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      • The State Theatre Company of South Australia (STCSA), branded State Theatre Company South Australia, formerly the South Australian Theatre Company (SATC), is South Australia's leading professional theatre company, and a statutory corporation. It was established as the official state theatre company by the State Theatre Company of South Australia Act 1972, on the initiative of Premier Don Dunstan.
      Many of the performances are staged at the Dunstan Playhouse and Space Theatre at the Adelaide Festival Centre. As of November 2024 the artistic director and co-CEO is Petra Kalive. Notable actors, writers and directors working with the company have included Patrick White, Neil Armfield, Ruth Cracknell, Andrew Bovell, Judy Davis, Gale Edwards, Mel Gibson, Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sharman, Hugo Weaving, Elena Carapetis and John Wood.


      History


      The South Australian Theatre Company (SATC) was established in 1965 under the artistic direction of John Tasker. Tasker directed 10 plays before clashing with the board and leaving in 1967. Actor Leslie Dayman took over from Tasker and Peter Batey followed Dayman.
      The date of establishment as the state theatre company dates from the State Theatre Company of South Australia Act of 1972, an initiative of then Premier Dunstan. The name of the company was changed to its current name in 1978 as a reflection of this act. The director of the company in its inaugural year was George Ogilvie.
      In 1974, the SATC became the inaugural resident theatre company of the Adelaide Festival Centre, performing mostly in The Playhouse (later The Dunstan Playhouse and still the company's primary venue), and was the first state theatre company in Australia to hold its entire operations in one purpose-made building.
      In 1977, Magpie Theatre was established as a theatre in education (TIE) branch of STCSA, for young people. After 20 years and numerous productions, it was terminated in 1997, partially due to loss of funding after reconstruction of Arts SA.
      Under the artistic direction of Jim Sharman, the company was renamed Lighthouse from 1982 to 1983, operating as an ensemble theatre company with twelve actors: Robynne Bourne, Peter Cummins, Melissa Jaffer (replaced in 1983 by Jacqy Phillips), Alan John, Gillian Jones, Melita Jurisic, Russell Kiefel, Stuart McCreery, Robert Menzies (replaced by Robert Grubb), Geoffrey Rush, Kerry Walker and John Wood.
      The company was subtitled Australian Playhouse from 1996 to 1997 during the tenure of Chris Westwood, the company's first female executive producer, appointed in 1993. She aimed at presenting only Australian works until the end of the century; however, she resigned at the end of 1997.
      The board reported to Arts SA (later Arts South Australia) from 1993 until 2018, when it started reporting directly to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
      From 2019 the company was branded "State Theatre Company South Australia", but official reports still refers to the legal name of "State Theatre Company of South Australia". In the same year, Mitchell Butel was appointed artistic director of the company.
      In August 2024, Butel announced that he would be leaving STCSA to take up the role of artistic director of Sydney Theatre Company. In November 20240, it was announced that Petra Kalive had been appointed as the new artistic director, as well as co-CEO, joining executive director Julian Hobba in the CEO role. Kalive was formerly associate director at Melbourne Theatre Company and artistic director of the University of Melbourne's Union House Theatre, and has also held leadership roles at Melbourne Playback Theatre and La Mama.


      Venues


      As of 2021, the company's administration offices are based at the Lion Arts Centre, on the corner of Morphett Street and North Terrace, Adelaide. The company's main venue is the Dunstan Playhouse, but it also uses the Space Theatre, the Royalty Theatre in Angas Street, and the Thomas Edmonds Opera Studio at the Adelaide Showground. It holds its "Tangent" talks in the Hawke Building at University of South Australia's City West campus.


      Awards for new work


      The company supports new work through its annual Flinders University Young Playwrights' Awards for writers under 25, offering dramaturgy and a professional reading to the winning scripts in junior (13–17) and senior (18–25) sections.
      It also presents the Jill Blewett Playwright's Award, worth $12,500, awarded for an as yet unproduced play of any genre written by a professional South Australian playwright. It is presented at Adelaide Writer's Week during the Adelaide Festival.


