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Personal Profile & CV
Brigitte Bennet is an emerging theatre practitioner fascinated by Set and Prop Realisation & Design. Graduating from a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Technical Production) at the close of 2023, Brigitte has spent the last year pursuing as many opportunities in props & staging as she could find, completing several full stage designs throughout 2024.
During their studies, Bennet also performed a variety of other stage crew roles, her favourites having been opportunities in different levels of Stage Management & as a Stagehand. Brigitte is keen to explore any and all opportunities pertaining to these areas of interest, particularly those that will enable continued learning to further develop her professional practice.
Education
2020 - 2023
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Technical Production)
Queensland University of Technology
The degree encompasses education on skills and industry practices for stage management, lighting, sound, vision, costume, props, theatre design & more. It also includes various opportunities to apply this knowledge on QUT productions, and experience external internships within the Live Performance industry.
Key Experience
2023-2024
Set & Stage Designer
Venus In Fur, Psycho Beach Party
The X Collective
Prospect Terrace
PIP Theatre
Julius Caesar
Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble
Designed, created and sourced set & set dressing components. Prepared design concepts for directorial feedback, and adapted design to both design-focused and practical feedback. Completed safe build of design components for consistent heavy interaction with actors.
2022
Internship
Manon
Queensland Ballet
Assisted in sourcing, assembling, creating and repairing show props; prepared various theatrical paperwork, and assisted with a variety of ad-hoc stage management tasks as required. Employed (short-term) as Casual Theatre Technician with QB Staging department following this internship.
2020-2023
Stage Manager/ Assistant Stage Manager
Dodger | The Thirty-Nine Steps |
The Rainbow Fish | Snow White | Our House | The Witches | 101 Dalmatians |
Under Milk Wood | Hansel & Gretel
Brisbane Arts Theatre
Working at various levels of stage management across different productions under several different mentors, responsibilities have included: management of rehearsals & tech week; show calling; coordination of props, scene changes & actor quick changes; crafting & repairing prop, costume & set items; creation & editing of documentation; ticketing and seating patrons; performer & crew management.