Terminus Team
Playwright: Mark O’Rowe
Mark O'Rowe is an Irish playwright whose plays include Howie the Rookie (Bush Theatre, London, 1999), From Both Hips (Fishamble, 1997), Made in China (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 2001), Crestfall (Gate Theatre, Dublin, 2003), Terminus (Abbey Theatre, 2007) and Our Few and Evil Days (Abbey Theatre, 2014). His version of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler was staged by the Abbey Theatre in 2015.
His screenplays include Broken (2012), based on the novel by Daniel Clay, Perrier’s Bounty (2009), Boy A (2007), based on the novel by Jonathan Trigell, and Intermission (2004).
CAST:
‘A’: Tabrett Bethell
A graduate of Screenwise (2007) as well as training under the renowned Eric Morris, Tabrett’s film and television credits include the role of Cara Mason (series regular) in the popular Legend Of The Seeker (ABC Studios), as Kate Davis in Mistresses (American Broadcasting Company) Victoria in the hit Bollywood film, Dhoom 3, Eve Louizos in Cops LAC, Beth in The Clinic, Sarah Elmira Royster in Poe, Amy in Anyone You Want and various other credits.
Theatre credits include Somewhere Between the Sky and the Sea and John Patrick Shanley’s Savage In Limbo.
‘B’: Andrea Tan
Andrea Tan is a Sydney based multi-disciplinary artist and performer. She started her work in the theatre as a costume designer, before extending to puppetry, dance, circus arts, prop making and writing. She has been involved in theatre devising and had small roles in productions, as well as featured and extras work in film. Andrea is often writing and collaborating on scripts and movement pieces, always preferring to lean into experimental and horror genres with her work.
Previous credits include:
Costume Design: The Lovely Bones The New Theatre (2021), The Removalists The New Theatre (2021), Chimerica The New Theatre (2021), A Passage To India Genesian Theatre, Arranged Love Short Film (2022), Razor Gang Wars Deadhouse Company (2022), Stories From The Violins of Hope Moira Blumenthal Productions (2023).
Acting: The Lovely Bones The New Theatre (2021), CULT Short Film (2023), KXT on Broadway Residency with Lost Thoughts (2023)
‘C’: Johnny Cordukes
Johnny is an actor, producer and voice-over artist with a diverse production background. After more than12 years behind the camera producing a wide range of content from music videos (The Cruel Sea, The Whitlams, Tim Rogers) to Ozploitation horror film Primal (dir Josh Reed, 2010) via his company GreenArrow, Johnny decided that his next challenge was to be found in front of the camera, or a live audience.
From the wildly comedic to the downright dastardly, Johnny has delivered uniquely powerful stage performances including Max in Pinter’s classic The Homecoming (2012), a dextrous take on Spike Milligan in the riotously successful Goon Show Live! (2015 - 2019), the vainglorious postman in immersive theatre show Vincent Ergo (2021), to regular TV spots on ABC comedies such as The Checkout and WTFAQ as well as Channel 7’s Home & Away.
Recent performance as hell-bent Detective Sergeant Gordon Godfrey in Josh Reed’s found-footage crime feature We’re Not Here To F**k Spiders showcases Johnny’s darker screen presence.
CREATIVES:
Director: Katherine Poulsen
Katherine Hopwood Poulsen is a professional voice coach, actor and director with a long history of involvement in the performing arts. Her actor training was at Theatre Nepean, graduating in 1995. After specialising in Voice Studies at NIDA (2000) Katherine was seconded and then employed as a Lecturer in Voice and Acting at the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) in Christchurch, New Zealand. Since returning to Australia in 2004 Katherine has taught voice in a number of institutions including ATYP, NIDA, Screenwise and Ensemble.
