Tuesday 28th July, 6:30 - 8:30pm, ActNow Theatre’s MakeSpace

Saturday 1st July, 10am - 4:30pm, North Adelaide Community Centre & Library

Do you want to do more for climate action but struggle to start? Are you interested in theatre that invites community participation? Do you like to have fun?

If you've answered yes to any of the above, this is the workshop for you. Join ActNow Theatre Associate Director, Nescha Jelk, to experiment with playful ideas for participatory theatre that motivates climate action.

Join us for this free event designed for community members aged 18+, with a small donation suggested from allies to support the program.

All donations $2 and over are fully tax-deductible.

Registrations open 23rd June

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If you have any trouble RSVPing please call us at (08) 8123 0346 during business hours or email info@actnowtheatre.org.au to register.

About NESCHA

Nescha graduated from the Flinders University Drama Centre in 2010 and is the Associate Director at ActNow Theatre.

For the State Theatre Company of South Australia, Nescha has directed Euphoria (co-pro with Country Arts SA), Single Asian Female, Jasper Jones, Terrestrial, Switzerland, Straight White Men (co-pro with La Boite), Gorgon, Volpone, Krapp’s Last Tape in the ‘Beckett Triptych’ (2015 Adelaide Festival, 2016 MOFO), Othello, Jesikah and Random. Other directing credits include How to Kill Your Husband (State Opera South Australia), Meet Me At Dawn (Gavin Roach Productions), Yerma (Foul Play), Sepia (RiAus/Emily Steel), Hamlet (Actors Folio), Alice and Peter Grow Up (Milk Theatre Collective), As One (Tiny Bricks) and Deluge (Tiny Bricks in association with Brink for the 2016 Adelaide Festival). She was a co-founder RUMPUS, an artist run curated independent theatre venue, which ran from 2019-2022. Nescha was an Artistic Associate of Floods of Fire for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, a large scale participatory event focused on climate change in the 2024 Adelaide Festival.

Photograph of Nescha by Thomas McCammon

THINGS TO Note

Please note: ActNow Theatre will be capturing photos and videos for promotional purposes during this workshop. If you do not wish to be recorded, please let an ActNow Theatre representative know when you arrive so we can ensure we respect your needs.

ActNow Theatre's Community Workshop program is supported by the ActNow Theatre Accomplices and the Adelaide City Council.

This program is also made possible through organisational funding support from Create SA and Creative Australia