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Shondelle
Pratt

Shondelle Pratt
Intimacy Coordinator /Access Coordinator/ Artist / Director / Choreographer
 
Western Sydney artist, Shondelle, is an internationally accredited intimacy director, coordinator and pedagog, Access Coordinator, choreographer, performer, teaching artist, director, theatre Maker and award-winning web series writer.

She has worked with Australia's leading theatre companies including Opera Australia, Monkey Baa, CDP, Teg Dainty, Ensemble Theatre, Force Majeure, Pacific Opera, Ensemble Theatre,  The Darlinghurst Theatre Company, NIDA, David Venn Productions, Squabbalogic,  Gordon Frost, Disney, The Really Useful Company, NewTheatricals, New Ghost Theatre Company, Mad March Hare Theatre Company, Redline Productions. She also leads workshops at NIDA,  the Actors Centre, Sydney Actors School, JMC Academy and AFTRS, 

In 2019, Shondelle was in the UK working with Bamboozle Theatre Company as a Directing Fellow, thanks to the generosity of the Mike Walsh Fellowship. In 2020 Shondelle received a grant from the Australia Council to study Intimacy Coordination with Ita O'Brien. 

Shondelle completed her Intimacy Pedagogy and intimacy directing certification with Ita O'Brien and Intimacy On Set in the UK. She then went on to study intimacy coordination with Claire Warden and Marcus Watson from Intimacy Directors and Coordinators in the USA and completed both trainings in theatre and film in April 2025.
    
in 2023, Shondelle was invited to the USA by Theatre Intimacy Education's Professor Chelsea Pace and Laura Rickard to participate in their Education Advocate Program, which focuses on best international practice in intimacy choreography for higher Education Institutions. 20 international educators are chosen each year for the program. This was supported through the generosity of Create NSW and the American Arts Association.

Shondelle's bespoke workshops on consent mechanics and improvised play are also available for K-12 students.

News
June 2025

IPRESENTER  - CONSENT MECHANICS Invigorate National Drama Teachers Association MAY 2025

It was an absolute joy to work with educators all over Australia to discuss consent mechanics when working with minors in vulnerable story telling.  
https://educators-sa.sa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C-3-5-PAAG-URLs.pdf

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INTIMACY COORDINATION - EURAKA by Jonathon Spector. Directed by Craig Baldwin  MAY 2025

It's always wonderful to work with communities who love what they do and come to the story with wit and creativity.  
https://www.seymourcentre.com/event/eureka-day/​


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INTIMACY COORDINATION - DEATH OF A PEOPLE PLEASER. Directed by Madeleine Wighton and  Hopeful Goose Productions  MAY 2025

Directed by Madeleine Wighton and produced by Hopeful Goose Creative. So many wonderful people coming together to create work under time frames that would see most people running away. Film makers are critical thinkers, problem solvers and their tenacity can't be underplayed. 

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INTIMACY COORDINATION - I & YOU by Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Claudia Barrie- MAY 2025

'There is real beauty in the fundamental truth of death, yet we try so hard to deny its existence.  The fact that time is limited, from the perspective of each individual perishable organism, should mean that moments big and small must be cherished, but all humans seem to do, is to imagine new ways to defy the inevitable. Life is already eternal, we only need to be appreciative of the infinite tiny encounters that materialise, from simply being here.'
​11th May 2025 

posted in Theatre by Suzy Wrong
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https://suzygoessee.com/2025/05/11/review-i-you-25a-belvoir/
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INTIMACY COORDINATION - POSH by Laura Wade Directed by Margaret Thanos  APRIL 2025

'A dark comedy turned social horror over two acts penned by UK playwright Laura Wade in 2014, Posh is a study into how the “good old boys” have survived society’s staggered lunges towards equality over the last century. Inspired by real-life events, we see two generations conspiring to uphold the obscene traditions of class entitlement, patriarchal privilege, and their cashed-up “right” to do whatever they want.'

​Timeout 
Written by Kate Prendergast
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INTIMACY COORDINATION - DANGEROUS LIAISONS adapted by Deborah Mulhall. Directed by Tash O'Brien  APRIL 2025

Tash invited me to facilitate a workshop with the cast before they started blocking the work. Although the text is rich with the language of sexual connection, and attraction. Tash was looking for a way to use eye contact and breath to build sexual tension rather than physical touch. This show was a beautiful reminder that frisson can often be created without physical touch. 
As an IC we often step into supporting stories where the characters 
undergo crisis in pressure filled environments.  
This cast was incredible to observe and work with. They  truly moved at the 'speed of trust.'  I am so excited to see the evolution of this production.
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WELLBEING COORDINATION - SNAKEFACE by Aliyah Knight. Directed by Bernadette Fam as part of 25A Belvoir - APRIL 2025

Poetic and layered, ‘Snakeface’ is a visual feast that delves into Greek Mythology for stylised storytelling.Writer and performer Aliyah Knight continues this feminist reclamation of Medusa’s story by placing this inspiration in the body of a Black, queer woman, rewriting the narrative one has with their bodies as they heal from trauma.'

Aus Theatre

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Writer/Performer: Aliyah Knight
Director/Dramaturg: Bernadette Fam
Producer: Madeleine Gandhi 
Set/Props Designer: Keerthi Subramanyam
Light Designer: Rachel Lee
Sound Designer: Marco Cher-Gibard
Costume Designer: Wanyika Mshila
Movement Director/Choreographer: Fetu Taku
Projection Designer: Wendy Yu
Associate Director/Producer: Rachel Seeto
Vocal/Dialect Coaches: Laura Farrell and Erica Lovell
Stage Manager: Justice Georgeopoulos
Marketing Manager: Sean Landis
Community Engagement Lead: Kelly Dezart-Smith
Wellbeing Consultant: Shondelle Pratt
Access Coordinator: Courtney Henson
Photographer: Teniola Komolafe
Cinematographer: Mia Schirmer


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INTIMACY COORDINATION - ABIGAIL by Rebecca McNamee as part of the HERstory Arts Festival at Sydney Theatre Company - APRIL 2025

'Directed by writer McNamee, there’s a clear elegance to Abigail Williams that seduces you. The simplicity of the staging (designed by Angelina Daniel) is so pointed in its clarity, and often filled with dark humour, that it makes for a remarkable economy of storytelling. '
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https://culturalbinge.com/2025/04/25/abigail-williamsherstory/#:~:text=Directed%20by%20writer%20McNamee%2C%20there's,a%20remarkable%20economy%20of%20storytelling.

