

KRIS STEWART
Artistic & Executive Director
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
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.
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.
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.
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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