Glenn Hayden has over four decades of professional experience in the performing arts as an actor, director, mentor, arts leader, community cultural development practitioner, and corporate trainer. A graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (1986), he began his career as an actor before moving into directing with the 1996 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Since then, he has directed more than 60 productions, commissioned over 35 new works, co-founded organisations including Perth’s Blue Room Theatre, and led major community arts initiatives across Australia and internationally. From 2004–2014, Glenn served as Artistic Director and later AD/CEO of Adelaide’s Urban Myth Theatre Company, achieving national and international recognition for the company. His award-winning production Also a Mirror and numerous commissions firmly established Urban Myth as a centre for emerging artists. Internationally, Glenn co-wrote and directed Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in South Africa and has maintained an extensive practice in India since 2009. His Indian credits span classical and contemporary repertoire, including works by Mrożek, Shakespeare, Steve Yockey, and Mike Bartlett, alongside productions of Australian playwrights Andrew Bovell, Matt Cameron, and Sheila Duncan. His productions have been staged at the Royal Opera House, Prithvi Theatre, and G5A, and presented at festivals including TATA Literature Live! and Thespo. In the corporate sector, he has delivered theatre-based training for organisations such as Mahindra Finance, Indian Oil, SHRM, and the Goa Institute of Management, while supporting the development of independent companies including Peas and Carrots Theatre Co. and Chakravyuh Performing Arts. Glenn is also a dedicated educator and mentor. He has developed actor training programs such as Actor’s Toolbox, Actor in the Play, and Craft in Action, and has contributed to the professional growth of multiple generations of artists. He has served on assessment and advisory panels for Arts South Australia, the Australia Council for the Arts, universities, and community funding bodies. In 2021, he co-authored India’s Live Performers’ Intimacy Guidelines. In 2025, Glenn was honoured with the Emotions Scientist Award by Andhra University. He continues to direct, mentor, and contribute to the performing arts across Australia, India, and internationally.

Priyanka Charan is a multidisciplinary storyteller, theatre-maker, and facilitator who bridges the worlds of finance, performance, and human connection. B.A. in Economics (Hons) from Delhi University & major in Banking & Finance from SPJIMR (Mumbai), she is a former banker & consultant, TEDx India speaker and co-founder of Zaahir Productions and Anunaad Performing Arts. She has acted, written, produced, and performed in acclaimed theatre works, films, series, advertisements and documentaries that have travelled across India and beyond. Her creative repertoire spans acting in Sacred Games 2, Badhaai Do, Rangeen, Kohrra 2 and many more; voice acting for reputed brands such as Tanishq, Whisper, Sunfeast, Swiggy etc.; producing and dialogue writing for a web series (Thinkistan), scripting for global icons such as Shah Rukh Khan, Mukesh Ambani and Amitabh Bachchan, composing folk music for stage and film, and producing & directing an award winning documentary, The Yellow Ambulance. With over a decade of experience across theatre, cinema, and education—and formal training in intimacy coordination and trauma-informed practices—Priyanka brings a rare blend of artistic depth, emotional intelligence, and structured facilitation to her workshops. Her sessions invite participants to explore vulnerability, imagination, and collaboration in playful, and transformative ways.