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INTIMACY COORDINATION - MEDUSA UNCUT by Krishna Patel. Directed by Harrison Simmons. MARCH 2025

‘Medusa Uncut’, directed by Harrison Simmons for NIDA's Festival of Emerging Artists and written by Krishna Patel,  Raunchy, camp, and fiercely funny, Medusa’s myth gets a makeover when Athena and Pegasus clash over its retelling, revealing the perils of blind faith and religion. Photos by Teniola Komolafe.

CAST
Athena: Anastasia Feneri
Pegasus: Jules Hawson*
Medusa: Zahara Jithoo
Perseus: Reid Perry

CREATIVE
Writer: Krishna Patel

Director: Harrison Simmons
Set, Props & Costume Designer: Joey McKenzie
Lighting Designer: Chaii Ki Chapman
Sound Designer: Matthew Phillips
Production Manager: Yasmin Breeze*
Stage Manager: Ethan Coombes
Movement Choreographer: Troy Honeysett*
2nd Movement Choreographer: Gavin Robins**
Intimacy Consultant: Shondelle Pratt*
Voice Coach: Patrick Klavins*
Construction Manager: Eadie Doosey Shaw
Costume Supervisor: Imahn Pholi
Head Electrician: Archer Dametto
Make-up Artist: Miranda Reid

*Guest Artist
** NIDA Staff

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INTIMACY COORDINATION - SAINTS OF DAMOUR (Qtopia) - MARCH 2025

'Direction by Anthony Skuse elicits highly accomplished performances from the entire cast. The complex psychologies involved are thoroughly deciphered, so that dynamics between every character are able to resonate with a sense of palpable intimacy and accuracy.'

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Venue: Qtopia (Darlinghurst NSW), Mar 19 – Apr 5, 2025
Playwright: James Elazzi
Director: Anthony Skuse
Cast: Max Cattana, Nicole Chamoun, Deborah Galanos, Saro Lepejian, Antony Makhlouf
Images by Emma Elias
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posted in Theatre by Suzy Wrong
https://suzygoessee.com/2025/03/22/review-saints-of-damour-qtopia/
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INTIMACY COORDINATION - LOVE BY PATRICIA CORNELIUS. Directed by  Megan Sampson - FEBRUARY 2025

"The actors themselves are painfully brilliant at their roles... They tug on your heart strings, your chest aches with misplaced hope, and everything hurts, all at once. 

-Honi Soit Purny Ahmed 

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INTIMACY COORDINATION - THE MOORS by Jen Silverman, Directed by Jessica Fallico -  FEBRUARY 2025

'The play’s direction, which deliberately amplifies the tension between characters, showcases the profound misunderstandings and alienation they endure. What is especially striking in the narrative is the way trauma subtly informs each character’s behaviour, whether it’s Agatha’s need for control or Huldey’s dissociation from the pain of her surroundings.'
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Sydney Arts Guide
Elizabeth Surbey
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INTIMACY COORDINATION/ ACCESS COORDINATOR  - MATCHED AT FIRST SPICE  Pedestrian X Masterfoods. -FEBRUARY 2025

Such an incredible group of people! I was brought into this production because the producers wanted to make sure the people who agreed to meet and cook with a stranger for this TIKTOK, had their boundaries honoured. These conversations that feel so casual are critical to the success of any project.

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INTIMACY COORDINATION - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Kate Hamill. Directed by Emma Canalese -  JANUARY 2025

Producing Company: The Artist Experiment & Dream Plane Productions
Playwright:
 Kate Hamill

Director & Choreographer:
 Emma Canalese

Producers: 
AJ Evans & Jess Zlotnick

Music Director: 
Osibi Akerejola

Production Designer: 
Holly Jane-Cohle

Lighting Designer:
Julianna Stankiewicz

Sound Designer:
 Mitch Brown

Stage Manager: 
Chris Starnawski

Dialect Coach:
 Felicity Jurd

Intimacy Coordinator:
Shondelle Pratt

Cast (of 8): Victoria Abbott, Steve Corner, AJ Evans, Lucy Lock, Mym Kwa, Abbey Morgan, Dylan O'Connor, Idam Sondhi
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INTIMACY COORDINATION - HEAVEN by Dominic Anthony . Directed by  Ana Ika -  JANUARY 2025

Opportunities like  Brand X's Flying Nun season provide incredible spaces for art to flourish. This show inspired me. The beauty of the script, the dedication the actors and director.  It was delightful in all the best ways.
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INTIMACY COORDINATION - SPRING AWAKENING by Frank Wedekind. Directed by  Claudia Osbourne -  NIDA NOVEMBER 2024

'At first glance, Wedekind’s thesis seems simple; a tragic, cautionary tale against the sexual hypocrisies at the turn of the century. But the tragedy here extends beyond the demise of Wendla, Melchior and Moritz. With the power of hindsight, Wedekind’s authoritarian fin-de-siecle play feels prophetic. Unlike some of the queries and questions around sex and life, the violence in this play cannot and should not be justified as ‘natural instinct’. This violence is a rupture of repression, and the result of a society that regulates its citizens through shame.'

