The Malthouse Artist Development Program
The Malthouse Artist Development Program offers annual placements for experienced early-career artists who are Victorian-based to undertake professional development at Malthouse Theatre. Since 2005, this program has cultivated a new generation of ambitious theatre-makers.
All program activities aim to provide the cohort with artistic mentorship, a broad experience of the company’s operations, and connection with a range of professional practitioners.
Malthouse is thrilled to introduce the 2026 cohort:
Keith Brockett - Directing
Aubrey Flood - Directing
Jessamine Mofferr - Set & Costume Design
Katerina Stathis - Composition & Sound Design
Gabrielle Fallen - Writing
Corey Saylor-Brunskill - Writing
Maria Theodorakis - Writing
Since 2025, the Program has been proudly supported by The Hansen Little Foundation.
KEITH BROCKETT / Directing
Keith Brockett (he/him) is a director, actor and voice-over artist of Chinese-Malaysian and English descent based in Naarm (Melbourne), whose recent directorial projects include LA DISPUTE by Pierre de Marivaux, William Shakespeare’s TITUS ANDRONICUS, and TRUSCUM by Oscar Bray. Keith served as assistant director on Melbourne Opera’s LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR (Dir. Suzanne Chaundy) at the Athenaeum Theatre and is a co-founder of the Green Room-nominated theatre company The KIN Collective.
Additionally, Keith has performed across screen and stage in Australia for the last 20 years, including HAPPY ENDING for Melbourne Theatre Company, the Australian premiere of the off-Broadway hit PUFFS, OR: SEVEN INCREASINGLY EVENTFUL YEARS AT A CERTAIN SCHOOL OF MAGIC AND MAGIC, and as series regular in the TV cult hits THE LIBRARIANS and RONNY CHIENG: INTERNATIONAL STUDENT.
AUBREY FLOOD / Directing
Aubrey Flood (she/her) is a Filipino-Australian director and performer based in Naarm. A musical theatre graduate of the Ballarat Arts Academy, Aubrey has also trained as an actor and theatre maker with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company in New York.
Aubrey made her directorial debut with HOT. FAT. CRAZY by Tommy & Eadie, which enjoyed sold-out seasons at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival. The show won the South Australia Touring Award and received multiple Green Room Award nominations, including a nomination for Outstanding Direction for Cabaret. She has also worked extensively as an Assistant Director on productions and developments, including NEVER HAVE I EVER (dir. Tasnim Hossain, Melbourne Theatre Company), developments of DIWA and LOLA! THE FILIPINO-AUSTRALIAN MUSICAL (dir. Kenneth Moraleda) and was directing intern to Trudy Dunn for MALACAÑANG MADE US by Jordan Shea, as part of Melbourne Theatre Company’s Cybec Electric.
“To witness a show grow from an idea, to plans, to rehearsal, to opening night, on a scale that only ideas at Malthouse can achieve.” - Aubrey Flood
JESSAMINE MOFFETT / Set & Costume Design
Jessamine Moffett (she/her) is an award nominated Naarm (Melbourne) based designer whose work spans theatre, live performance, film, and television. As a disabled and neurodivergent artist, Jessamine brings a unique perspective to her craft, blending technical expertise with a deep passion for storytelling. She is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Production with a focus on set and costume design and costume construction.
Since graduating from VCA, Jessamine has been actively developing her career as an emerging costume designer. She has contributed to a variety of independent theatre productions, undertaken design work for JMC Academy, and gained valuable experience as an associate for designer Anna Cordingley.
KATERINA STATHIS / Composition & Sound Design
Katerina Stathis (she/her) is a multi-instrumentalist and composer. Her synthesiser sound palate draws from her extensive interest and appreciation for acoustic instrumental timbres combined with highly visceral electronic evocations. Fusing timbres of western classical and electronic music, she uses temporal identity as part of her works inviting listeners into sound worlds echoing past, present and possible futures.
In addition to a catalogue of solo work, Katerina’s collaborations include Robin Fox, Lucy Guerin Inc., Madeleine Flynn, Tim Humphrey and Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio. Recent solo works include OPUS MESS an eight-channel diffusion piece for MESS’s Sonorous VII series and ECDYSIS: A WORK FOR SOLO MODULAR SYNTHESISER, presented at ‘Tangles: New Modular Music’ curated by Robin Fox.
She is one third of the composer collective STATHIS/DAVEY/KIM and one sixth of the electro acoustic ensemble GOLDEN SANDS.
