collaborative practice with a focus on deepening audience engagement, a space where we create to connect, and the missing element (i²=-1) is you. She has collaborated as a performer in various dance works, include X (2023), winner of 'Adelaide Fringe Best Dance Award'.