​Claudia Osborne
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INTIMACY COORDINATION - HAIR  Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni & James Rado, Music by Galt MacDermot Directed by Zachary Aleksander-  NOVEMBER 2024


'This production is masterfully directed, and is performed with a level of commitment and a sense of reality which is all too rare in contemporary music theatre. Moments in, you don’t feel like you are watching a show. Rather, you are witnessing The Tribe do its thing. As such, there is some language and images which some may find confronting, and there’s good reason why no one under 18 years old will be admitted. However, unlike the gratuitous use of nudity in some productions of this show, when it briefly occurs here it is both restrained and genuine.'

danielconway0
 Nov 19, 2024
​The Fourth Wall
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https://www.the4thwallreviews.com/post/zap-atthefactory-theatre-hair-review-by-rowan-greaves?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacIQPW9nlYh28V-u115LQiJEau9K01pLPoF8cJ_xAjcAs_Zh-WDxHlcMjsh9A_aem_fHNeQ8Dsu1rqEDcSmFKVlA
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INTIMACY COORDINATION - STUPID FUCKING BIRD by Aaron Posner. Directed by  Eva Grace Mulalley -NIDA  NOVEMBER 2024

To tell this important story
With such a wonderful team
And to work with such talent
About to emerge into ‘the dream’

Is nothing short of a privilege
And an honour me to behold
And I believe Australia has been waiting 
For this story to be re-told

To our amazing playwright, Aaron Posner
Thank you for taking us on this ride
You will be a part of our psyche forever
We hope you look on with pride

It’s detailed and intellectual
And has so much to say
But now let’s get on with showing you
And ‘start the fucking play

– Eva Grace Mullaley, Independent Artist, Director, Dramaturg and Writer
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CONSENT WITH MINORS - WORKSHOP FACILITATOR JUNIOR THEATRE FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 2024

As an educator for over 30 years, I've created a series of workshops for stage 1-6 using drama games, to discuss consent through dramatic play. My senior workshop is on consent mechanics for devised work- for year 11 and 12 students creating their major works for Drama..

The professional development workshop for primary and high school teachers  explores how we participate in drama games and storytelling to create a consent based, trauma informed approach to dramatic play, that honours the school ethos and value systems.

The focus of all the workshops is how we as educators can use drama to build resilient nervous systems in our students!

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INTIMACY COORDINATION - CHAMPIONS by Isabella McDermott. Directed by  Bali Padda -  OCTOBER 2024

Champions Oct 11 – 26, 2024
'A contemplative work, Champions is directed by Bali Padda who brings commendable sensitivity to a play brimming with engaging nuance. 
The cast for Champions is very strong; Cat Dominguez, Talitha Parker, Lincoln Vickery and Bayley Prendegast play visual artists negotiating a suddenly intensified work environment, remarkable for the distinct qualities they deliver, as well as a sense of authenticity they imbue in the storytelling.
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Theatre by Suzy Wrong

Playwright: Isabella McDermott
Director: Bali Padda
Cast: Cat Dominguez, Talitha Parker, Lincoln Vickery, Bayley Prendegast
Images by Patrick Phillips
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 NTIMACY COORDINATION - YOGA PLAY by Dipka Guha. Directed by  Mina Morita -  October 2024

Playwright: Dipika Guha
Director: Mina Morita

Cast: Andrea Moor, Nat Jobe, Jemwel Danao, Camila Ponte Alvarez, Thomas Larkin

Costume and Set Designer: James Lew
Lighting Designer: Kate Baldwin
Sound Designer and Composer: Wil Hughes
Multimedia Designer: Mark Bolotin
Stage Manager: Tyler Fitzpatrick
Cultural Safety Consultant & Production Dramaturg: Katrina Irawati Graham
Assistant Stage Manager Angus Crampton
Dialect Coach: Linda Nicholls-Gidley
Intimacy Director: Shondelle Pratt

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INTIMACY COORDINATION - LOVE & FAITH (AND SOMETHING UNHOLY)  conceived and directed by  Lucy Boon  -  AUGUST 2024

'A re-shaped queerifcation of Shakespeare’s work also dusts off a forgotten name, highlighting the queer joy evident in Elizabethan literature.'

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Reviewed by Justin Clarke
Qtopia Sydney, The Substation
Until 31st August, 2024
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INTIMACY COORDINATION - CUT CHILLI by Chenturan Aran. Directed by  David Burrows -  JULY 2024

What I love most about what I do, is the privilege of working with artists and creatives who unravel the puzzle pieces of the story together. So many times I am only brought in once on a project. There is minimal opportunity to nuance the work. Intimacy coordinators are a resource for the ideas of the show and the boundaries of the artists, which means we can work in so many different capacities. What I love about David Burrowes approach to this beautiful play is that he has used the intimacy support as a place to hold space for the thematic content as well as connection in the play. 
The industry is realising we can be brought in for more than sexual choreography. 

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https://cityhub.com.au/cut-chilli-continues-old-fitz-hot-streak/
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INTIMACY COORDINATION - SUNSET STRIP by Suzie Miller. Directed by  Annette Van Roden -  JULY 2024

CREATIVE TEAMDirector & Set Designer Annette van Roden
Lighting Designer Casey Moon-Watton
Sound Designer Jay Murrin
Assistant Director Martin Kelly
Stage Manager Marc Monnet-Demarbre
LX/SX Operators Jay Murrin, Violet Powter

​CAST
Shane Davidson
Molly Haddon
Vincent Melton
Erica Nelson



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INTIMACY COORDINATION - YOUR NAME by Kate Bubalo    - JUNE 2024

