KATT OSBORNE – Executive Director
Katt brings a range of experience as an arts leader, creative producer and artist to her role as Executive Director. She has been a part of the WA independent arts scene since the beginning of her career in 2008. Katt’s contributions to WA have been recognised through receiving the 2016 WA Young Achiever of the Year (Arts) and an Edith Cowan University Chapter’s Golden Key Honorary Membership (Leadership). In her previous roles, Katt was a co-founding artistic member of The Last Great Hunt and its inaugural General Manager, a 2018 Resident Artist (Director) with Black Swan State Theatre Company and Artistic Director of Mandurah’s Riptide Youth Performance Company for the last five years.
Katt is passionate about advocacy for WA independent artists and fostering a rich ecology to create and share exceptional new work and diverse stories. She is particularly interested in forging collaborations between arts organisations and supporting opportunities for emerging artists. Katt continues to maintain her performing arts practice as an independent director and performance maker.
HARRIET ROBERTS – Producer
A graduate of WAAPA’s Arts Management course as well as Arts (Communication Studies) at the University of Western Australia, Harriet worked as an independent producer and publicist prior to joining The Blue Room Theatre as Associate Producer in April 2016. Just over two years later, she stepped into the role of Producer and is thrilled to continue to work with The Blue Room Theatre in championing and supporting independent artists at both a local and national level.
MELANIE JULIEN-MARTIAL – Associate Producer
Melanie Julien-Martial is a film producer/production coordinator, and an emerging theatre producer. She recently completed a Master’s of Screen Studies (Producing/Directing) at the WA Screen Academy, where she received the Channel 9 Excellence in Producing Award. Recent screen credits include feature film I Met A Girl (Production Assistant), SBS/Screenwest short film Tribunal(Production Coordinator), and WASA/Channel 9 short film When Harri Met Salma (Producer). For theatre, she is currently producing Two Canaries (Alexa Taylor); Cephalopod (Squid Vicious); production assisting at Performing Lines WA; and is the associate producer at The Blue Room Theatre.
ROGER MILLER – Venue and Operations Manager
After completing a year 12 certificate in Canberra in 1979 and attending the Victorian College of Arts in 1981, Roger worked as a stage manager for the Ensemble Theatre in Sydney for 2 years where his work included lighting and sound design and operation as well as stage management. In between operating sound for touring productions he worked as a lighting operator at the Sydney Opera House until 1985. After national tours as sound operator, he returned to the Sydney Opera House as a Sound operator and worked with companies like the Australian Opera, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney Dance Company and Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Roger moved to Perth in 1994.
Since relocating to Perth he has worked as a lighting operator and designer, sound operator and designer, and stage manager at venues including His Majesty’s Theatre, Playhouse, Concert Hall, Subiaco Theatre Centre, Regal Theatre, Pica, Rechabites’ Hall and for companies such as Black Swan, Perth Theatre Company, Yirri Yaakin, Tura New Music Festival, Perth International Arts Festival, Barking Gecko, Awesome Festival and Skadada. Roger has also taken tours to Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne as well as to Chiang Mai (Thailand) and Shanghai (China).
RYAN SANDILANDS – Marketing and Communications Manager
After graduating from Edith Cowan University with a Bachelor of Communications, Ryan went on to work in a number of marketing and communications roles across the arts sector. He has previously worked for Perth Concert Hall, The Bird and as Perth editor for retired publication The Thousands. Ryan joined The Blue Room Theatre in August 2017.
SALLY MARTIN – Office and Front of House Manager
Sally studied classics and languages at the University of Western Australia, became an Associate of the Trinity College of London and gained her Performer’s Shield in dance before going on to do the theatre course at WAAPA. After graduating, Sally worked extensively as an actor and wine promoter and formed the co-operative Actors Waiting and the all female, smoking, drinking and tap dancing group Veuve Click-O. Sally finally got a proper job at Boffins Bookshop in 2000 but was enticed away by Jansis O’Hanlon to join the Blue Room team in 2007 where she lives happily ever after. Sally is a wine baron and a Scrabble master. True story.
SCOTT MCARDLE – Office and Front of House Coordinator
Scott started as a volunteer at The Blue Room in 2011, graduated to casual box office staff and now holds the title of part-timer. He’s a real career path go-getter! You can also find him writing and directing shows such as Laika (2017), Josephine! (2018), and Playthings (2019). Scott has worked for Perth Theatre Trust, The Last Great Hunt, Murdoch University, WAAPA, and a variety of local theatre companies. He loves bahn mi, red wine, and Dungeons & Dragons – the simple things in life.
KAREN CONNOLLY – Accounts
Karen has been working as a freelance bookkeeper and administrative assistant since 2000. Karen is an arts graduate from UWA and a qualified secondary school teacher. As well as maintaining The Blue Room Theatre’s accounts, Karen is a freelance proofreader and also writes film reviews on The Boomtown Rap.
