TNA Staff

Theatre Network Australia (TNA) has a small but mighty core team of staff, who are supported by short-term staff and contractors for specific projects.

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Joshua Lowe

CEO (Interim)

Joshua (he/him) is an artist and creative business leader with sixteen years of experience as an executive leader of arts organisations and a passion for supporting and connecting people. Born and raised in Lutruwita/Tasmania, from 2007 to 2020 Joshua was the founding CEO/Artistic Director of DRILL, a national leader in youth dance, dedicated to fostering the growth of contemporary dance in Tasmania. He is a Graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts (Bachelor of Dance), and holds an MBA from Melbourne Business School.

Joshua was the General Manager of TNA from 2021-23 before moving into the role of Co-CEO. In that time he led the design and implementation of TNA’s Equity Action Plan, created the LeaderShift program, drove national political advocacy, and provided increased support for the youth arts sector. Joshua is guided by strong principles of justice and equity, informed by his queer identity and regional, working-class background.

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Steph Speirs

General Manager (Interim)

Steph is an accomplished creative producer who has worked over the past decade with artists and festivals across Australia and the UK. Steph is also a composer and performance-maker, creating works in experimental theatre and live art spaces and composing music for stage & media.

Steph is passionate about advocating for the value of arts workers to society, and about innovating to build sustainable arts careers and equitable pathways from education to industry. Previously, Steph worked with Circus Oz as Producer of Artform & Industry Development, where she was dedicated to facilitating opportunities for artists and cultivating a thriving Australian circus sector.

Steph holds a Bachelor of Performing Arts and a Master of Arts & Cultural Management.

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Yuhui Ng-Rodriguez

Manager, Sector Development & Membership

Yuhui is a Geelong-based, Singaporean performance-maker. Fuelled by a preoccupation with how transient places and people are, her work attempts to find a connection between home and inhabitant, country and citizen, body and culture. Projects include Baby Cake (Next Wave & Darebin Speakeasy 2018), Museum of Me (Darebin Arts 2016), Neighbours (Big West Festival 2015), Uncommon Places (Melbourne Fringe Keynote 2015) and Geelong Sweats (Geelong Arts Centre development 2020). She has worked across various arts administration roles for organisations such as Back to Back Theatre and the National Arts Council in Singapore. She is currently on the Artistic Directorate of Next Wave.

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Wen-Juenn Lee

Communications Manager

Wen-Juenn writes and edits poetry on unceded Wurundjeri land, and her writing has been published or is forthcoming in Meanjin, Antithesis, Landfall, Southerly, Scum Mag, and Going Down Swinging. She previously served as poetry editor at Voiceworks.

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Charice Rust

Administrator

Charice is Co-Artistic Director and performer for contemporary circus company One Fell Swoop Circus, through which she cultivates her passion for combining innovative physical expression with considered ideas. Charice also works as co-producer for One Fell Swoop Circus developing her creative producer practice alongside her acrobatic practice. Recent performance highlights include the Xintiandi Festival in Shanghai, Hawkes Bay Arts Festival in New Zealand, the CIRCa Festival in Auch, France, and extensive regional touring throughout Australia.

She is passionate about growing her producing practice to support the careers of circus artists and companies.

Thank you

TNA acknowledges the vital contribution of our previous staff:  Nicole Beyer, Steph Cox, Christy Flaws, Kath Fyffe, Melinda Hetzel, Anna Kelsey-Sugg, Carmen Lai, Tessa Leong, Jamie Lewis, Erica McCalman, Angela Pamic, Rani Pramesti, Simone Schinkel, Christian Schooneveldt-Reid, Bethany Simons, Lauren Swain, Kieran Swann, and Kim Webster.

TNA also employs many project contractors who we are truly grateful to for their dedication, including Sam Ryan (Bookkeeper), and teams who work on the Australian Performing Arts Forum.