A Great review around how important Intimacy coordinators are for our industry:
Working with Intimacy Coordinator Shondelle Pratt and the performers Hayman and co captured the Barbies smashing their bits together sexuality of fanfiction to raucous laughter on the preview performance I attended. The exaggerated noises and motions coupled with the hilarious and intentionally overworked dialogue by Bubalo made for uncomfortably fun viewing, but also made me acutely aware of how vital intimacy coordination must be for this production. I mentioned the Barbies before, now picture how that looks when it is humans. You would need to be explicitly comfortable with the person performing with you and if you are not, the audience will be uncomfortable for the wrong reasons. Hayman and her team have clearly created a safe environment that has allowed for a play with this content to be done so successfully. '
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The fourth Wall- Daniel Conway.

https://www.the4thwallreviews.com/post/purple-tape-productions-your-name-review-by-daniel-conway
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INTIMACY COORDINATION - PLEASANT  AVENUE  (WEB SERIES) NUMBER 27 FILMS PTY LTD  - MAY 2024

This show is hilarious, the artists and creatives are incredible. The two actors I worked with were passionate about advocacy. I felt quite spesh being invited to work on this project!
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INTIMACY DIRECTION- FRANKENSTEIN  NIDA - MAY 2024

I am always delighted to work with the next generation of artists. This show is going to be amazing.  NIDA head of Directing Benjamin Schostakowski  adapted and directed the play.  When I was creating consent work, I approached Ben to be able to share the work and have feedback from students. He was incredibly generous and created a space where I could share the evolution of intimacy and consent mechanics with emerging creatives. 
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INTIMACY DIRECTION- YOUR NAME - PURPLE TAPE PRODUCTIONS - MAY 2024

This rehearsal process has been one of the most fun experiences in my career. I have worked with actors who make incredible offers. The collaborative power of being in the room helps remind me over and over why consent is important. Why the resources we offer to companies, crew and artists create positive change in this industry. 
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INTIMACY DIRECTION CAST WORKSHOP- SECRET BRIDESMAIDS BUSINESS - APRIL 2024

The Actors Centre was one of the first organisations that created space for me to share consent mechanics and check in practices with their students. The Head of Acting, Adam Cook created space for work that was only just emerging. What I love the most about sharing the intimacy guidelines and working with emerging artists in vulnerable scene work is watching them work together to create a vocabulary around touch that works for them, in the world of that story. Very big thank you to director Kim Hardwick, who always creates a rehearsal space that honours boundaries and elevates   the work. 
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INTIMACY COORDINATION- JERSEY BOYS WILLOUGHBY MUSICAL SOCIETY - APRIL 2024

I have had a lot of opportunities this month to work with emerging artists in community theatre. The base plates for consent and advocacy in the rehearsal room should be accessible regardless of the organisation. Willoughby Musical Society is a huge advocate for consent, advocacy and empowerment in their work. It was a pleasure to do a workshop with them for their upcoming show 'Jersey Boys.'
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INTIMACY COORDINATION- ABIGAIL WILLIAMS​( Festival of Emerging Artists) - APRIL 2024

I worked on this show at the end of last year but only recently saw the photos. Rebecca McNamee was the writer and director of the project. It is something quite special to watch the relationship between an actor and director when there is infinite trust in process and reciprocal respect.  The show was haltingly beautiful, meticulous in its construction of events and ultimately asks 'is Abigail really a villain?'

INTIMACY COORDINATION- THE ATTEMPTED RAPE OF SUSSANAH ( Festival of Emerging Artists) - APRIL 2024
This was a project for the Festival of Emerging artists last year.I just received the photos- they don't do the show justice. Rosa Campagnaro and I had met when I was studying my MFA in directing. She was and is passionate, talented and an inspiring. Watching her work with the actors was a masterclass in what Hayes Gordon referred to as 'The Ensemble Effect.' Everyone's purpose was to make the others in the scene shine. 

INTIMACY COORDINATION- SOTOBA KOMACHI - MARCH 2024
'Times will change, but ghosts are constant and eternal. They represent the essence of who we are, and what we see them to possess, corresponds with the most fundamental of our values and beliefs. Intuitively we know that the ghosts have shed all that is gratuitous and meaningless. They remain as a manifestation of our very core, and every meditation on their nature, can only be a reflection on who we truly are, in the breathing moment.'
Suzy Goes See

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INTIMACY COORDINATION- FRAME NARRATIVE - FEBRUARY 2024
Rehearsals are going well for Emily Sheehan's play Frame Narrative. 
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Artistic Director Lucy Clements (Winner Best Director Sydney Theatre Awards) directs Emily Sheehan’s (Winner Rodney Seaborn Award) new gothic thriller, that traces the evolution of gothic literature to 90s trashy horror, and asks whether you can ever truly separate a work of fiction from its author.
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INTIMACY COORDINATION- THE SWELL -  JANUARY 2024

Beautifully Directed by Julia Billington, The Swell by Isley Lynn is a story about a love triangle that expands across decades.
​★★★★ An “intricate stitching of three full, complex women… Built with tangled emotions, subtlety and surprise, it is quite the feat.” – The Guardian
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INTIMACY COORDINATION- COOEE -  JANUARY 2024

Shondelle has been working this past month on feature film Cooee, based on the short film directed by Toby Morris and produced by Longneck Films
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INTIMACY COORDINATION- BODY BLOW -  SEPTEMBER 2023

Annnnd its a wrap. Shondelle has been working this past month on feature film Body Blow produced by JJ Splice. 
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INTIMACY DIRECTING- An Ox Stand On My Tongue - SEPTEMBER 2023

Helen and Clytemnestra live the domestic goddess dream in myth made modern. An Ox Stand on my Tongue asks what if the infamous femme fatale and vilified husband murderer had actually once believed in an idealised domestic dream? What compelled them to justify – or to suppress – the experiences they had endured? 
  • Writer: JANE MONTGOMERY GRIFFITH
  • Director: ABBIE-LEE LEWIS
  • CAST
  • JESSICA BENTLEY
  • ANGELA NICA SULLEN
  • Producer: EMILY STOKES 
  • Set/Lighting Designer: KELSEY LEE
  • Prop and Costume Designer: GRACE DEACON
  • Composition and Sound Designer: ZAC SARIC
  • Photographer and Content Creator: STEPHEN WILSON BAKER
  • ​Consent Consultant: SHONDELLE PRATT 
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INTIMACY WORKSHOP- THE DISMISSAL - AUGUST 2023

