Inspired by words of wisdom from her father, that he and his friends limit their complaining to one minute, Lexi Sekuless decided to fill her conversations with solutions and ideas on how to create the work and industry she wanted. She has found just that in The Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, where she is a producer and performer.

Tell us about your organisation.

“The Mill Theatre at Dairy Road encourages professional practice and celebrates Canberra’s emerged creatives. This is not about being better than others, it is not about vertical comparisons; it is about the positive exploration of technique and the positive promotion and the horizontal growth of the industry in Canberra. There is room for all of us.”

What do you consider to be your organisation’s key strengths?

“We are going to try to do things differently at Dairy Road. So, all the elements of the industry which are pretty flawed, I’d like to try something different. For example, I’d like to replace the normal theatre audition process with a regular drop-in class. No one performs their best with only five minutes. We would like to build people up to succeed, not fail.”

To find out more about classes and productions at The Mill Theatre, contact Lexi Sekuless at [email protected]

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