Kathryn Collins (she/her) is a Meanjin-based writer, director, and creative. Having graduated from UQ with a BA in Drama and Writing in 2023, she has returned to her studies this year to complete a practice-based Honours project in Drama (Directing). Outside her formal studies, she has been featured as a playwright and director in Underground Theatre’s Short Play Festival, and as a director in La Boite Theatre’s Assembly Program. Kathryn is an avid reader and theatre consumer with a passion for visual metaphor and queer/feminist revision. She is endlessly intrigued by the weird things in our heads, the words we do and don't say, and the beauty and darkness co-existing in the spaces between people.

Treyci was born and raised in a small town called Gisborne, located on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. She is a proud Māori woman belonging to the staunch tribes of Rongowhakaata and Ngai Tuhoe. She has made Brisbane her home away from home for the last 16 years where Teaching disengaged youth and teaching her culture is her passion. Whānau (family) and knowing who she is and where she comes from is the energizing force which drives her to help others reach their full potential.

Writing draws you into her world, gives an insight to her cultural background and an understanding of her unique identity. She says…

Ko au ko koe, ko koe ko au.

(I am you and you am I)

Claire Alcock is a queer, neurodiverse writer, poet, and performer living in Meanjin. They’ve been a feature performer at numerous poetry events and festivals such as Ruckus Slam, Volta, Jungle Love, and Yonder. Their work has been shortlisted for the Monash Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing, the First Pages Prize, the XYZ Innovation in Spoken Word Award, and placed second in the Rachel Funari Prize for Prize for Fiction in 2022. Claire is a current participant in the Dead Puppet Society Academy and the La Boite Assembly program, and is the 2022 Flinthart Resident with the Queensland Writers Centre.

Sarah McNally (She/They) is an actor/producer/creative based in Meanjin. Since graduating from the Queensland Conservatorium Bachelor of Acting in 2020 Sarah has been immersing herself in the vibrant Brisbane creative scene, expanding her skills and discovering new ways to tell stories. Sarah loves new works and challenging traditional ways of storytelling. She's found a keen interest in immersive works and is passionate about diverse casting including all different cultures, body types, sexuality and abilities.

Being a fierce advocate for body positivity diverse casting is incredibly close to her heart and something she strives to do with her own company, Apt.13 Productions. The company was forged to create opportunities for young emerging performers bridging the gap between community and professional work.

Experimental, diverse, bold performance is what Sarah likes to watch, do and create.

Ofa Fanaika, love song writer turn critic, provides unique perspective on the underrepresented viewpoints of theater audiences. As a queer Pasifika artist, Ofa writes to amplify diverse voices and interpretations of the arts at the community level.

Sylvia Speakeasy is a performer, MC, writer and editor. While she loves many performance genres, her penchant is for burlesque and cabaret (the more flamboyant, the better). She particularly enjoys strong characters, strong storylines, and strong drinks.

Georgia is a recent graduate of the University of Queensland's Arts undergraduate program. She is currently completing post-graduate practice led research at the University of Queensland in Theatre Directing. Her thesis explores a bricolage of site-specific performance, feminist, affect, and Greek re-vision theories to examine the role that performance space has in feminist directing strategies.

Georgia is an experienced vocalist, performing in a variety of professional music groups, including The 8-Tracks and Art Deco Orchestra. Currently, she is working on two passion projects: a funk collective and her first solo EP.

Georgia has a colossal love of Greek Mythology, cows, and tea. She has a deep dislike of sand, misogyny, and writing bios.

Zac is a dancer and writer based in Brisbane and is currently studying a Graduate Certificate in Writing, Editing, and Publishing at UQ. Earlier in 2021, he left his cozy blue-collar job to pursue his passion for writing, and really only regrets it on Mi-Goreng night. Zac is a member of the Second Degree crew and has performed in various shows around Brisbane, such as Brisasia Festival. For him, writing and dancing are closely aligned, as both change shape and form to express meaning. But also, both attract intelligent, thoughtful, and compassionate practitioners to create wholesome and supportive communities, of which he's proud to be a part.