Shondelle was invited by Squabbalogic to offer some communicative tools of consent with their incredible cast. An enormous thank you to the team. What a show!!
THE DISMISSAL An Extremely Serious Musical Comedy
Book by Blake Erickson and Jay James-Moody, Music and Lyrics by Laura Murphy, Conceived and Directed by Jay James-Moody
FROM 26 AUG 2023.
Book your tickets here!
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INTIMACY Director- Saturday Girls - July 2023

​A big Thank you to Sour Cherry Productions and Tale of Tails Productions to work on Saturday Girls as part of Belvoir Downstairs 25A productions. A place where independent and emerging artists are able to create shows on a budget of $2,500.00.   
Tickets can be purchased at: 
https://belvoir.com.au/productions/saturday-girls/

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FUNDING FROM THE AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ASSOCIATION ARTS FUND SCHOLARSHIPS- Educator Advocate Program (USA) - June 2023

​Shondelle's attendance at the Educator Advocate Program was sponsored through the generosity of the The American Australian Association and their 2023 round one Arts Fund Scholarships. 
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FUNDING FROM CREATE NSW THEATRE INTIMACY EDUCATION, Educator Advocate Program (USA) - June 2023

​An enormous thank you to Create NSW. Shondelle's attendance at The Educator Advocate Program in South Carolina was supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.’
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THEATRE INTIMACY EDUCATION, Educator Advocate Program (USA) - June 2023

​Shondelle has been invited this month to participate in the Educators Advocate Program for Theatre Intimacy Education. The brilliant organisation run by Professor Chelsea Pace and Laura Rickard  invite a small handful of international educators who work in the area of intimacy choreography and consent in vulnerable scene work, to practice methodology with acting  students, learning new practices in embodied teaching. 
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Theatre Intimacy Education
Educators Advocate Program
Laura Rickard and Professor Chelsea Pace  

INTIMACY Director, Carrie Regal Musical Society - June 2023
This was a delightful full circle moment for Shondelle as she choreographed the Australian premiere of Carrie with Director Jay-James Moody for Squabalogic many years ago. Being able to share principles of consent as an intimacy director on this project was extremely rewarding. All storytellers, whether they are community theatre groups like the Regals or institutions like the National Institute of Dramatic Art deserve best practice.  
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INTIMACY Director / Accessibility Coordinator Teenage Dick - Flight Path - June 2023
Big thank you to Director Dan Graham and Producer Roman Berry for the invitation to ID on this project. As an artists who lives with with disability, it is a pleasure to be engaged in this work!
Playing at Flight Path Theatre winter 2023.
Preview: July 19
Opens: July 20
Closes: August 5
Wednesday - Saturday @7:30pm
Sundays @5pm
For more info:

​www.flightpaththeatre.org/audition-information-for-teenage-dick
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INTIMACY Director The Writer  NIDA - May 2023
 By Ella Hickson
Directed by Zoë Hollyoak

Australian Premiere
"Does it scare you that the future might speak a language that you can’t understand?"
A young female playwright and an older male director find themselves alone in an empty theatre. She wants a new form of theatre that dismantles capitalism and overturns the patriarchy. He’s turned on by the commercial potential of her rage. He flirts. She stares him down. She wants to do things her way. She wants to change the shape of the world. And without warning it does, revealing stories nested within stories like Russian dolls, each more brilliant ​and daring than the ​last.
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INTIMACY Director Turn of The Screw- Tooth and Sinew - Seymour Centre -  May 2023

"There are some demons even Hell won't shelter..."
Tooth and Sinew and Seymour Centre present
THE TURN OF THE SCREW

By Richard Hilliar (after Henry James)
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21 JUL - 12 AUG 2023

A young woman is sent to an isolated country estate to care for two children. A boy and a girl, Miles and Flora. 

The children are charming, if perhaps a little too precocious. And for a while everything seems perfect. But something is gathering, waiting. There is a figure in the darkness.
And there are sins that don't die with the sinner.

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INTIMACY Director Come Again Purple Tape Productions - May 2023
This world premiere from playwright Alex Tutton is a mix of gripping drama and black comedy, with an ending that even the best true crime podcasts could only dream of. 
June 8 - June 17 at KXT ON BROADWAY.
CREATIVE TEAM
Playwright - Alex Tutton
Director - Lu Bradshaw
Dramaturg - Luke Visentin
Lighting Designer - Frankie Clarke
Sound Designer - Prema Yin
Costume Designer - Rita Naidu
Intimacy/Fight Coordinator - Shondelle Pratt
Stage Manager - Jaime Peterson
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Producers - Tyler Fitzpatrick/Lily Hayman
CAST
Angela Johnston - SAL
Gabrielle Bowen - NONI
John Michael Narres - HICKS

UNDERSTUDIES
Madison Chippendale, Shayne De Groot, Luke Standish
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INTIMACY Director Jellyfish, The New Theatre - May 2023
newtheatre.org.au/jellyfish is going to be an incredible show! 
CREATIVE TEAM & CREWDirector Deborah Jones
Set Designer James Smithers
Lighting & Sound Designer Michael Schell
Costume Designer Louise Fischer
Assistant Director Olivia Bartha
Vocal Coach Linda Nicholls-Gidley
Intimacy Director Shondelle Pratt
Stage Manager Rosane McNamara
Operator James Hewish

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Siobhan Lawless, Daniel Mackenzie
Audrey O’Connor, Joseph Tanti

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INTIMACY Director On a Clear Day You Can See Forever  Squabbalogic - March 2023
'This clever adaptation breathes new life (and queer subtext) into a romantic musical comedy classic.'

