2000
Location: Gorman House Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Linda McHugh
General Manager: Demyan Hnatiuk (Jan-Apr), Jan Wawrzynczak (June onwards)
Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl adapted by Sally Reid directed by Roland Manderson and Estelle Muspratt
The Great Tale, created by Paschal Daantos Berry and participants, directed by John Oakley, musical direction and composition by Simone Penkethman
Wonderful Worlds & Crowd Behaviour directed by Catherine Langman
Out There directed by Robin Davidson
Oysters: New Skool by Chris Curwood directed by Sara Dukic, Better the Devil You Know by Adam Hadley directed by Jeremy Just, Michele Lee’s Used and Abused by Michelle Lee directed by Murphy Peoples, Push and Shove by Paddy Murphy directed by Ellen Schwab
2001
Location: Gorman House Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Linda McHugh
Associate Artistic Director: Estelle Muspratt
General Manager: Jan Wawrzynczak
Ethos: Spirit of the City directed by David Branson
How Big’s Yours? group-devised directed by Scott Wright with barb barnett [AD]
Staging Pages directed by Andrew Gray
Sunrise Ceremony directed by Sue Broadway, featured CYT performers at the Opening of the National Museum of Australia
Time Control group devised, directed by Estelle Muspratt, barb barnett, Liliana Bogatko, Emma Bossard, Robin Davidson, Matthew Marshal, Murphy Peoples, Alannah Pentony, Natalie Powers, Kelly Somes, and Karen Yaldren
Shake directed by Linda McHugh & Robert Randall, Wesley Enoch. A reconciliation project later performed at the National Museum of Australia’s Tracking Kultja Festival
2002
Canberra Youth Theatre’s 30th Anniversary
Location: Gorman House Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Linda McHugh
General Manager: Jan Wawrzynczak
In The Shadow of Harry written and directed by AJ Biega
Better The Devil You Know by Adam Hadley directed by Kelly Somes
Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas directed by Estelle Muspratt
Shakespeare à la Carte directed by Iain Sinclair, Pip Branson and Karen Yaldren
Alive! directed by Catherine Langman with guest artist Morgan Lewis. Commissioned by the National Museum of Australia
The Dismissal presented by CYT for an audience of delegates at Raising the Curtain, the National Forum on Performance
The Dismissal performed at Old Parliament House’s anniversary celebrations
The Lake and Scientists of Turallo Creek directed by Linda McHugh, performed by young people of Bungendore for the Weereewa Festival
Zapt! #1, 2, 3, 4 youth produced cabaret performance
Go Sonic directed by Linda McHugh, produced by Naim Saifullah
2003
Location: Gorman House Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Linda McHugh
General Manager: John Hunt
Alien Anthropologists, group devised, directed by Liliana Bogatko
Generations: Freak on a Leash, group devised, directed by barb barnett
King Jack adapted from Kate McNamara’s Jack and the Midnight Monsters adapted and directed by Jennie Vaskess, performed at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Zapt! #5, 6, 7, 8 youth produced cabaret performance
2004
Location: Gorman House Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Linda McHugh
General Manager: John Hunt
Generations 1 Degree of Separation, group devised directed by Simone Penkethman
Waterworks, group devised directed by Patrick Helean
The Great Garden Game, collaboration with the National Museum of Australia. Directed by Linda McHugh
Embracing by Paschal Daantos Berry directed by Linda McHugh. A collaborative project with JPET Multicultural Youth Service
Zapt! #9, 10, 11 youth produced cabaret performance
2005
Location: Gorman House Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Linda McHugh
General Manager: John Hunt (Jan-Nov), Sharon Casey (Nov onwards)
Whineing and Dying: A Grotesque Season of the Absurd, directed by Linda McHugh and Estelle Muspratt
On The Other Side, group-devised directed by barb barnett & performed at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Zapt! #12 & 13 youth produced cabaret performance
