Beyond the Stage Podcast by SRT Learning & Engagement

What does a residency in Singapore Repertory Theatre look like? Terrance answers this by sharing his reasons for joining SRT, his experience as a directing resident and the journey ever since completing it.

Terrance Tan

A filmmaker, theatre director and writer, Terrance Tan graduated from Lasalle College of the Arts with a degree in Musical Theatre and is an alumnus of the Directing Residency at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT).

Terrance is the co-founder of Bitesize Theatre Collective which aims to bring theatre to underprivileged communities in Singapore. His passion lies in exposing the socio-political power structures of society, questioning the nature of information and knowledge, and understanding mental health on stage.

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Beyond the Stage podcast is brought to you by the Learning & Engagement team at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT). The podcast aims to inspire and inform young people and professionals to pursue and learn about the arts, igniting conversation amongst industry peers. The programme focuses on Arts Education, Careers, Community & Access and Professional development.

What should you do if you've had an unsuccessful audition with one of Singapore's leading theatre companies? We look to Gaurav Kripalani, Artistic Director of Singapore Repertory Theatre for answers. Tune in and discover more about Gaurav's start with SRT, current role and his thoughts regarding his personal legacy with Singapore's theatre industry.

About Our Guest:
Gaurav is the artistic director of Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) and has produced over 100 plays during his 23-year history with the company. Under Gaurav’s artistic direction, SRT was the first Singaporean theatre company on Broadway in 1998. This was for Golden Child, which went on to earn three Tony Award nominations. SRT has presented work by several renowned international artistes including Ninagawa, Complicite, Peter Brook, Yael Farber and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Gaurav also recognises the importance of education with SRT being one of the biggest commissioners and producers of children’s theatre in Southeast Asia.

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Beyond the Stage podcast is brought to you by the Learning & Engagement team at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT). The podcast aims to inspire and inform young people and professionals to pursue and learn about the arts, igniting conversation amongst industry peers. The programme focuses on Arts Education, Careers, Community & Access and Professional development.

Join Julie Wee with Paul as they discuss about Julie’s experience with acting in Singapore. Julie shares with us her start as a tv child actor, achieving her goal of attending an acting school (The Victorian College of Arts, at that) and advice to younger actors in the industry now.

About Our Guest:

Julie Wee trained as an actor at The Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) Drama School in Melbourne.

Julie has played Cassius in Julius Caesar, Portia in The Merchant of Venice, Miranda in The Tempest, Hero in Much Ado About Nothing and Bianca in Othello. Her other stage credits include W!LD RICE’s Hotel and Romeo and Juliet (Juliet); Checkpoint Theatre’s Normal, The Good The Bad and The Sholay and The Way We Go; Toy Factory’s To Kill A Mockingbird (Scout) and The Crucible (Elizabeth Proctor), Skinned Knee Productions’ The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband, Our Company’s The Car and Take Off Productions’ Mosaic.

Her TV credits include series roles in Moulmein High, Light Years and the internationally distributed production A  Gurl’s  Wurld.  She  also  appeared  in  an  episode  of  the  Australian  soap,  Neighboursand was a scriptwriter for the Neptuno Films animation series Megaminimals.

Julie works as a host and  as  a  professional  voiceover  artist  who  runs  her  own  home  studio.  Companies  that  use  her  voice include Visa, SK-II, L’Oréal, Neutrogena and McDonald’s. Julie has worked as a part time DJ on Class95. You can check out Julie’s showreels on her YouTube Channel: JulieWeeVO.

Beyond the Stage podcast is brought to you by the Learning & Engagement team at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT). The podcast aims to inspire and inform young people and professionals to pursue and learn about the arts, igniting conversation amongst industry peers. The programme focuses on Arts Education, Careers, Community & Access and Professional development. 

Join Paul back in our first episode of Season 2's discussion with Tia Andrea Guttensohn and Shane Mardjuki. Discover the contrasting starts these two actors had in the Arts Industry and their journey with SRT so far. Tia and Shane share the various ways they have sustained themselves whilst navigating this career path. Learn about their approach to Shakespearean text and the rehearsal process for their show — The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged).

Shane Mardjuki
Shane is ecstatic to once again be treading the boards at KC Arts Centre, the home of SRT.

Some of his previous works with the company include The Office Party, The Pillowman and The Snow Queen. He has also been fortunate enough to appear in a number of SRT’s productions of Shakespeare in the Park. These include Julius Caesar, Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night, The Tempest and Othello.