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Charlotte Smee Thursday 23 March 2023

Plays in the Reginald Theatre, Seymour Centre, Sydney until 15 April. More information here.


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INTIMACY Coordinator certification with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators  - February 2022
Over the next few months Shondelle will be finalising her intimacy Coordinator certification for film and television with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators. Claire Warden and Marcus Watson will be her tutors and mentors on this part of her journey.
So much gratitude! New York Here we come!
 
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INTIMACY Coordinator Shippers ANJO Productions  - February 2022
An amazing time was had by all as Shondelle stepped in to work with producer Joanna Beveridge in her incredibly hilarious web series Shippers. 
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INTIMACY Coordinator Daddy Developed a Pill  Tail of Tales Production, Midsummer Festival , Melbourne - January 2023
A huge thank you to director LJ Wilson and the talented team of Tail of Tales Productions with Taylor Reece for the invitation to work with the cast of Daddy Developed a Pill by Cassie Hamilton.
The show will be at Midsummer Festival, 
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17 - 24 JANUARY | EXPLOSIVES FACTORY | FESTIVAL WORKS

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INTIMACY Coordinator A Broadcast Coup   Ensemble Theatre - January 2023
Shondelle stepped in as intimacy director on Melanie Tates new play., A Broadcast Coup. Thank you to Ensemble Theatre and Director Janine Watson for the invitation to work with such an amazing cast! 
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Choreographer A Christmas Carol   Ensemble Theatre - December 2022
A wonderful Christmas was had by all! Directed by Damian Ryan and adapted for the stage by Hilary Bell. Shondelle worked on the show as a choreographer. 
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INTIMACY Coordinator Darkness  Newtheatricals - December 2022
Darkness, created by Andrew Bovell, Zoey Dawson, Dino Dimitriadis, Dan Giovannoni and Megan Wilding and directed by Dino Dimitriadis,   starts previews on Saturday 14 January for an open ended season.  

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INTIMACY Coordinator From All Sides Gemme del la femme Productions - November 2022
This month, Shondelle will be working with incredible Western Sydney artist, writer and film maker Bina Bhattacharya in her debut feature film, From All Sides. From All Sides’ stars Monique Kalmar (‘Shantaram’, ‘Heartbreak High’, ‘The Bump’) as Anoushka, and Heath Ledger scholarship finalist Max Brown (‘The Gloaming’, ‘Retrograde’, ‘Glitch’) as her bisexual husband Pascal. 

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INTIMACY Coordinator Gruesome Playground Injuries Sydney Acting Studio - October 2022
Directed by Adam Dunn, Gruesome Playground Injuries takes the audience on a journey through Kayleen and Doug’s childhood years, the trials of adolescence, the confusion of early adulthood, finally ending thirty years after the pair met. FEATURING: Katerina Papasoulis and Dominic Di Paolo


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INTIMACY Coordinator Machinal  NIDA 3rd year acting students - October 2022
This month Shondelle had a great time with 3rd year acting students at NIDA as intimacy director on  Machinal by Sophie Treadwell . Directed by Carissa Licciardello, it will appear at The Playhouse from Thu 27 Oct - Thu 3 Nov 2022

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INTIMACY Coordinator SUKA   Wise Goat Productions - August 2022
Directed by  Heidi Lee Douglas, Written by Tsu Shan Chambers and  Lily Cheng. Produced by Tsu Shan Chambers with  Franco Sama as Executive Producer.

