Episode 6: Adam Cook, Jason Sweeney, Julian Crotti

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In episode 6, Nathan compares funky facial hair with Artistic Director of the State Theatre Company of SA Adam Cook. Ima compares apples with oranges with Jason Sweeney. And to close the show, Nathan compares, contrasts with actor Julian Crotti.

Part 1: Adam Cook

Adam Cook is the charismatic Artistic Director of the State Theatre Company of South Australia, the state’s flagship professional theatre company. Performing an annual season of classic and contemporary Australian and international theatre works at its main performance home – the Dunstan Playhouse, the company is a major community and cultural resource for all South Australians and is vital to artistic life in the state.

Throughout our 35 year history, the Company has played a pivotal role in the careers of many of Australia’s leading actors, writers and directors, attracting artists of the calibre of Neil Armfield, Ruth Cracknell, Judy Davis, Gale Edwards, Mel Gibson, Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sharman, Hugo Weaving and John Wood.

State Theatre Of SA Website

Part 2: Jason Sweeney

Jason Sweeney is a musician/sound artist, performer, writer and experimental filmmaker. His experimental short film Disappointment (2006) won the Best Experimental Film and nominated for Best Sound Design, Best Composition and Best Direction for the SA Short Screen Awards. The film has since been screened internationally including MIX20 New York City, Xposed Film Festival Berlin, at queer film festivals nationally, recently at Melbourne Underground Film Festival and at the inaugural Destination Festival.

His electronic music duo, Pretty Boy Crossover – in collaboration with Cailan Burns – has been releasing and performing experimental electronic music recording since 1998, recently releasing a CD/DVD project with New York City video artist, Julio Soto.

Part 3: Julian Crotti

Julian Crotti is a multi-talented actor, dancer and filmmaker. Featured in the State Theatre Company of South Australia’s ‘Hamlet’ and ‘McLeod’s Daughters’, Julian has most recently worked on Tanya Liedke’s amazing dance piece The Twelfth Floor to rave reviews in Australia and England.

A passionate arts worker, Julian has also collaborated with No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability and remote Aboriginal communities on a number of theatre and film projects. He is currently touring Tom The Loneliest with No Strings Attached Theatre to rave reviews.

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