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

WHO'S DOING WHAT?

Fiona Macleod

Fiona hosted the Glen Eira Council 2009 Literary Awards, read some Indian love poetry for ABC Radio National and played a cult leader in Series 2 of RUSH. She is appearing in several short films doing the festival circuit - ‘The Last Supper’ directed by Angus Sampson and ‘Floating’ directed by Juliet Porter.

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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Steve Matthews Fiona MacLeod
Bachelor of Business (Marketing). Film: Noise, The Heartbreak Tour, Little Deaths, and Roy Hollsdotter Live. TV: All Saints, Satisfaction, Secret Life of Us, Frontline and Blue Heelers. She co-founded The Other Tongue Theatre Company and has performed with them locally and internationally. She has worked in advertising , and as a retail marketing manager. She does commercial voice over work, foreign film dubbing, and narration. Corporate role play clients: The Cognitive Institute, Alfred Hospital and Replay Group.

Steve Matthews
MA, Dip Ed, His career began in New Zealand with Downstage Theatre and Theatre Action. His work encompasses a range of styles and projects in live performance, film, TV and radio. In the last fifteen years he has specialised as an acting teacher, and has been on the staff of NIDA, VCA, Channel 7, University of W.Sydney and The Actors Centre. A coach and consultant in performance and leadership, his international clients include Ernst and Young, Horwaths, BHP, Estee Lauder and The Australia Council. Current role-play clients are KPMG, Citibank and the APSC.
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Steve Matthews Trent McCarthy
BA - Drama & Theatre, Cert IV - Assessment & Workplace Training. He has worked as a comedian, actor, director and MC. He leads a team of consultants specialising in 'communication for change'. Corporate clients: NAB, Telstra, Rio Tinto, William Buck, various Victorian Government agencies, local councils, NGOs and community organisations, He has trained over 3000 people in leadership and communication skills, and performed for Peer and PLayers for the Victorian Dept of Human Services.

Ronan McChesney
Ronan was a Chartered Accountant with The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, and had fifteen years experience in the Banking and Finance Industry - four years in audit with Ernst & Young, eight years in corporate finance with Perpetual; and three years in corporate finance with Macquarie Bank. He is an international tour and Bridge Climb guide. Ronan is an accomplished stand up comedian and actor and works with Peers and Players as a role-player for KPMG and the Australian Public service Commission.

Leanne McKay Brendon McDonall
UWS Theatre Nepean graduate and Festival Director for Youth Theatre. Brendon has taught at NIDA, ATYP, and Wollongong University, and Director-in-Residence at Shopfront Theatre. Corporate clients: Commbank, Think Creative, Herringbone and Bell Shakespeare. Theatre: Bell Shakespeare's Actors at Work, Hating Alison Ashley, Five Times Dizzy, Hamlet and Worry Warts. He directed Somewhere, Love's Triumph, Red Noses, Henry V, The Tuesday Clan, The Nimbs. Role-play: ABT Performance Review Processes, Speechless and KPMG.

Leanne McKay
A graduate of The Drama Studio, Leanne spent ten years working in Theatre, Film, TV and Radio with appearances in Home and Away, Police Rescue, Heartland, Shout, The Last Crop, The Last Days Of Chez Nous, Catholic Schoolgirls, and SAK Theatre.She had her own Corporate Training consultancy, and has spent the last twelve years working in human resources and recruitment, while continuing to participate as a role-player in training and assessment programs for the APSC and KPMG, as well as running courses on body language, voice work and rapport building.

Terry Gault Amber Gainey Meade
BS, Theatre. Amber studied improv with Second City Chicago and trained at The Gaiety School of Acting in Ireland. Amber spent six years as a paralegal and executive assistant at a civil rights law firm, worked for the Chicago Mayor's office for the Gallery 37 Biography Project, and was national product specialist for Nissan. She appeared in A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey, and several independent films and television episodes. Amber is the director/creator of an original musical The Book of Esther which was shown all over California. She is based in Los Angeles.

Leanne McKay 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. He recently performed role-play with Peers and Players for NAB.

Leanne McKay Mick Mize
Bachelor of Arts - UC Santa Cruz. Mick is an event host and facilitator for Feet First Events, with clients including WorldCom, Hornblower Cruises and Powerbar. He has worked for Union Bank of California, World Savings Bank, Oakland and UT Starcom. He has fundraised for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and teaches theatre and improv at The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Summer Camps, Head-Royce School, and St Paul's Episcopal School. Theatre: San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Santa Cruz and Berkeley Rep.

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Timothy Nga Mike Newman
Bachelor of Education, PG Diploma (HR Development). Mike has many years experience as a professional actor - theatre and screen credits include Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Barefoot in the Park, and Blind Faith. Mike works in executive coaching, facilitation techniques, presentation skills, and conflict management, both locally and internationally. He has worked with corporations, government departments, banks and advertising companies, and performed role-play for Peers and Players and KPMG.

Timothy Nga
Bachelor of Commerce. Timothy has worked in the banking and IT industries, and managed sales teams with clients such as Citibank and the Judiciary of Singapore. He has performed in theatre with Wild Rice, Theatreworks, and The Necessary Stage. Film and TV: The High Cost of Living, Bertha's Nest, Lifeline 1 & 2, and as host of Public Insight. Role-play clients include John Crane, Infineum, and Cisco Systems.

Judy Ngo
BA. Artistic Director of Chilli Padi (W!LD RICE), Ensemble Member & Artistic Driector at COLLAB Theatre Ensemble. Academic Associate at Republic Poly & Adjunct Lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic. Head of Drama for Performing Arts Circle. Fluent in Mandarin, she has taught drama and script writing, been a CCA instructor, Artist-in-school and director. Theatre: K, If There are Seasons..., So Ugly Can Die!, Ha Ha Harmony, It's a Jungle Out There, Kaza Jizo, Rhapsodies of Spring 2010.