The Producer & Creative Teams for Quirky Productions are committed to upholding the values of diversity and inclusivity by creating a safe and supporting space during auditions, the rehearsal period and production performances. They believe in promoting representation on and off stage and encourage individuals from a diverse mix of races, gender identities/ expressions and neurodiversity to audition for all roles.
WHO IS QUIRKY?
Quirky Productions is an independent theatrical company committed to generating work for the immensely talented people they have met in their many years of producing, directing and choreographing theatre. At the same time producing high quality, affordable entertainment for its audiences.
In 2008, James Rooney & Tamara Finch began Quirky Productions to create opportunities not just for onstage talent, but for people with skills in all areas of theatrical productions. Quirky offers opportunities for directors, musical directors, choreographers, designers, and technical personnel to work side-by-side and to share the creative experience. They also look to cast some of Australia’s headline theatre performers, in order to pass on their knowledge to performers from Melbourne’s flourishing Musical Theatre scene. Working with the best in the business and paying a fee to all cast and production personnel is a vital aspect of Quirky Productions.
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The Team
Tamara Finch James Rooney
In a period spanning over 45 years, Tamara has had extensive experience as a freelance dance teacher and has spent many years working with many of the major Melbourne theatre companies both on and off stage as either choreographer, producer or director. Working in theatre, film and TV and with a list of credits both vast and varied, Tamara has won several awards for her work as a choreographer & director. Credits include:
CHOREOGRAPHY: Aida, La Cage Aux Folles, Sweet Charity, Guys & Dolls, My Fair Lady, JC, On The Town, (Whitehorse Musical Theatre). Aspects of Love; Blood Brothers; Cats, Chess, Chicago, JC, Man Of La Mancha, Jekyll & Hyde, (CLOC). Carousel; Snoopy; My Fair Lady (Altona City Theatre). Hair, Pirates Of Penzance (Catchment Players). Oklahoma!, Pippin, Gypsy; South Pacific; (Williamstown Musical Theatre). Return To The Forbidden Planet; (Fab Nobs); A One Night Stand With…’ (Victorian AIDS Council); Anyone Can Whistle -Sondheim Triptych; OzMade Musicals 2007 & 2010; Flora The Red Menace, (Magnormos); The Hatpin; Lucky Stiff; Eurovision The Musical (Chapel Off Chapel), Eurobeat, The Eurovision Musical (2004 Melbourne Comedy Festival), Sensis City WEB Commercial (Exit Fims); Follies in Concert (Crown); Full Frontal (Channel 10); Hello Again (Halogen Productions); Hot Mikado, 13 (St Michaels Grammar); Miss Saigon (Wesley College); Myer Melbourne Christmas Parades 2010 & 2011; Possum Magic (Gary Ginivan Productions), Zanna Don’t, La Cage aux Folles (Quirky Productions)
DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER: Anything Goes, West Side Story, (Whitehorse Musical Theatre). Chicago (PLOS). Pippin, (CLOC). Guys & Dolls, (Catchment Players). A Slice Of Saturday Night (Altona City Theatre). A Chorus Line (Williamstown Musical Theatre). Annie Get Your Gun & Guys & Dolls (Victorian Regional Tours).
Since first stepping into musical theatre nearly 20 years ago, James has been involved in a variety of shows, having performed in Chicago, 42nd St, La Cage aux Folles, A Chorus Line, and Cats to name a few. Other performance credits include '1997 A One Night Stand With...' (Victorian AIDS Council, Athenaeum Theatre), and numerous appearances at the Victorian Tourism Awards.
James' involvement in theatre has spanned all aspects including pertormance, stage management, lighting design, production management and atter joining the production team as dance director for the amateur debut of Crazy For You, then went on to choreograph productions of Company, Anything Goes, West Side Story, Gigi, 42nd Street, Hello Dolly and The Producer's.
Directing credits include Crazy for You and Thoroughly Modern Millie. James has received a Victorian Theatre Guild award for performance and multiple nominations for Choreography.