PEERS PLAYERS Professional Corporate Actors, Coaches, Presenters, Australia, USA

WHO'S DOING WHAT?

Assertive Communication:

Elaine Paton, Director of Talking Brief, has just been guest speaker at the 2nd International Advocacy Trainers Conference in Italy, and at the CLEAA Conference. She is currently teaching at Legal Aid and The Judicial Commission of NSW.

Brandon Burke at the STC:

Brandon has just completed three years as a regular company member at Sydney Theatre Company.

Yvette Alcott gets Psyched!
Yvette has been facilitating Leadership Skills Workshops in Brisbane, has just completed her Graduate Diploma in Psychology and is working towards her honours degree. She recently devised our new Performance Skills seminars.

Brian Langsworth’s appointment:
Brian is an associate consultant for Aspect Organisational Psychologists. He is completing his psychology honours dissertation on employee mentor experiences in a Community Mentoring Program. Brian recently collaborated with Unilever to write the actors briefing notes for their Global Management Training.

Joanna Weinberg’s one woman show:
Look out for Joanna's new show "Twelve Shoes" directed by Mark Lamprell (My Mother Frank) .

OUR PEOPLE

MEET SOME OF OUR CONSULTANTS

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elena C Emma Callaghan
Emma began her career in Cats at the age of 16. Since then she has performed locally and internationally in Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, and Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. TV: Blue Heelers, Stingers, Big Sky, and Police Rescue. She was project manager for a Mall Media installation for Westfield. She has liaised with the creatives, client executives, ground staff, and ad agency executives. She has just done an in-house presentation for Honda Australia.

elena C Georgina Capper
BA Drama & Theatre Studies, German Literature. Georgina is a founding member of Leisa Shelton's ensemble Antechambre. Screen: Remembering Nigel, Crushed, Blue Heelers and Neighbours. Green Room nominations for 360 Positions in a One Night Stand and Letters From Animal, and Gren Room Award for The Time is Not Yet Ripe. Georgina teaches commedia dell'arte to secondary students, She role-plays for Melbourne University, and has worked extensively as a corporate facilitator and role player.

elena C Elena Carapetis
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Dramatic Arts. Theatre: Sydney Theatre Company, Company B Belvoir, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Malthouse, Brink Productions and NIDA Professional Co. TV: Heartbreak High, Marking Time, All Saints, Water Rats, Blue Heelers, Children's Hospital and Murder Call. Elena teaches drama in Adelaide and Sydney and worked in marketing for The University of South Australia, producing a DVD for International Recruitment and Trans-national Support Services. Role play clients: Royal Adelaide Hospital and Centrelink.

elena C Serene Chen
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Theatre Studies. Serene is a certified teacher at Republic Polytechnic, Singapore. Theatre work includes Rhinoceros, Wong Kar Wai Dreams, and Kampong Amber for the Singapore Arts Festival. Film and TV : Singapore Dreaming and Sayang Sayang. She won Best Supporting Actress in the 2005 Life! Theatre Awards for Landmarks: Asian Boys Vol. 2. She has performed role play for many Singapore clients, including KK Hospital, National University Hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, BAT and UBS AG.

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elena C Gerald Chew
BA Loughborough University, MA Central School of Speech and Drama. Gerald has worked as an editor and communications manager for multinational companies. Film, TV and Theatre: Rogue Trader, The Tattooist, The Great Wall and Yellow Fever. Gerald teaches at the National University of Singapore and Tisch School of the Arts. He has performed numerous role-plays , and been a diversity issue and performance coach. Clients: UBS, Citibank, Barclays Capital, Infineum, Baker and Mackenzie, British American Tobacco.

Bill Conn
A NIDA graduate, he has worked as an actor, director, performing arts teacher, corporate role player/ trainer and MC. He has performed with many theatre companies and has wide experience in television and film, corporate videos, radio drama, voice overs and voices for animation. Bill has performed countless play-readings and recorded over 100 books, winning the TDK/National Library Talking Book Award twice. He is Co-Artistic Director of the Page to Stage youth project, and role-plays for NAB and the Australian Public Service Commission.

Laurence Coy
Has a BA in Theatre Studies and Australian History, an Acting Diploma from WAAPA, studied directing a NIDA, and is completing his MA in Writing. He is adept in comedy, acting, Theatresports, directing, writing and producing. The Academic Program Manager at the Australian Academy of Dramatic Art, he lectured at Leeds University. He is DISC Accredited and has taught presentation and negotiation skills, customer service, and speech writing for Maura Fay, NIDA Corporate program, and Jack Morton Worldwide. Clients; Optus, IAG, ABN AMRO, HSBC and the SCG Trust.

Laurence Coy Graham Double
With a background in management and training including Production Manager at LINK TV, Assistant Director of Lismore Folk Festival; skills and motivational trainer at 2Evolve and theatre project collaborator with Oxfam Australia, Graham has worked with a range of companies including Citizen, Elgra Financial Services, CBM, Amnesty International, Crime Watch Security Consultants, Sydney City Council and Australia Post. Having owned and managed a successful import business in Indonesia and India he is now based in Bangalore, where he is using his extensive experience to assist us with casting, training and management of our India operations.

Laurence Coy David Dukas
Based in Sth Africa. National Higher Diploma: Acting. David won the Rose D'Or Gold Award for Madame and Eve. Theatre credits include Biko...where the soul resides, at Grahamstown National Arts Festival 2008. He has experience in promotions for Pontac Manor, Paarl, and Western Cape. Corporate clients: Cell C, Mercedes Benz, Clover Danone, Dimension Data, Subaro, Eskom, and SARS. David is a voice over artist and is the IVR (English and Afrikaans) for Vodacom SA. He has worked as an MC and event coordinator.

tanya E Tanya Edlington
A graduate in Print and Broadcast Journalism, Tanya performs with Theatresports and Impro Melbourne. Training: Drama with a Difference. She works with union campaigners, activists, organisers and mediators, using role-play for briefing and replay for debriefing. A voice-over artist, she volunteers for the Christian Blind Mission. A singer, pianist and songwriter, with experience as a negotiator, advocate, campaigner and manager gained from 15 years' involvement in a national union, she is gaining accreditation as a mediator. Role-play: KPMG, NAB and Centrelink.

tanya E Murray Fahey

Murray Fahey: BA (COM) LLB MA Laws. Murray has acted in numerous feature films, Television and stage productions. An acomplished improviser and comedian, he has performed in Edinburgh, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, USA and many European and Australian Comedy Festivals. He has taught at NIDA, Boston University, Monash University, Sydney University, NSW University and at the Actors Centre. He writes and performs in coference presentations for a range of corporate clients.

tanya E Michael Fry
A professional actor for over 25 years, Michael has worked for Australia's major theatre companies, in television, film and radio. He is a partner at Nelson Alexander Real Estate, and has worked internationally as a communication skills trainer and presenter. He has trained CEOs, politicians, media and sports personalities. Corporate clients: Business 3000, Telstra, IBM, Ford, TEAC, and L'Oreal. Michael is an experienced improviser and role-player. His skills have taken him into the boardrooms of some of Australia and the world's largest companies.