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INTIMACY DIRECTOR  Albion New Ghost Theatre- August 2022
"Exquisitely directed... the performances were one and all excellent... Exceptional theatre." - Sydney Arts Guide
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR  Ugly Love Acoustic Theatre July 2022
Shondelle spent July working with director, writer, producer Lucy Mathews in her wonderful musical- Ugly Love. 
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR  How To Defend Yourself Outhouse Theatre- July 2022
Shondelle is working again with the incredible director Claudia Barrie and Outhouse Theatre on the Australian premiere of Liliana Padilla's play How To Defend Yourself. It will be on at Redline  Theatre in August 2022.
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR Workshop KINKY BOOTS Pakemin- June 2022
Shondelle had a brilliant time with the cast of Pakemin's newest musical, Kinky Boots. This promises to be an amazing show coming to the Riverside Theatre in September 2022.
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INTIMACY COORDINATOR NO ORDINARY LOVE - June 2022
Shondelle is thrilled to work on the new web series No Ordinary Love directed by Chase Lee, written by Esther Fwarti and produced by Joanne Beveridge, Helen Kim and Esther Fwarti. All of this was supported by Screen Australia
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR A DOLLS HOUSE - June 2022
Shondelle had the pleasure of working with director Mark Kilmurray on the World Premiere of a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s A DOLL’S HOUSE by one of Australia’s best known contemporary play wrights, Joanna Murray-Smith. 
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR NIDA  May 2022
Shondelle has had a wonderful time working on several of the NIDA shows this month The Seagull directed by Benjamin Schostakowsk, Falsettos directed by David Berthold and Picnic at Hanging Rock directed by Claudia Osbourne. 
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE- April 2022
Shondelle is excited to team up with incredible director Tasnim Hossain and her show at NIDA with 3rd year students.
' I think people think of theatre as a really elite, distant thing, but it doesn’t have to be. It doesn’t have to be a red curtain and numbered seats and a forceful hush. It doesn’t have to be Shakespeare. It doesn’t have to make you feel stupid or confused. The best theatre doesn’t do that; it doesn’t sit above the audience; it invites you in.'.
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR Workshop Griffin Theatre Company  March 2022
A huge thank you to the Griffin Ambassadors program for the invitation to return and do a workshop on consent in improvisation with young people. So much fun. So much talent!.  
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR DOG FIGHT - March 2022
Shondelle has been working with the cast of Dog Fight and director Madison Lee on this amazing show.  
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INTIMACY DIRECTIOR Workshops in Canberra - March 2022
This month Shondelle traveled to Canberra and participated in a series of workshops with industry creatives discussing MEAA best practice when dealing with intimate material in texts.
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR DAGS Canberra Youth Theatre Company -  February 2022
Debra Oswald's play Dags is coming to life under the direction of Canberra Youth Theatre Company's talented director Luke Rogers.  Shondelle has been invited to come and work on the show as an intimacy director and hold workshops with the resident teaching artists on consent in their drama classrooms.
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INTIMACY COORDINATOR ADRIFT - January 2022
Shondelle has been having an incredible time with emerging directors Beau Young and Jayme Miller on their graduation short film, Adrift.  
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR HEATHERS - January 2022
Very excited to be working with the cast of Heathers which will be directed by the talented Mitchell Old. 
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR Workshop Excelsia College - September 2021
A special thank you to director Mark Seaton for his invitation to create consent workshops for the students at Excelsia College. 
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR Workshop Academy of Film, Theatre and Theatre - August 2021
Shondelle has had a wonderful time working with the students at AFTT in Surry Hills workshopping consent mechanics in the rehearsal space. A huge thank you to Glen Hamilton and Woody Naismith for their commitment to best industry practice. 
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR THE LOVELY BONES - July 2021
A special thank you to director Debra Mulhall for her invitation to work as the intimacy director on The Lovely Bones at the New Theatre. What an incredible play and what an adventure.
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR Workshop WICKED Pakemin - July 2021
Shondelle spent some time working with the cast of Wicked and looking at consent in the rehearsal space in music theatre. 
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR Workshop Spark Youth Theatre Company - June 2021
It was an absolute pleasure to work with director extraordinaire, Felicity Nichol and her talented group of artists at Spark Youth Theatre. 
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INTIMACY DIRECTOR: WEST SIDE STORY  - June 2021
Shondelle has just finished working with Opera Australia and director Joey McKneely as the Intimacy Coordinator on their production of West Side Story. This show is currently at Crown Perth through to July 17th and then onto QPAC in Brisbane from July 24th.
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Movement Workshop  Griffin Theatre Company Ambassadors Program - June 2021
Shondelle had an incredible time working with  the next generation of theatre makers at Griffin Theatre Company.  Griffin Ambassadors is an annual access-all-areas program for year 10 to 12 students supported by the Robertson Foundation. The year-long program is stocked with a hearty menu of workshops, performances and access to industry professionals, all geared to support the next generation of theatre-goers and theatre-makers.
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 NIDA Workshop MFA Directing students  - May 2021
Shondelle had an inspiring time working with NIDA MFA Directing students and discussing intimacy in theatre and techniques for embodied practice. Special thanks to Dr Benjamin Schostakowski, Head of Directing, for organising this  workshop.
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INTIMACY COORDINATOR: RAPE AND OTHER ACCEPTABLE PRACTICES  - May 2021
Shondelle will be working with director Sylvia Marie Keays and writer Dr. Daniel Widdowson of Salthouse Creative on the evocative play Rape and Other Acceptable Practices. The play is premiering at the Art House Wyong, before touring NSW and ACT.
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DIRECTOR: BREATHLESS - April 2021
Shondelle is excited to work with a group of incredible artists  on Deb Mulhall's tribute to the ANZACS, Breathless .  The show will be at the New Theatre on ANZAC Day at 2pm. 
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INTIMACY COORDINATOR: THE BEAUX STRATEGEM  - April 2021
Claudia Barrie - Mad March Hare Theatre Company and Shondelle will team up again to work with the graduating students of The Actors Centre in  George Farquhar's hilarious comedy, The Beaux  Stratagem. 
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CHOREOGRAPHER: OUTDATED  - March 2021
Shondelle had a ball with actors Rachel Gordon and Yalin Ozucelik at the Ensemble Theatre.  Director Mark Kilmurray requested some very fun choreography for Outdated, his new play.  Review
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ACTOR: PARENT UP -  March 2021
Shondelle is excited to jump on board the upcoming children's show 'Parent -Up' with Aquarius films. Justine Flynn created the 10-part series, which she wrote with Tiffany Zehnal, Tristram Baumber, Michelle Lim Davidson, Melissa Lee Speyer, Undi Lee, David Park, Alice McCredie-Dando, Sophia Chung, and Hyun Lee.  The show will premiere on ABC later this year.
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INTIMACY COORDINATOR: THE CITY  - February 2021
Oliver Wakelin and Drew Livingston's  new Australian work The City is now in full swing as Director/Choreographer Christie Koppe  steps into tech rehearsals next week.  Shondelle was invited to workshop rehearsal protocols for intimacy  with the ensemble and work as an Intimacy Director.   Tickets can be purchased at the Sydney Opera House for the 25th and 26th of February. 

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INTIMACY COORDINATOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER: YELLOW FACE  - February 2021
Shondelle is excited about working on David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face with director, writer and dramaturg Tasnim Hossain  and Dinosaurs Productions.  It will run at KXT from the 23rd of April to the 8th of May. 

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PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK  - October 2020
Shondelle did a number of choreography sessions with Director Sahn Millington  and the cast of Picnic at Hanging Rock. It's currently on at the New Theatre until December 19.

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CONSENT IN THE REHEARSAL ROOM WORKSHOP  - September 2020
Shondelle had a blast with the Pakemin Productions "We Will Rock You" cast as the facilitator for "Consent in the Rehearsal Space." A series of workshops designed around the Intimacy On Set principles of touch & consent. A special thank you is needed for Director & Producer Neil Gooding for his invitation. Also an enormous thank you to the "We Will Rock You" Director Wayne Scott Kermond, Choreographer Katie Kermond & Production Manager Jordan Vassallo.

