I train actors to be disciplined, employable, and committed artists, with a focus on developing their identity as self-determined, professional creatives.
Ashley Lobo - Artistic Director/Choreographer, The Danceworx and Navdhara India Dance Theatre
My teaching is rooted in over 40 years in the performing arts as an actor and director, following my training at the prestigious WA Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) of Edith Cowan University
At WAAPA, I studied under masters such as Lisle Jones, Aarne Neeme, Annie Stainer, and Chris Edmunds, following Robert Benedetti’s actor training structure of Stanislavski and his philosophical descendants. Mr Jones' mantra—"Show me, don't tell me"—still guides my work, alongside the teachings of Benedetti, Anne Bogart, Declan Donnellan, Uta Hagen, Cicely Berry, and Stella Adler.
35 years of teaching
Institutes and organisations I have created and delivered programs for include: Jeff Goldberg Studio | WAAPA – Short Courses Program | Goa Institute of Management | Deakin University | London School of Communications – Malaysia | Adelaide College of the Arts | Chakravyu Performing Arts | DADAA WA disability arts| Urban Myth Theatre Company | Mobius Strip Productions | Carclew | Cavan Youth Training Centres | Adelaide Secondary School of English | City of Charles Sturt | WORDPLAY Arts in Education | Notre Dame University | Croydon City Council | Drama School Mumbai | Centrelink Australia | Amphibian Productions.
Professional Development
I believe the key to unlocking our full potential as artists—whether in theatre or film—is staying performance fit and open to learning, no matter where we are in our careers.
Artistic growth is a lifelong journey. To thrive, we must continually evolve our craft, seek new challenges, and create our own opportunities while sharpening our competitive edge.
My professional development sessions are designed to support performers at every level—from those just starting out to seasoned professionals looking to refine and recharge.
I’m passionate about working with driven, curious artists.
Mentoring
I have been mentoring emerging actors, designers, directors and stage managers, and fledgling arts companies and in the Corporate Sector for much of my career.
I believe in the power of mentorships and peer mentorships and have personally maintained both for the past 40 years. I believe in the adage that "Everyone knows something and no one knows everything".
My commitment to sustainability, and development and the invaluable importance of the craft and its potential have been unwavering.
Michael Chekhov took Stanislavski's work and pushed it somewhere new. Into the body. Into gesture. Into physical imagination.
His psycho-physical approach grounds emotion in movement — not as illustration, but as the source. This workshop puts that principle to work.
Michael Chekhov
6hr / two days / 5 days
An immersive voice training experience where you will engage in practical exercises, giving you clear tools to maintain your voice, increase support and core vocal strength, range and resonance.
Voice for Actors
3hrs or One Day
For any actor, stage or screen, an understanding of Stanislavski’s Seven Questions is an invaluable foundation upon which to build a character. and to map out the characters journey within the text. They are the road maps that guides you, whatever your personal technique is.
The Seven Questions
One Day or Two Days
Voice is one of the THE most important tools an actor possesses. Our masterclass highlights this importance through offering technique's that can be adopted into any actors practice.
Voice
6hr / two days / 5 days
Project Workshops
Project workshops run between 5 and 20 weeks. Contact Enigmatic Hills Productions to discuss your needs.
Various
Closed Program
Professional training program for your group
For a reasonable cost, we can put together a training program for your group that can meet weekly, fortnightly or monthly. Contact us to discuss your groups needs
Various
Studio One
Professionals training professionals on your film project. A gift to your cast before they step in front of the camera.
Studio One is designed not as a directorial program, but as one that supports artists to do their best work FOR their director, the script and the project they are employer to bring their talents to.
Club MONO
Monthly theatre event of monologue theatre from around the world.
Schools Workshops
A practical theatre program for schools,
teachers and young performers.
Corporate Theatre
Using theatre to strengthen communication,
leadership and collaboration.
