Leone White
Leone is an Australian and British person, born in the UK and growing up in South West London and Oxfordshire before moving to Melbourne. She/they has one Australian parent and one Welsh/English.
ART CV
Teaching:
Grace Acting Studios AU, 2024, (youth), improvisation with performance outcomes
16th Street Actor’s Studio AU, 2023 -2024 (youth), theatre skills and devising with performance outcomes
Open Stage Arts Company UK, 2016 - 2021 (adults), theatre and acting skills
Encore Youth Theatre (online) UK, 2020 (youth), drama and acting skills
Abingdon Drama Club UK, 2019 - 2020 (youth), acting
Pauline Quirke Academy UK, 2019 - 2020 (youth), drama
Facilitating:
Reservoir Neighbourhood House AU, 2024 (adults and youth), theatre games
East Preston Community Centre AU (Volunteer), 2024 (Youth), craft with theatre skills
Kingston Arts AU, 2024 (Youth), Character creation and devising
Creation Theatre Company UK, 2016 - 2022, (youth), theatre skills, devising and literary adaptation with multiple regular performance outcomes/shows
Ark-T Centre, 2022 (Youth), Creativity Changes Lives Program, theatre skills, devising, connecting, with performance outcomes
Life with Art Charity, 2019 - 2020 (adults with disability), co-facilitating theatre and craft
Act it Out Theatre, 2018 - 2020 (adults), theatre skills and devising with performance outcome
Assistant teaching and facilitating:
Ark-T, 2022 (youth), Her Space Junior and Senior Programs, craft with exhibition outcome
The North Wall UK, 2021 (youth), photography with exhibition outcome
Encore Youth Theatre UK, 2018 - 2020 (youth), with performance outcome
Theatre in Community:
Devised for Makhampom Theatre Thailand (Co-Lead), Dir: Dr. Richard Barber - schools and community tour 2009
Ship Sails and Mermaid Tails (Lead), Dir: John Preston - schools tour 2007
(Performer) Performance Art:
Democratic Set, Milton Keynes, Back to Back Theatre, Dir: Tamara Searle, 2018
Find a Problem to Solve, St Johns College Oxford and The Layered Gallery, London Fitzrovia, Dir: Edward Thomasson, 2017
If This Exhibition were a Text, SLOPES Gallery, Dir: Eliza Dyball, 2014
(Performer/Actor) Stage:
Triumph (multiple), 45 Downstairs, Dir: Mark Pritchard, 2016
VOYAGE (various), 45 Downstairs, Dir: Tamara Searle, 2013
Cherry Smoke (Bug), Revolt Theatre, Dir: Suzanne Heywood, 2013
Practically Frozen Chicken, St Martin’s, Dir: Louris van de Geer, 2010
Hunny Bun and Baby Doll (Baby Doll), Northcote Town Hall, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Dir: Louris van de Veer, 2010
A Costumiers Manuscript (Peacock), David Williamson Theatre, Dir: Jonathan Taylor, 2008
Strangers in the Light (Multiple Lead), David Williamson Theatre, Dir: Dr. John Butler, 2008 *Winner Best Circus, Melbourne Fringe Festival 2008
(Actor) Screen:
The Body (Pathologist), Dir: Louris van de Geer, short film, 2024
Terrible Rain (Woman), Society of Beggars, Dir: Justin Batchelor, music video, 2015
Between Me (Monique), Dir: Kim Farrant, 2014
(Performer/Actor) Collaborative and Devising Developments:
Triumph (multiple), Dir: Mark Pritchard and Louris van de Geer, 2013 - 2016
Untitled ‘Library’ (Writer), Dir: Louris van de Geer, 2015
VOYAGE (various), Dir: Tamara Searle, 2011 - 2013
Hunny Bun and Baby Doll (Baby Doll), Dir: Louris van de Geer, 2009 - 2010
Devised works for community, Makhampom Theatre Thailand, Dir: Richard Barber, 2009
(Performer) Readings:
Lapland UK company - 2016
MTC Neon - Triumph - 2014
A is for Atlas - Hear This Series - 2014
(Performer) Interactive and roving:
Lapland UK - 2016
Aesthetic Communication - 2014
Moomba Birdman Rally - Right Angle Events - 2010
Wacky Entertainment - 2009
Various Other - 2009 - 2011
Megaphone Project, Birrarung Marr, Madeleine Flynn & Tim Humphrey, 2007 FINA Cultural Festival
Production and Crew:
Bicycle Safety Share Our Streets Activations (Crowd Activator and bump in/out), The Squeaky Wheel and City of Melbourne, 2014 - 2015
Anthony: Paradise, Arts Centre Melbourne (Gallery Support), Melbourne Festival, 2012
Moomba Parade, 1 x Assistant Stage Manager, 2011
ArtPlay, Birrarung Marr, City of Melbourne (Artist support and FOH, including assistant stage management, bump in and out and on shift casual Duty Manager), 2008 - 2010
At The Sans Hotel Development Outcomes (Assistant Stage Manager), Dir: Nicola Gunn and Gwendolyna Holmberg-Gilchrist, 2009
Open Studio and Open Season, Dance House (Assistant Stage Manager and bump in and out), with Gwendolyna Holmberg-Gilchrist, 2009
The Lower Depths, 45 Downstairs (Assistant stage manager and bump in crew), Dir: Ariette Taylor, 2008
Writer:
Song and audio performance creation alongside OOK records, 2020 - 2024 (with releases 2023 - 2024)
Scripts for teaching outcome productions (devised), 2019 - 2024
Scripts for teaching outcome productions (adaptations of canon texts), 2016 - 2022
Practically Frozen Chicken (Writer), 2010
Music/Audio Release (writer and performer):
Over the Moon, 2023, produced with MEJU
Various independent, 2020 - 2023
Song of You of Me, 2016, produced by MEJU
Training/Qualifications:
Bachelor of Arts (Literature and Anthropology), The University of Melbourne, 2005
Diploma in Theatre Arts, Swinburne University, 2008
Strange Fruit Company Classes (Physical Performance), Dir: Sue Broadway, 2008 - 2009 (special invitation)
Makhampom Living Theatre, Theatre for Community Cultural Development, 2009 (scholarship)
16th Street Graduating Program (Acting), 2012
Big Hoo Haa Company Troupe (Improvisation), 2013
International Baccalaureate (Geography, Psychology, Literature), Henley College, 2001