Biography

Ingrid is by no means a Spectrum veteran but found a love for this old show-girl and the darlings that find themselves woven into the fabric of her many costumes, during the musical sensation that was Class of 77.

She is grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the talented team that have come together to being to life the narrative so beautifully imagined by the creative minds at our helm.

With all the love and support of this special place (and a slight fear of Aaron’s notebook of constructive hieroglyphics, softened by his own inability to decode them), she is proud to present Stephanie to her audience, a part of this true composite arrangement.

Biography

Michael went to high school in Albany before moving to Perth and then abroad. Michael has been performing in schools throughout WA, creating independent theatre shows and developing unique arts experiences. He is now exploring a new role as a primary school student teacher while relishing a return to stage with Spectrum Theatre in A Composite Arrangement.

Michael is thrilled to be a part of this passionate creative team bringing this play to the stage for the first time.

Biography

Emily has a deep love for the performing arts and takes pride in being on stage. At only 16 she has been a part of many productions (singing, dancing and acting) including The Barber of Seville, The Nightingale, Moana Jnr, The Lion King Jnr, Aliwar Bardinar and most recently The Little Mermaid Jnr.

This is Emily’s first leading role and hopes you enjoy her character portrayal of Lily!

Biography

The Allotment is Lin's first time directing solo, although she has co-directed a couple of plays in the UK many years ago, and has approximately thirty-five years of experience both professionally and in community theatre.

Lin absolutely loves The Allotment, having previously played by the part of Norah, and finds it lovely to see it re-enacted by so many great actors to bring her vision to life.

Since joining Spectrum, Lin has had the honour of playing Mrs Rogers in Agatha Christies And Then There Were None; performing a very special monologue Ham Sandwich, which was written by her very dear friend, in Spectrum Theatre's One Actually; and Lin thoroughly enjoyed playing Dawn in A Composite Arrangement. Lin looks forward to hopefully performing in some of the fantastic plays we have lined up for the coming years — although after A Composite Arrangement, she might be typecast into the grandmother parts now, but says “bring it on”!

Biography

Shane is excited to rediscover his love of theatre and acting after a long hiatus from the stage. After his Year 8 drama teacher took a gamble and cast him in the lead role of the school production Cosi, Shane fell in love with the theatre and never looked back!

In his twenties, Shane found his niche in shows that combined scripted performance and improvisation, performing in several runs of Suspect: A Game of Murder at The Rechabites Theatre in Northbridge.

After studying Film and Literature at University, Shane became an English teacher and has loved sharing is passion of literature, theatre and film with young people. While long absent from the stage, Shane has been busy playing the role of his life - father to three amazing young children - and is grateful that someone else has taken another gamble on him and cast him in this amazing show!

Biography

Aaron debuted with Spectrum Theatre in last year’s production of And Then There Were None as Captain Lombard.

Infused with creative energy, he put pen to paper and wrote A Composite Arrangement. Aaron is a published author and has a Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Creative Writing from Curtin University.

With the support of his wife and family, Aaron had a wonderful time bringing his script to fruition with the help of Maddi and an amazing cast and crew.

Biography

Sakura is excited to be helping behind the scenes in her first Spectrum Theatre production, A Composite Arrangement.

She recently assisted with The Albany Children’s Theatre as well as being involved with ALOT Co. At 17, Sakura enjoys all things behind the curtain — from prop changes and lighting to mic setups and actor assistance — and loves being part of the magic that brings a show to life.

Biography

Peter Cook is a well-known staple of both Spectrum Theatre and Albany Light Opera Theatre Company, and has taken on many different roles backstage — and a few onstage too! He arrives in Albany back in 2001, and soon got into theatre soon afterwards, putting to use the stage-craft he learnt back in his student days.

Peter has stage-managed several productions both at Spectrum and ALOT Co., and was assistant director for the Musical of Musicals at ALOT Co. Recently, Peter's become a regular lighting and sound operator at Spectrum Theatre.

Peter was awarded a Life Membership at Spectrum Theatre in 2025.

Biography

Luke Simpson has been Spectrum Theatre's technical whiz-kid for a number of years now, supplying Spectrum Theatre with not only his expertise, but his treasure trove of specialised lighting equipment! It's little wonder that when a director sets about planning their production, their first question is "is Luke available?".

Outside of Spectrum Theatre, Luke owns and operates Plantagenet Production Services, and has travelled the world on the back of his professional expertise.

You can find out more about Plantagenet Production Services here.

Biography

The Allotment marks Lilly's second time performing in a secretary role after playing Julie in her Spectrum Theatre debut, Divorce Me, Darling (2018).

Lilly has also performed at Spectrum Theatre in a starring role as Missy Emily Brent in Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None (2024), and as chatterbox Patty Hanslope in Her Tongue (2025).

Lilly is really enjoying working with such a talented group of ladies, and is loving everything each performing is bringing to their role, as well as being very impressed with the good eye of the director, Lin. Lilly feels the audience will have a lot to enjoy with this show from each character's little quirks to the last detail of the set.

She wishes to thank everyone involved for their contribution, as well as the audience for their incredible support.

Biography

For many years, Findlay MacNish was a music teacher at Albany Primary School and, in that role, produced and directed numerous school plays and musicals. He has extensive experience in designing and set-building at both Spectrum and the Port Theatre, and was responsible for both designing and building a new proscenium arch at the Port Theatre.

Following the Port Theatre's recent production of Grease, Findlay received a Robert Finley Award for his set design.

Biography

Jen's love of theatre was ignited way back in 2000, when she had her first audition at Spectrum Theatre — giving her the opportunity not only to act, but to sing on stage as well!

Jen has been bitten by the theatre bug ever since, with her involvement in countless shows to date, both on and off stage.