Shopfront

Shopfront contemporary arts centre (also known as Shopfront Theatre For Young People) has members between the ages of 10 and 25, located in Carlton, New South Wales, Australia. Shopfront provides a place, resources, training, and development opportunities for young artists. The Shopfront building is a theatre facility, with three rehearsal studios, sound studio and digital film editing suite.

Shopfront was formed in 1976, by Errol Bray and Garry Fry, two theatre directors with a goal in mind that young people needed their own space to create work with independence and creative freedom. Shopfront started running workshops in Hurstville under the name St George Theatre for Young People. In 1977 Shopfront started renting a venue on Carlton Parade with a dancehall, adjacent house and two shops and renamed itself as Shopfront Theatre for Young People. Thirty years later Shopfront is still at this venue but have since shortened its name to Shopfront. In 1979 the co-operative raised money to buy the building – through 50-hour Actathons, costume parades, raffles, income from show, donations they raised $43,000, and with the additional help of Rockdale and Hurstville Council, the NSW Government, with a bank loan the building was purchased.

Executive Director / CEO: Daniel Potter

Outreach Director: Hannah Grant

Acting Accessibility Director: Natalie Rose

Workshops Coordinator: Hannah Strout

Production Manager: Kevin Ng

Kathy Henkel, Gabrielle Dalton, Don Munro, Errol Bray, Garry Fry, Robert Love, Michael Webb, TJ Eckleberg, Michael McLaughlin, Kaela Scott, Faye Westwood, Jeremy Rice, Paul Dwyer, John De Feu, Kate Clugston, Beck Ronkston, Katrina Douglas, Christina Mimmocchi, Mishline Jammal, Greg Bull, Lynne Atkinson, Sarah Emery, Nerida Woods, Gemma Garner, Saskia Vromans, Caitlin Newton Broad, Howard Matthew, Amanda Foote, Margot Politis, Gemma Deacon, Andy Paviour, Richard Williams, Rob Simpson, Meg Simpson, Marianne Bragge, Aylin Cimilli, Peter Callinan, Justin Byrne,

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