Suellen Maunder, Artistic Director and CEO of JUTE Theatre Company. “Stories work if they have heart, and I think this work will have a lot of heart”.
Promotional Media image for BUKAL (artist:Andrea James, Writer and Director of BUKAL: “To see indigenous performers expressing themselves confidently is such an important thing for young people… because they learn by watching culture.”Unable to source a full indigenous creative team for BUKAL, Yvette Walker, as JUTE’s first indigenous Producer, hopes funding will be available to bring in local indigenous mentees to develop skills in directing, and sound and set design. CQU academic Dr Susan Davis is leading a research partnership with JUTE to assess the impact of the Dare to Dream touring program on indigenous children in remote North QLD communities.Promotional image from the first play to tour as part of the Dare to Dream program, featuring actors Mark Sheppard, Leroy Parsons and Nazaree Dickerson.For young Cairns actor Taeg Twist, Henrietta Marrie is inspirational. “How had I never heard of such an amazing woman?” She describes performing and work shopping a play that has “that strong message but it’s also something strong that’s positive” as “awesome!”
The Lost Girl 1961 