      People




      = Directors

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      John Tasker (1965–67)
      Leslie Dayman (1968–69)
      Peter Batey (1970–71)
      George Ogilvie (1972–1976)
      Colin George (1977–1979)
      Kevin Palmer (artistic director), Nick Enright (associate director) (1980–81)
      Jim Sharman (artistic director), Neil Armfield and Louis Nowra (associates) (1982–83) (as Lighthouse)
      Keith Gallasch (1984–85)
      John Gaden (director), Gale Edwards (associate) (1986–89)
      Simon Phillips (1990–93)
      Chris Westwood (executive producer) (1994–97)
      Rodney Fisher (1998–99)
      Rosalba Clemente (2000–04)
      Adam Cook (2005–2012)
      Geordie Brookman (2013–2018)
      Mitchell Butel (2019–November 2024)
      Petra Kalive (from end November 2024); also co-CEO


      = Associate Directors

      =
      Rosalba Clemente (1997-1999)
      Chris Drummond (2001-2004)
      Michael Hill (2006–2008)
      Geordie Brookman (2008–2010)
      Catherine Fitzgerald (2011–2012)
      Nescha Jelk (2013–2016)
      Elena Carapetis (2017–2019)
      Anthony Nicola (2020–2022)
      Shannon Rush (2023 - present)


      Actors


      Notable actors who have performed as part of the STCSA ensemble include Mark Saturno, James Smith, Nathan O'Keefe, Rachel Burke, Rashidi Edwards, Anna Steen, Miranda Daughtry, and Dale March.


      New works


      Shows which have been commissioned by State Theatre Company South Australia include:

      2023 – The Dictionary of Lost Words adapted by Verity Laughton from the novel by Pip Williams
      2023 – Welcome To Your New Life by Anna Goldsworthy
      2022 – Cathedral by Caleb Lewis
      2022 – Antigone by Elena Carapetis
      2021 – The Boy Who Talked To Dogs by Amy Conroy (co-production with Slingsby)
      2021 – Euphoria by Emily Steel (co-production with Country Arts SA)
      2021 – Hibernation by Finegan Kruckemeyer
      2020 – Decameron 2.0 (co-production with Actnow Theatre)
      2018 – In The Club by Patricia Cornelius
      2018 – Terrestrial by Fleur Kilpatrick
      2018 – The Gods of Strangers by Elena Carapetis
      2016 – Gorgon by Elena Carapetis
      2016 – Things I Know To Be True by Andrew Bovell (co-production with UK's Frantic Assembly)
      2014 – Jesikah by Phillip Kavanagh
      2014 – Little Bird by Nicki Bloom
      2013 – The Kreutzer Sonata by Sue Smith
      2013 – Maggie Stone by Caleb Lewis
      2009 – Metro Street by Matthew Robinson
      2009 – Maestro by Anna Goldsworthy and Peter Goldsworthy
      2008 – Architektin by Robyn Archer
      2008 – When The Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell (co-presentation with Brink Productions)
      2007 – Lion Pig Lion by Marty Denniss
      2006 – Honk If You Are Jesus by Peter Goldsworthy and Martin Laud Gray (winner of the 2006 Ruby Award for Best New Work or Event)
      2004 – Euripides' Trojan Women adapted by Rosalba Clemente and Dawn Langman
      2004 – Night Letters by Robert Dessaix adapted by Susan Rogers and Chris Drummond
      2003 – drowning in my ocean of You by Fiona Sprott
      2002 – My Life, My Love by Pat Rix
      2001 – Holy Day by Andrew Bovell (winner of 2 Green Room Awards)
      1986 – Dreams In An Empty City by Stephen Sewell
      1985 – Beautland by Barry Dickins
      1983 – Sunrise by Louis Nowra
      1983 – The Blind Giant Is Dancing by Stephen Sewell
      1983 – Netherwood by Patrick White
      1982 – Spellbound by Louis Nowra
      1982 – Royal Show by Louis Nowra
      1982 – Signal Driver: A Morality Play for the Times by Patrick White
      1978 – A Manual of Trench Warfare by Clem Gorman
      1978 – Marx by Ron Blair
      1976 – A Handful of Friends by David Williamson
      1974 – The Department by David Williamson


      See also


      Geoff Cobham, lighting designer 2012–2018


      Notes




      References




      Further reading


      Ward, Peter (1992). A singular act : twenty five years of the State Theatre Company of South Australia. Adelaide : State Theatre : Wakefield Press. ISBN 1-862-54273-2.


      External links


      Official website

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