Artistic Directors
Black Swan’s current artistic director is a critically acclaimed theatre director and a committed performing arts educator. Kate Cherry has worked in every capital city in Australia, New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Colorado, Massachusetts and Hong Kong. As Associate Director for MTC, Kate directed over twenty productions. She has also staged work for Playbox Theatre (where she was Artistic Associate), Sydney Theatre Company, Adelaide Festival, Brisbane Festival, Glenn Street Theatre, Oz Opera, Hit Productions, Ensemble Theatre NYC, Shakespeare and Company (Massachusetts), American Conservatory Theatre and California Shakespeare Festival (San Francisco).
Kate’s critical successes have included Helpmann and Green Room nominations and awards and a Gielgud Award for Best Emerging Director of the Classics in the USA. She has been the recipient of an NYC Drama League Fellowship and a Williamson Leadership Program Fellowship.
As both Director and Educator, Kate Cherry has had a longstanding commitment to the theatre industry in Perth, having taught and directed for the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts on an ongoing basis for the past nine years. She has also provided her skills as a dramaturg and conducted master classes for WA Stages and the WA Writers Guild.
Black Swan’s inaugural Artistic Director was Andrew Ross (1991–2003), now the Director of Brisbane Powerhouse Arts. Under Ross’ direction, the company produced such iconic Australian works as works as ‘Bran Nue Day’, ‘Corrugation Road’, ‘Sistergirl’ and ‘The Merry Go Round in the Sea.’ Following Ross’ departure in 2003, Peter Kingston was engaged as acting Artistic Director, until the appointment of Tom Gutteridge in February 2004.
Under the leadership of previous Artistic Director Tom Gutteridge, Black Swan maintained a strong commitment to commissioning new work and premiered exciting contemporary plays such as Ian Wilding’s 'The Carnivores' and Neil Gladwin’s 'Red Dog'.
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