Semi-Finalists for 2018 Rob Guest Endowment Award Announced

Earlier this month, the Rob Guest Endowment held auditions in Melbourne and Sydney to search for this year’s winner of the Rob Guest Endowment Award. After careful consideration, the 30 Semi-Finalists for the 2018 Rob Guest Endowment Award have been selected.

The Rob Guest Endowment committee is very pleased to announce the following Semi-Finalists who will perform in front of a panel of judges on 1 October to determine the six finalists for the 2018 Rob Guest Endowment Award:

Annie Aitken
Kirrah Amosa
Embla Bishop
Alessandra Bizzanelli
Georgina Charteris
Jemma Cher
Doron Chester
Rachel Davies
Tom Davis
Pia Frangiosa
Joel Granger
Manon Gunderson-Briggs
Zoe Ioannou
Gareth Isaac
Luke Jarvis
Todd Jacobsson
Oliver Lacey
Jenni Little
Rubin Matters
Joe Meldrum
Alessandra Merlo
Courtney Monsma
Caitlin Rose
Ashleigh Rubenach
Cypriana Singh
Molly Stewart
Connor Sweeney
Stephanie Wall
Monique Warren
Lyndon Watts

2017 Rob Guest Endowment Award Recipients Announced!

Congratulations to the incredibly talented award recipients and RGE finalists. We are delighted to announce the following award winners:

2017 Rob Guest Endowment Award:
Georgina Hopson

2017 Melbourne’s East End Theatre District Artist Development Award:
Stefanie Caccamo

2017 Playbill Future Prospect Award:
Sam Ward

2017 Technical Award in Honour of Sue Nattrass:
Natalie Carige

2017 Musician Award:
Anthony Barnhill

2017 Finalists:
Imogen Moore, Morgan Palmer, Jayme-Lee Hanekom, Thomas McGuane

2017 Rob Guest Endowment Finalists Announced

The Rob Guest Endowment is delighted to announce the 2017 Rob Guest Endowment Finalists!

Competing against over 250 applicants, six outstanding artists were chosen by an expert panel of judges, which included Kellie Dickerson, Martin Croft, David Skelton, Dana Jolly, Andrew Pole, Michael Tyack, Geoffrey Castles and Gary Young.

The 2017 Rob Guest Endowment finalists will be judged at an invitation-only Presentation on Monday 20 November in front of a wide selection of industry professionals. Finalists will have the chance to have musical, dramatic and movement sessions with judges and coaches on the day. They will workshop their chosen material with the judges prior to the Presentation, allowing the judges to get to know the finalists and see how they work, better informing their decision. Following the Presentation will be a social function where finalists and the winner will be introduced to the industry professionals attending, and make direct contact with people who can assist them in developing their career. This fulfils the aim of the Rob Guest Endowment to better connect young performers with industry professionals who can encourage, mentor and advise them.

Good luck to our Finalists!

2017 ROB GUEST ENDOWMENT COMPETITION IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!

Applications are now open for the 2017 Rob Guest Endowment!

Now in its ninth year, the Rob Guest Endowment is only getting bigger with the Rob Guest Endowment Award, Technical Award and Musician Award totaling a prize package of more than $50,000 this year.

The Rob Guest Endowment is Australia’s most exciting scholarship program in performing arts, providing financial assistance and industry support to the next generation of musical theatre stars, creators and musicians.

The Rob Guest Endowment Award is a $20,000 cash prize intending to guide new artists in the musical theatre industry and shape them to become a leading Australian performer.

Also returning in 2017 are the Technical and Musician Awards, which aim to support members of the technical and musical fields and guide them to become leaders in their respective fields. Each award offers a $10,000 cash prize to assist them in this endeavour.

Applications for all three awards are now open, please visit the awards page to apply!