Artistic Director: Sally Richardson

Sally is a director/producer/writer/dramaturg in the performing Arts in Australia.
Productions of her work have been seen nationally and internationally.

Her work has been a winner/finalist for Helpmann Awards, Green Room Awards, Equity Guild Awards, Ausdance Awards, Dance Australia Critics Choice Award amongst others. Projects range from theatre, dance, circus, puppetry, to corporate events, community projects and consultancy.

She was a recipient of an Australia Council Dramaturgy fellowship in 2006, and a Creative Fellowship from the Western Australia Department of Culture and the Arts in 2008. She was a member of the Theatre Board of the Australia Council (2001-5), and is currently artistic director of Steamworks Arts Productions (since 2001). Sally is a current board member of Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, and on the Artistic advisory for Deckchair Theatre and Barking Gecko Theatre Company. Sally is the selected Australian representative dramaturg for the 'New Visions, New Voices' International Festival to be held in May at the Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington DC.

Successes include the tour of The Drover's Wives to Shanghai and Beijing International Festivals, writing/directing new works for NICA and The Promise for The Flying Fruitfly Circus (Sydney Festival 2009) which won the 2009 Helpmann Award for Best Presentation for Children. Recent projects include the creative developments of Rites and Eliza. Sally will be directing the Western Australian premiere of the Dangerage by Kate Mulvaney for Deckchair Theatre opening in May.

Sally is the creative director of Live@Woodside 2010:Living Energy. A creative partnership of Steamworks with Woodside, now in it's third year.

I am very proud of the Steamworks commitment to it's people at every level. We are a family and a creative community. 2010 sees us enter our tenth year of operation working with individuals and organisations on projects across Australia.

Business Development Director: Aine Whelan (EMBA)

Aine Whelan has an honours degree in music from Trinity College Dublin, an Arts Management Degree from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), and an Executive Masters of Business Administration from The University of Western Australia.

She needs all of these qualifications to keep up with the pace of Steamworks Arts Productions and the amazing team of creators associated with the company. Aine has over 15 years senior experience working in the arts, government, corporate and tertiary sectors. Currently she is Leader of Learning & Innovation at WAAPA working across all the major artform areas.

Aine believes in taking control of your destiny, following your passions and not being deterred along the way. Being part of the Steamworks team is a great privilege which provides incredible challenges and rewards in particular being surrounded by likeminded people. Being part of the Steamworks family is a very enriching experience both personally and professionally.

Senior Producer: Rachael Whitworth

Rachael worked as a professional dancer and actor after graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance. She performed extensively with West Australian Ballet, Buzz Dance Theatre, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Jigsaw Theatre Company and collaborated in numerous independent productions.

In 2004, Rachael graduated from Deakin University with a Graduate Diploma in Arts and Entertainment Management and worked as Operations Officer for Spare Parts Puppet Theatre between 2005-2006. Here she established and coordinated national and international tours, developed new programs, fostered partnerships with flagship organisations such as West Australian Museum and represented the company at sponsor functions and International markets and festivals.

In 2006, Rachael became Associate Producer for the UNIMA 2008 :: 20th UNIMA World Puppetry Congress and Festival, working with the Artistic Director to deliver the artistic program whilst assisting the Executive Producer to develop all streams of the congress and festival.

Rachael has been working as Senior Producer with Steamworks since 2008. Her main role has been to produce the highly successful live @ woodside 2009 as well as assisting in developing the many other individual productions that Steamworks creates. She loves working with Steamworks because it is a dynamic and vibrant company that creates exciting artistic performances and truly supports a work/life/family balance.

Photography/Documentation: Ashley de Prazer/Danielle Micich

ASHLEY DE PRAZER PHOTOGRAPHY/ DASHVISUAL

Steamworks has been collaborating with Ashley de Prazer and Danielle Micich over many years in various capacities.
Many of the videos and most of the images that appear on this website have been created by these award winning artists.
We encourage our friends and partners to work with these outstanding creative visual designers.

Financial Advisor: Michael Murphy

Finances: Michael Murphy (Director EBA, CPA)