“So much of what I do as a composer can live in a very solitary space, so it’s wonderful to be given the opportunity to experience the richness of knowledge that a team of highly experienced creative personnel will offer. I’m really looking forward to the collaborations that will evolve and deepening my understanding of how composition and sound elevate the humanist nuances of the live theatre experience.” - Katerina Stathis
GABRIELLE FALLEN / Writing
Gabrielle Fallen (she/her) is a Naarm-based writer and performer. Her debut play MATURE SKIN was presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy in 2026 and developed by Melbourne Theatre Company in Cybec Electric 2024. Her performance credits include DEMOCRACY REPAIR SERVICES (Melbourne Fringe), POEMS OF A TRANSSEXUAL NATURE (Melbourne Fringe, Melbourne Theatre Company), and EMBRACE THE CRINGE (EWF). Gabrielle holds a BFA (Theatre) from the Victorian College of the Arts, and her credits while training include THE DINNER PARTY (dir. Dr Sarah Austin), PEACH BLOSSOM FAN (dir. Joe Paradise Lui), and ALL BOYS (Xavier Hazard). For MUSE festival, she’s created SATURN AND SOLITUDE and HOW TO COME OUT (BUT NOT, LIKE, IN A GAY WAY OR ANYTHING). Gabrielle was a finalist for Canberra Youth Theatre’s 2023 Emerging Playwright Commission, interned under Yve Blake on FANGIRLS (Belvoir) at the Sydney Opera House, has undertaken residencies with Polyglot Theatre and The Unconformity, and is currently a reader for Melbourne Theatre Company’s new work department.
“It's an honour to be crowned Miss Malthouse 2026! With this title, I cannot wait to hone my craft and push myself.” - Gabrielle Fallen
COREY SAYLOR-BRUNSKILL / Writing
Corey Saylor-Brunskill (he/him) a mere mortal, born of flesh and blood and brought up in the distant lands of Tasmania/Lutrawita. And around 20 years ago decided he decided he longed to become a thespian. Now based in Naarm/Melbourne, as the dream seemed harder to reach on The Isle.
Since making his way to “the mainland” Big Apple, he has kept up the good fight, performed in multiple main stage productions, some you may have heard of, such as CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEAD, BIG NAME NO BLANKET and VIRAL (ILBIJERRI Theatre Company) as well as WHOSE GONNA LOVE EM (A Daylight Connection, in association with Malthouse Theatre), even travelled back to Tasmania to part take in Nathan Maynard and Rob Braslin’s THE BOX (Mudlark Theatre Theatre) and more recently was able to be part of HOUSE ARREST as part of Yirramboi 2025.
Corey is also an avid maker of music under the rather bonkers MC name Torres Green, and recently completed a Masters in Theatre Writing at Victoria’s College of The Arts.
“I feel so grateful to be accepted into this program... Malthouse Theatre is the mecca of experimental theatre in Naarm outside of the parameters of "Blak Theatre"... I hope that I can bring our worlds together even more so, by using this opportunity to drive me to keep telling experimental Blak Theatre, in my own way” - Corey Saylor-Brunskill
MARIA THEODORAKIS / Writing
Maria Theodorakis is an award-winning Australian writer, director, and performer working across theatre, television, and digital media. In 2025, she completed a Master of Theatre (Writing) with First Class Honours at the Victorian College of the Arts.
She is the co-creator, writer, and director of the hit comedy series LITTLE ACORNS, which has attracted millions of views worldwide. The series has earned international acclaim, winning awards for Best Web Series, Writing, and Directing at the NYC Independent Film Festival, alongside a Best Director nomination from the Australian Directors Guild.
Maria’s theatre work spans comedy and new writing, including directing the solo show LIFE HAS TWO DOORS at La Mama, performing TWO TICKETS TO HEAVEN for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and co-developing THE HOUSE OF KING at fortyfive downstairs. A leader in script development, Maria has received support through Screen Australia’s Gender Matters initiative and recently led the writers’ room for the comedy series THE CURSE OF THE VIRGIN. As an actor, she most recently appeared in the celebrated television drama THE NEWSREADER.
The Artists will participate in a series of workshop sessions led by a range of industry practitioners, designed to strengthen their artistic practice and expand their professional networks and understanding of mainstage operations. Each of the four creatives will undertake a placement on a Malthouse production during the current season, working as an Assistant Creative. This placement provides hands-on experience and the opportunity to observe and upskill in the processes behind the making of a mainstage production. The Writing placements will work closely with the New Work team to develop a new theatrical text or project, with access to company resources and ongoing feedback.
The 2026 Program mentors include:
