Craig Menaud
Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Art. Craig is an actor with a breadth of experience, a teacher (NIDA Open Programme) and director, currently working on the Page to Stage Project. His band, The Theatrics, plays regularly around Sydney. He has worked for NRMA Insurance Limited, and been involved in the co-ordination and hands-on implementation of several internal IT-related company projects, as well as Help Desk and Internet Support for Mantech IT International Systems Recruitment.

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Elaine Paton
BA in Communications, Diploma of Theatre. An actor, teacher, director and scriptwriter, she has worked in various industry sectors, and organised major political and media events. She works with Peers and Players for KPMG and The APS. She also facilitates Performance Skills Workshops with barristers and readers at the NSW Bar Association as part of their CPD program and for the NSW Law Society, the Victorian Bar, the Queensland Bar, Victorian Legal Aid and the Law Institute, with her company Talking Brief.
www.talkingbrief.com

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Lisa Peers
NIDA trained, and founder and director of Peers and Players, Lisa began her acting career on screen in Sunday Too Far Away and Monkey Grip. TV includes Country Practice, Bellbird, GP, Home and Away, All Saints, Theatre; Fool For Love, Catholic School Girls, Hamlet, Away. She has presented on screen for Westpac, People Styles USA, Leadership Challenge etc. Role-play for SHL, DDI, WorkCover, Adelaide Bank, Telstra, Qantas, KPMG, APS, Lendlease, ANSTO. She is also a consultant with International Casting, San Francisco, USA.

lisapeers@peersandplayers.com

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Deborah Piper
Deborah recently completed her Masters in Applied Psychotherapy and has a private practice in the Eastern Suburbs. She was seen recently in Romeo and Juliet at the Seymour Centre and isrecently appeared in 'The ull of negative Gravity' at The seymour centre. Deborah has appeared in Love My Way, Jessica, Home and Away, Always Greener, Young Guns and CNNNN. She has over ten years role-play experience in both the corporate and medical sectors.

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Ian Rooney
Melbourne based, Ian recently appeared in Neighbours, Last Man Standing and the upcoming movie Rats and Cats. Theatre includes Too Dark a Pink and Red is the New Black, The Meeting at Chapel off Chapel, Death and Downsizing at the and Provocation. Commercials include McDonald's, Ford, realestate.com and White Pages. Ian's corporate role-play includes ongoing New Manager Programs for KPMG. His extensive business background encompasses middle and senior management and he is a qualified lighting engineer.

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Matt Stewart
Matt has over 20 years experience acting and teaching, in Sydney and is an award winning songwriter. He co-founded Darlinghurst Theatre Company in Sydney and Darlo Drama Adult Acting School. As General Manager he provided management and marketing and established a highly successful business. Matt is the founder and director of Act Corporate Drama Training in Canberra, using acting techniques for presentation and interpersonal skills in the workplace.
www.actcorporate.com.au

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Anita Torrance
Anita is a Financial Analyst/Para planner for a Melbourne based Financial Planning Company. She has a Bachelor of Commerce, with majors in Economics, Management & Marketing. Recent film credits include ‘Nightmare & Dreamscapes’ (Stephen King stories) & ‘Antiope’ in the US mini-series ‘Hercules’. (Coote Hayes). Television credits include; Blue Heelers and Stingers. Anita has just finished playing the lead role in two theatre seasons in Melbourne of ‘Carrying Shoes into the Unknown’.

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Joanna Weinberg
Trained at the University of Cape Town. And nominated for several awards in Johannesburg for her screen and stage work. In Sydney Joanna has a corporate entertainment company called Got it Flaunt it!, which has worked with Microsoft, Freedom, Citrix, Unisys, Maquarie Bank and Lion Nathan. Joanna is also a writer and has performed her comedic musical shows at the Seymour Centre, the Stables, the Vanguard, the Basement, Bar Me and the Statement. Joanna has been a valued member of Peers and Players for six years.

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