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KRIS STEWART

Artistic & Executive Director

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  • PRODUCING & DIRECTING

    Kris trained at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts and continues his practice as a working artist, having directed more than 60 productions for companies as diverse as Gordon Frost Organization, Opera
    Australia, Melbourne Theatre Company, Opera Queensland, and the International Management Group. Upon his return to Australia from NYC, he was the original Australian resident director for the musical Wicked, and continued his work fopcusing on new work and music theatre.

  • DIRECTING

  • SWEET CHARITY

    Brisbane Powerhouse, 2019

    COUPLING

    Melt Festival, 2018

    JOH FOR PM

    QMF, 2018

    WEST SIDE STORY

    Qld Con, 2018

    BOYS OF SONDHEIM

    Melt Festival, 2017

  • KISS ME KATE

    QPAC

    ORDINARY DAYS

    Tas Theatre Co

    JC SUPERSTAR

    HOTA

    VOICES OF VICE

    Festival of Voices

    THE JOURNEY GIRL

    Tas Theatre Co

    TROCADERO

    Sydney Festival

    INTO THE WOODS

    Capitol Theatre

    SKYLIGHT

    Melb Theatre Co

    AND THE WORLD GOES ROUND

    Chapel off Chapel

    LIFE'S A CIRCUS

    Theatreworks

    HOW TO SUCCEED

    The Production Company

    RAGS

    WAAPA

    INTO THE WOODS

    Capitol Theatre

    SKYLIGHT

    Melb Theatre Co

    AND THE WORLD GOES ROUND

    Chapel off Chapel

    LIFE'S A CIRCUS

    Theatreworks

    HOW TO SUCCEED

    The Production Company

    RAGS

    WAAPA

  • OPENINGS, CONCERTS & AWARD CEREMONIES

    Kris has specialized in recent years on large scale concerts and events. This has included outdoor events for the Australian Ballet, The Queensland Music Awards, the Matildas Qld Theatre Awards, the Opening of the Concourse Theatre, outdoor concerts for Sydney Festival and the Festival of Voices, the 21st Birthday for Brisbane Powerhouse, and concerts for QPAC, Opera Qld, Brisbane Comedy Festival, City Recital Hall and many others.

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  • EXECUTIVE PRODUCING

  • Kris has directed and produced a number of projects, both in the commercial and non-profit spheres. They include:

    Red Hook

    Available on Amazon

    Kris founded Red Sand Media Partners, where he produced with his partners feature film Red Hook, a teen thriller distributed by Phase 4 Films.  Set in the streets on NYC, Red Hook is about a college scavenger hunt where one of the participants is setting new rules.

    [Title of Show]: a new musical

    On Broadway, at the Lyceum Theater

    On Broadway, RSMP produced the TONY nominated and Obie and Drama Desk award winning musical [title of show]. [title of show] is a musical about two nobodies named Hunter and Jeff who decide to write a completely original musical - and the show is from that moment until the night the audiencve is there with them.

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    New Musicals Australia

    2011/12 - an initiative of the Australia Council

    Now based at the Hayes Theatre, Kris was the founder and inaugural director of New Musicals Australia, an initiative dedicated to the production of original music theatre in Australia.  It focussed on providing writers and composers with the opportunity to have their scripts and songs workshopped by professionals and presented to industry peers.

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    Sweet

    2014 to 2016

    Sweet is annual hand-curated premiering seasons of independent performance that Kris produces and presents at Brisbane Powerhouse, identifying the best of emerging independent companies and giving them the opportunity to have their work supported and seen by a wider arts audience.

  • Contact Kris

    This is direct to Kris' personal email, so shoot him a note!

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