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From directing and improv to puppetry and stage combat, our facilitators bring a wealth of experience to Theatre360. As artists and educators, they love sharing their craft, sparking creativity, and opening new ways of seeing theatre. Meet them at this year’s Theatre360 workshops held at *SCAPE, in conjunction with performances by The Young Company and Inclusive Young Company.
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Facilitated by Irsyad Dawood
Irsyad Dawood is a performer, theatre-maker, and teaching artist. Central to his practice is a belief that theatre is a space where we can challenge conformity and discover different ways of being together.
As a theatre-maker, Irsyad is curious about form and how process & performance can take new shapes in service of story, with intentionality and precision. Most recently, during his artist residency with Teater Ekamatra, he explored headphone verbatim theatre and live dramaturgy to create intimate performance experiences. His previous works include Does This Work For You (M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, 2017), Pan-dance-mic (Singapore Art Museum, 2022), and Hantu Kaki Kotor (Teater Ekamatra, 2024).
Beyond the stage, Irsyad works as a teaching artist and social-emotional development facilitator with learners of all ages. He leads with joy and curiosity in every room he's called to. |
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Voicing Your Way Out: A Vocal Masterclass Facilitated by Cheryl Chitty Tan
Cheryl Chitty Tan is an actor, singer and teacher based in Singapore. On stage she's best known for playing Yehenara in Forbidden City for which she got a Life! Theatre Award nomination. Other notable stage credits include Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (SRT), Ivy in Beauty World (Dick Lee), Mimi in Mama White Snake (Wild Rice), and Katy Tranh in Displaced Persons' Welcome Dinner (Checkpoint). Screen credits include Westworld, Faculty, Derek, Code of Law V, Paddles Up and After Dark: Skin Deep.
She has a Boh Cameronian Arts Award for Best Lead Performer in A Musical for Malaya Relived: The Penang Riots. She started pro theatre in KL at 15 with Little Violet and The Angel. She also wrote lyrics to the musical The Monster In The Mirror and has Best Director/Librettist/Overall Production awards for Short + Sweet KL.
Cheryl has taught acting in special workshops at HELP Institute, Cempaka International School, Singapore American School and privately. She has a voice teaching certificate from New York Vocal Coaching under Justin Stoney. She attended LaSalle's musical theatre programme but graduated from Wesleyan University. |
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Sound Matters: World Creation through Sound Design Facilitated by Daniel Wong
Daniel Wong is a sound designer, composer and music producer. He graduated from Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music with a B.Mus (Hons) in Recording Arts & Science.
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Move the Story: Physical Theatre for Storytelling Facilitated by Auderia Tan
Auderia is a bilingual theatre practitioner who performs, writes, and facilitates drama programmes for diverse communities. She is passionate about applied theatre, physical theatre, and puppetry, and believes that theatre is a powerful medium for creating socially engaged and people-centred work. Her practice draws on movement, play, and embodied storytelling to foster empathy, curiosity, and connection in the learning space. |
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Inclusive Young Company: Open Classroom Facilitated by Grace Lee-Khoo
Grace Lee Khoo is the Founder of Access Path Productions, Singapore’s first disability-led theatre company. She graduated from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and National University of Singapore’s Theatre Studies program and now works internationally as a director, performer, producer, dramaturg, researcher, drama educator, audio describer for the blind/vision-impaired and creative access consultant.
Grace was International Artist-in-residence at Graeae Theatre Company (London) in 2017. Grace currently serves as the Lead Artist of the Inclusive Young Company (iYC). With SRT, Grace has directed Silence Bubble (2018), Kaite O’Reilly’s 9 Fridas (2022) and Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis (2023). Significant works include touring Unlimited UK commission Kaite O'Reilly’s And Suddenly I Disappear (2017-2018), National Gallery Singapore commissions Glimpse (2023), Self Portrait (2019) and Singapore Art Museum commissions desert of the ocean (doldrums) for Singapore Art Week 2024, Patterns of Perception for Singapore Biennale 2023. |
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Facilitated by Tia Guttensohn
Tia is a multicultural actor, educator, and entrepreneur. Being Singaporean and Austrian, and having grown up in Singapore, Switzerland, and Hong Kong, she now finds a piece of home wherever she goes. Tia trained at LASALLE College of the Arts, graduating with a BA(Hons) in Acting in 2017. Following this, she co-founded The Assembly Point, a local theatre collective, and built a career in both performance and education. Her theatre credits include The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Singapore Repertory Theatre), Muswell Hill (Pangdemonium), and Animal Farm (Wild Rice).
In 2022, Tia moved to the United Kingdom to pursue an MA in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths, University of London. Following this, she led an open-access youth club in Southeast London, launched Mulch Workshops: a social enterprise affirming multicultural identity in young people, and honed her skills as a professional quiz master. Having recently returned to Singapore, Tia looks forward to making meaningful connections at the intersection of theatre, education, and identity. |
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Page to Stage: A Playwriting Workshop Facilitated by Thomas Lim
Thomas is a writer, director and arts educator. His work spans genres and languages, including plays, musicals and short films performed in Teochew, Mandarin, Malay, Bahasa Indonesia, English and Pig Latin. His professional debut, Grandmother Tongue, is a semi-autobiographical tribute to his Teochew-speaking grandmother. Subsequent writing and directing credits include Supervision, Straight Acting and National Day Charade. Thomas is also an established arts educator with over a decade of experience working with students and young people. |
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From the Little Red Dot to the West End: In Conversation with Nathania Ong Panelist: Nathania Ong
Training: Mountview. Previously in Les Misérables: Éponine (West End, UK and Ireland Tour, Arena World Tour Spectacular). Theatre Credits include: Eliza Schuyler in Hamilton (West End); Cinderella in Into the Woods (Singtel Waterfront Theatre Singapore); Jenna Rolan in Be More Chill (West End). Concert Credits include: Magic of the Musicals (Royal Albert Hall); Big Night of the Musicals (Manchester AO Arena). |
Theatre360 by SRT's Centre for Creative Learning, is an initiative designed to demonstrate to Singapore's youth that theatre can be a viable and lucrative career. This November, dive into an action-packed festival offering a 360-degree industry experience through engaging panel discussions, captivating performances, and hands-on workshops led by seasoned professionals, industry organizations, and emerging artists.
Find out the full range of offerings at Theatre360 here.
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