Body Image Body Scrimmage
2006
Location: Gorman House Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Pip Buining
General Manager: Sharon Casey
The Moth Tree by Shiereen Magsalin directed by Tim Hansen (commissioned)
Zapt! #14, 15 & 16 youth produced cabaret performance
Arcane Secrets, a cross-community, multi-disciplinary project written by Adam Hadley, David Finnigan, Tess Elvin. Artistic Director Linda McHugh, Assistant Director Roland Manderson, directors Patrick Helean, and Tim Hansen, and Music Director Jim Sharrock
Four Little Girls by Pablo Picasso, a collaboration between CYT, Lieder Youth Theatre, The Highlands School of Performing Arts, and Yass High School. Project Coordinator Chrisjohn Hancock, CYT Coordinator Pip Buining, directed by barb barnett, Fiona Shannon, Lee Brown
Bright Stars Black Holes with Canberra Blind Society. Musical Director Simone Penkethman
2007
Location: Gorman House Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Pip Buining
General Manager: Sharon Casey
COMFORT created & directed by Pip Buining, Installation Artist Louise Morris, Video Artist Stephen Barker, Assistant Director barb barnett
Playground, a competition for young ACT playwrights
Gordons Got A Snookie group devised based on Lisa Shanahan’s book, directed by Naomi Brouwer
hiJinx, youth produced cabaret performance at the National Folk Festival
On-Line Soap, an online collaboration with Powerhouse Youth Theatre directed by Stephen Barker
Imperfectly Sane, directed by Robin Davidson, written by members of The Rainbow Room. A partnership between CYT and the Mental Health Foundation
2008
Location: Gorman House Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Pip Buining
General Manager: Sharon Casey
The Messenger adapted by Ross Mueller based on the novel by Markus Zusak directed by Pip Buining. Commissioned by CYT
DIY Film: Inspired Stories, The Hardest Word by Justene Taylor-Cannon directed by Stephen Barker. A partnership with the National Museum of Australia
hiJinx, youth produced cabaret performance at the National Folk Festival
The Monster That Ate Canberra group devised based on Michael Salmon’s book, directed by Ruth Pieloor
The Little Prince, group devised based on novel by Antoine de Saint Exupéry directed by Liliana Bogatko
Giraffes Can’t Dance, group devised based on the story by Giles Andreae directed by Gretel Burgess
Artists Unite Director/Mentor Joe Woodward: Broken Feathers and Baited Birds by Alison McGregor directed by Camilla Sheather-Neumann, Eve by Holly Brindley directed by Isobel Nye, Momentum by Tse Yee Teh directed by Zelda Riddell, and Room 62791 by Fiona Spitzkowsky directed by Shynead Kaak
Playground playwrighting competition, Shanks Pony production in conjunction with CYT and The Street Theatre: Rose Petals by Farnoush Parsiavashi directed by Catherine Mann & I’ll See Your Heart and Raise You Mine by Patrick J Mullins directed by Naomi Brouwer
Open House Emerging Artists Residency: The Booth by Cathy Petocz
2009
Location: Gorman House Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Pip Buining
Business Manager: Christine Johnson
TANK by Adam Hadley directed by Pip Buining, touring ACT
Six Billion Love created by Chenoeh Miller, concept by Pip Buining
STUFF! written & directed by Adam Hadley, concept by Pip Buining, musical director John Shortis. Radio Play, podcast on ABC Heywire
hiJinx, youth produced cabaret performance at National Folk Festival
Artists Unite. Director/Mentor Joe Woodward, Trees by Alysha Herrmann directed by Alison McGregor, The Man with No Funny Bone by Edmund Hogan directed by Jonathan Sharp, X by Sarah Dunn directed by Shasta Sutherland
Open House Emerging Artists Residency:
1. An Afternoon with the Faun by Tobias Manderson Galvin
2. Last Man To Die
Retrieval (development) created by Pip Buining, Installation Artist Louise Morris, Costume Artist Clare Reynolds. Installation performance at National Library of Australia 2010