Tia Andrea Guttensohn
Tia is a multicultural actor, teacher, host, and co-founder of theatre collective, The Assembly Point. Being Singaporean and Austrian, and having grown up in Singapore, Switzerland and Hong Kong, everywhere and nowhere are home all at once.

Beyond the Stage: A Learning & Engagement Podcast
The Beyond the Stage podcast is brought to you by the Learning & Engagement team at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT). The podcast aims to inspire and inform young people and professionals to pursue and learn about the arts, igniting conversation amongst industry peers. The programme focuses on Arts Education, Careers, Community & Access and Professional development.

Dr. Geraldine Teo-Zuzarte and Dr. Lee Song Choon discusses with Paul Adams about the impact of arts integration in early childhood development. We get to understand a little more about our guests' journey with the Arts. We also answer the questions of how it has impacted them personally and professionally. Join us as they share some great insights into their work with, and beyond SRT. Don't miss this exciting episode on approaching arts education and the importance of STEAM in the 21st Century.

Dr. Geraldine Teo-Zuzarte
NTUC First Campus
Director, English Curriculum & Policy, Early Childhood Development Department, NTUC First Campus & Centre Director, The Caterpillar's Cove Child Development and Study Centre.

Dr. Lee Song Choon
Science Centre Singapore.
Director (Life Sciences Group)Song Choon is a scientist by training and joined Science Centre Singapore in 2011 as Head of Life Sciences. Since 2017, he also oversees the management and operations of KidsSTOP™.

Beyond the Stage: A Learning & Engagement Podcast is brought to you by the Learning & Engagement team at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT). The podcast aims to inspire and inform young people and professionals to pursue and learn about the arts, igniting conversation amongst industry peers. The programme focuses on Arts Education, Careers, Community & Access and Professional development.

We talk about Applied Theatre and Rap with Grace Lee-Khoo and WHEELSMITH (Danial Bawthan). We answer questions like what support these two artists had to get to their current career position, and how they came together to make theatre in Singapore. They share very personal accounts of growing up and some awesome top tips for those looking to pursue any career in the arts and beyond.

Gabriel Chan shares about growing up in Singapore, picking his career path and how his industry mentors guided his lighting design career. We highlight two of his favourite shows and why we should not forget that a standing ovation is not just for the people we see on stage.

Samuel Wilde shares about him growing up in rural England and being shaped by his parents. He reveals the route to his career in theatre design and the process of designing Fly High and The Life Span of a Fact. Plus... why theatre isn’t important?

Samuel Wilde is an emerging set, costume and puppetry designer, he was the 2016/17 Laboratory Set and Costume Designer at Nuffield Theatres, Southampton and trained in Theatre Design at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School graduating with an MA in 2015. He is an associate Lecturer at Derby University and studied Drama Studies at Winchester University. 

Beyond the Stage: A Learning & Engagement Podcast The Beyond the Stage podcast is brought to you by the Learning & Engagement team at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT). The podcast aims to inspire and inform young people and professionals to pursue and learn about the arts, igniting conversation amongst industry peers. The programme focuses on Arts Education, Careers, Community & Access and Professional development.

Daniel Slater shares about growing up surrounded by theatre, his career decisions and RNLI life boating duties (true story). He shares his influences from family and industry peers. Get fantastic insights into his rehearsal room and directing processes for A Life Span of a Fact and beyond.

Daniel Slater has worked for the last two decades as a freelance international opera and theatre director. Theatre productions includes The Life Span of a Fact (SRT) and Romeo & Juliet for SRT’s Shakespeare in the Park; Educating Rita for Hambledon Productions; Making Waves at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough; Confusions, Salisbury Playhouse; Life Goes On, Haymarket Theatre; Grab the Dog, National Theatre; The Mark, Soho Theatre Company; Gangster Apparel, Old Red Lion.

Beyond the Stage: A Learning & Engagement Podcast The Beyond the Stage podcast is brought to you by the Learning & Engagement team at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT). The podcast aims to inspire and inform young people and professionals to pursue and learn about the arts, igniting conversation amongst industry peers. The programme focuses on Arts Education, Careers, Community & Access and Professional development.

Join our host, Paul Adams, as he discusses with Jemma Gross about the difference between STEM and STEAM Education in our very first episode! Delve deep into the conversation about arts education. We explore making theatre with the importance of learning intentionally and having your heart part of the process.

Jemma Gross is a theatre and film director and co-founder, with Rachel Barnett-Jones, of the children’s theatre company — Fly High Stories. Fly High Stories creates accessible theatre to captivate children and  their grown-ups. Their first show, Fly High, will be touring the UK from September 2020.