Her directing work includes Romeo and Juliet (2016) Excelsia College, Miss Reardon Drinks a Little (2015) Excelsia College, Blood Wedding (2014) Wesley Institute for Ministry and the Arts, As You Like It (2013) Wesley Institute for Ministry and the Arts, Importance of Being Earnest (2011) Twisted Tree Theatre, Lady Windermere’s Fan (2009) Wesley Institute for Ministry and the Arts, Images of God (2005) Wesley Institute for Ministry and the Arts (group devised touring T.I.E. show), Australian and New Zealand Theatre Festival (2005) The Ride & Space Migrant Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, USA, Mein Kabarett (2003) National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art Christchurch College of Education NZ, Satisfied (2003) National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art Christchurch College of Education NZ (group devised), A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (Peter Nichols, 2002) National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art Christchurch College of Education NZ, plus others. She has extensive credits in voice coaching, acting and teaching.
Producer:
Nita Wolf
(Controlled Chaos Productions)
Nita Wolf is a creative writer, emerging director and producer. Nita was the primary creator of Vincent Ergo which ran a successful 32 show season with a cast of 10 in March 2021. She managed all aspects of bringing the immersive show to life from concept through to execution including writing, directing, producing, marketing and creative design.
Nita comes from a background in performance and specifically dance having performed in a wide variety of performance styles over most of her life, from intimate to large scale productions.
Nita completed a Bachelor in Fine Arts at COFA, University of NSW. She worked for a number of years professionally as a commercial and artistic photographer and has a keen eye for design and creative flair.
Recently, Nita has become an active member of Script in Hand submitting short scripts and directing performances.
Producer: Phil Wolf
(Controlled Chaos Productions)
Philip Wolf works professionally as a post production editor, regularly working on Masterchef, Survivor, and Married at First Sight to name a few. He has worked in Sydney's post production community for 15 years. As well as 10 years of “on set” experience, working on both local and international feature films, television series and TVCs.
Phil is the founder of Controlled Chaos Productions. He co-wrote and created the web miniseries Dave Plus One in 2016. He also co-wrote and produced the immersive theatre show Vincent Ergo, which ran a successful 32 show season with a cast of 10 in March 2021.
Assistant Director:
Caroline L. George
Caroline is an actor, writer, voice artist and presenter with credits from Sydney, London and Los Angeles. Her varied and most recent work includes performing in: theatre - Darkness (Newtheatricals), The Marriage Agency (KXT), Three Fat Virgins Unassembled (KXT) and award-winning feature films - Risen, Lux in Tenebris and Breathe.
She can also be seen in commercials / corporate training for LenovoPRO, Society One, Temple & Webster, Westpac Group and Woolworths and can be heard on Audible as an audiobook narrator - Lillian's Eden, I Can See Clearly Now and Weaving Words.
Caroline is thrilled and honoured to be part of the creative team, exploring the fascinatingly intriguing world of Terminus.
Lighting Design: Kyle Stephens
Kyle Stephens has been a lighting technician for over 15 years starting his love for painting with light in high school at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts. Over the years he has designed many works in his own company including, Reefer Madness, Heathers, Who Knows and Jesus Christ Superstar. Since covid Kyle found a second love in film and has a quickly growing CV with Netflix and Disney+ on both a local and international scale. Kyle runs and owns Theatrical Gaffer. He makes movies and paints light. Kyle has a strong passion for helping out his community and making sure something can be the best it can be. When he was asked to assist with Terminus one day before preview he couldn’t help himself.
Lighting designer wise, with Terminus, it was decided to portray a minimalist approach using a background colour to represent moods and feelings. When we talk with angry tones we go red, when more neutral we stay blue. Each character was assigned a special, giving them each a light they needed to perform with as they approach their ending scene.
Special Thanks To….
We acknowledge Sam Haft for his initial involvement directing this play and help organising logistics.
Thank you to Roderick van Gelder for sharing his time and expertise on lighting design, and to Jed Silver for his wonderful soundscape.
We greatly appreciate our supporters who have helped in numerous ways:
Inner West Council
New Theatre
Flightpath Theatre
Outhouse Theatre
Genesian Theatre, and
Josephine Bloom