Sophie Rose
Productions

Sophie McCrae (She / Her)

Hailing from country Tassie, her favourite place in the entire world, Sophie graduated from Actors Centre Australia in 2015, holds a BA from The University of Melbourne and is currently studying a MA in Shakespeare & Theatre the University of Birmingham. In 2019 she was accepted into and studied with Shakespeare & Company: Center for Actor Training and later that year toured Australia and New Zealand with Poetry In Action.

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Sophie has worked on numerous independent theatre productions, short films and commercials in both Sydney and Melbourne, including being the face of Reflex Paper and voice Sodastream for a while! She is passionate about access to creative opportunities and thus frequents rural theatre companies in Tassie as a freelance teacher and guest director.

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The past few years have been a struggle for creatives; for Sophie, the forced introspection of this time gave rise to a contemplated realignment of her passion as a storyteller and the creation of Sophie Rose Productions. Her first project, ‘Homesick’ (dir. Gaden Sousa) was accepted into BOFA Film Festival, awarded as a semi-finalist in both the Stafford Film Festival & Birmingham Film & TV Festival and most recently was selected to screened as part of NYC Independent Film Festival.

Sophie is so, so grateful to be supported by the most incredible team on this sometimes dark, hopefully funny, but ultimately heart-warming show. She cannot wait to be back on stage sharing stories with you.

Gaden Sousa (He / Him)

Gaden Sousa is an award-winning writer and director who works across film and theatre to tell character-driven, emotional and magical stories. He has worked on many short films, commercials, and music videos. His VCA graduating short film ‘Dream Again’ is set for its festival run this year. Gaden has previously had the pleasure of collaborating with Sophie McCrae on the short film ‘Homesick’ which has won semi-finalist awards at multiple international film festivals and recently selected for New York City Independent Film Festival.

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In 2021 Gaden co-created and directed the award-winning musical 'Icarus and the Falling Birds' for UMMTA’s Sitzprobe, alongside Musical Director Torsten Strokirch. The two of them were eager for the opportunity to collaborate once more on ‘A few things that happened on the way to 

now’ is a unique one-woman show which Gaden feels exceptionally lucky to be a part of. The play wears its heart on its sleeve; it’s an honest, earnest and sincere exploration of the complexities of love, loving and being loved. Gaden is excited to stage what is sure to be a heart-expanding, occasionally confronting but ultimately life-affirming experience for any and all audiences.

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Lucy Seale (she / her)

Lucy has learnt a lot across the years through involvement in the Melbourne Fringe Festival, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Midsumma Festival. Her passion for the performing arts has led her to try her hand at writing, directing, producing, production management, acting, comedy and circus. Recently however, Lucy focused her attention on developing her marketing skills working with a queer comedy duo, The Titwitchez. When she finds time in her jam-packed calendar, Lucy can be found rollerskating or hanging upside-down from a trapeze.

Lucy is the Co-artistic Director of independent theatre company Shakespearean Jeans, through which she has co-produced five shows since 2017. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and French from the University of Melbourne, where she dabbled in English and Theatre

studies electives, as well as performing arts subjects at the Victorian College of the Arts. In 2019 Lucy received the ‘Robert McDonald Award’ from Union House Theatre, granting her an attachment on a Melbourne Theatre Company production.

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Having previously worked as a writer, producer, director and performer for various shows at shows at The Butterfly Club, Lucy was excited by the opportunity to return to this one-of-a-kind venue. She was drawn to this play because it reminded her of what she believes good theatre should be: a safe creative space to explore discomfort, physically and poetically.