MELBOURNE
21 February - 2 March 2025
MELBOURNE 21 February - 2 March 2025
Cameron Steens - Lead Producer
As part of the 2025 Festival of the Unseen, ATC’s inaugural Summer Lab provides ongoing development and support to previous Winter Lab projects (Antipodes’ flagship development program established in 2020). Each of the seven projects will culminate in either a one-night-only performance, a staged reading or in-development ‘sneak peek’ open sessions. The Summer Lab engaged 43 artists, returning and new.
A new intuitive under my teneur as New Work Manager, seven previous Winter Lab projects were selected to present in-development presentation as part of the 2025 Summer Lab. Subsequently, I engaged in close collaboration with the creators of each show to identify the most suitable collaborators for their projects. This encompassed a diverse range of professionals, including actors, directors, dramaturges, consultants, mentors, and designers. I secured contracts for all artists, developed comprehensive schedules for each development period, and oversaw all marketing initiatives, while providing creative contributions to each project. The Seasonal Labs remain the most significant and fulfilling endeavor of my professional career to date.
Participating Artists
PRODUCTION TEAM
Lead Producer - Cameron Steens
Co-Producer - Brandon Pape
PROJECTS
February 21st - STORKED (Reading) by Myfanwy Hocking with Bridget Balodis, Maude Davey, Flick, Hany Lee, Brooke Lee, Nikki Viveca and Elliot Wood
February 23rd -THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER (Open Session) by Abigail Banister-Jones with Miela Anich, Flick, Lachlan Obst and Elliot Wood
February 23rd - DEATH TO A BUTTERFLY: A NEW MUSICAL (Concert Reading) by Andy Freeborn & Jess Ramsey with David Butler, Flick, Sophia Katos, Alessandra Merlo, J Ridler, Mikey Sakinofsky and Luisa Scrofani
February 28th - THE LIFE CYCLE OF BLANCO (Staged Reading) by Vonne Patiag with Ben Kenne, Jasper Lee-Lindsay, Luke Leong-Tay and Beng Oh
March 2nd - JOURNEY OF THE TRUE SELF (Open Session) by R. Johns and Aliya Aboo with Evangelos Arabatzis, Sepideh Karimi, Rajendra Moodley, Majid Shokor and Anita Torrance
March 2nd - CAPTURE (working title, Open Session) by Tomas Parrish and Ziggy Resnick with Skye Beker, Manali Datar, Sara Reed, Willow Sizer and Nevo Zisin
March 2nd - SILVER TONGUE (Song Showcase) by Alec Steedman and Miranda Middleton with Jack Parker