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INTIMACY COORDINATOR IN TRAINING  - July 2020
Shondelle is currently in training with Ita O'Brien to become a certified Intimacy Coordinator with Intimacy On Set. She is looking for opportunities to work with filmmakers under the mentorship of Ita O'Brien. This is an exciting opportunity. You can find more information on Ita's latest projects here. You can also view the IOS Intimacy Guidelines

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The Australia Council Career Development Grant  - May 2020
Shondelle has been awarded a Career Development Grant to study Intimacy directing. This will involve  interviewing  intimacy choreographers, coordinators and directors and studying the methodology and pedagogy of intimacy. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
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MIKE WALSH FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT  - December 2019
This month Shondelle was awarded the Mike Walsh Fellowship and will be travelling to the UK in January 2020 to work with Christopher Davies and the team at Bamboozle Theatre Company in Leicester. Their work explores the creation of immersive theatrical experiences for young neurodiverse and neuronormative audiences. You can read about her upcoming experiences in January. 
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DIRECTING SHOWCASE: VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS, MELBOURNE - October 2019
Shondelle's new children's show Wombats Wild Weekend will be debuting this month. It is an immersive, multi-sensory musical for neurodiverse children aged 2-5 years old and their carers. The show has been adapted from the play of the same name by Wayne Tunks and originally produced by Em's Entertainment. It will debut as part of a 6month residency into inclusive, accessible theatre practice with Aurora School for Deaf and Deaf Blind children in Blackburn South, Victoria. 
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SEASON TWO TABLE READ BENT 101, FUNDING FROM SCREEN AUSTRALIA  - August 2019
Brilliant news as Shondelle and Jane Eakin sat down this week thanks to a grant from Screen Australia to do the table read for Bent 101 - Season 2!!! Lots of familiar faces and incredible actors to spend the day with.
DIRECTING INTERNSHIP: NEIL GOODING- August 2019
​Shondelle will be interning with director Neil Gooding on the children's musical The Red Tree (based on the Shaun Tan book) for the National Theatre of Parramatta in Melbourne.
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RESIDENT DIRECTOR OF BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL- MELBOURNE SEASON - July 2019
​Shondelle will be the Resident Director for the Melbourne season of Bring It On, The Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Kitt & Amanda Green for David Venn Enterprises in Melbourne.
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ACCESSIBILITY CO-ORDINATOR: CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN - July 2019
​Shondelle will be working alongside director Claudia Barrie again as an Accessibility Co-Ordinator for The Cripple of Inishmaan at The Old Fitz.
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DIRECTING INTERNSHIP WITH MICHAEL KANTOR - May 2019
​Shondelle will be interning with director Michael Kantor on The David Bowie music theatre work, Lazarus for The Production Company in Melbourne.
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INTIMACY DIRECTING FOR GIRL IN THE MACHINE - May 2019
This month Shondelle is working with director Claudia Barrie and The National Theatre of Parramatta as an Intimacy Co-Ordinator for Stef Smith's scifi drama Girl in the Machine.

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CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR WOMBATS WILD WEEKEND - April 2019
​Shondelle will begin a creative development on an adapted, immersive, multi-sensory musical for young children 2-5 years old and their carers. Based on the play  Wombat's Wild Weekend by Wayne Tunks and produced by Em's Entertainment, Shondelle has been given permission to adapt the show and write new compositions by Shondelle and Composer Daniele Buatti.

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DIRECTING OBSERVERSHIP WITH JENN THOMPSON - March-April 2019
​Shondelle has been in East Haddam, CT, USA completing a Directing Observership with Goodspeed Musicals & director Jenn Thompson , choreographer Patti Wilcox and Musical Director Michael O'Flaherty on their latest production, The Music Man.

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CHOREOGRAPHER FOR FAT MUSICALS - February 2019
​This February Shondelle will join forces with director Anthea Williams and internationally award winning cabaret artists Maeve Marsden and Libby Wood as they explore body politics in the hilarious Australian premiere of a new show Fat Musicals . .Presented by Darlinghurst Theatre Company in association with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras as part of the line up for Comedy Kiki. 

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MOVEMENT DIRECTOR : METAMORPHOSIS- January-February 2019
​This month Shondelle is working as Movement Director on Clock and Spiels production of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis adapted by David Farr and Gisli Gardarsson. Directed by Amanda Stephens-Lee with designs by Lucy McCougllough and mask work by Luke D'Alessandro. Seen at The Chippen St theatre in Sydney.  ​

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INTIMACY DIRECTOR IN TRAINING WITH ITA O'BRIEN - December 2018
​This December, Shondelle was chosen as one of only four directors to attend the Equity Foundation workshops & seminars in Adelaide with the world's leading Intimacy Co-Ordinator, Ita O'Brien.

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DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP WITH PING CHONG - September-October 2018
​Shondelle was touring with the internationally award-winning, New York based Ping Chong and Company throughout Alaska, USA as a Directing Fellow on their touring productions of Alaxsxa | Alaska and Beyond Sacred : Voices of Muslim Identity.

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INTIMACY CHOREOGRAPHER FOR VCA DIRECTORS SHOWCASE - September 2018
Shondelle is currently working in Melbourne as a choreographer with talented director Sara Biglariafshar in her Masters of Directing graduation showcase of the absurdist tragic farce, The Chairs by Eugene Ionesco. Performances will be in October at The Victorian College of The Arts (VCA).
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INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE AT IPAY IN PHILADELPHIA  January 2018
Off the back of their recent National tour of Jackie French's Children's Book Diary of a Wombat, Monkey Baa Theatre Company has been invited to perform at the international Performing Arts for Youth conference in Philadelphia, USA. Shondelle will be leaving in January to perform in the show. 

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