Sarah Ruhl’s
Eurydice
directed by Abbey McCaughan
The performance will run for approximately 70 minutes with no interval.
CAST
EURYDICE
Josie Walsh
ORPHEUS
Tom Tasovac
FATHER
Grant Malcolm
HADES
Becca Attwood
LITTLE STONE
Lukas Perez
BIG STONE
Declan Morton
LOUD STONE
Abby Kotara
THE STONES
Matilda Reid
Mary Carter
Jade Elliott
Crew and Creatives
Directed by
Abbey McCaughan
Lighting
Fiona Reid
Costumes
Merri Ford
Producer
Tony Petani
Sound
Abbey McCaughan
with special thanks to Taylor Broadley for the new arrangement of Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree
Photography
Honeybomb Arts
Special thanks
Jolie & Finna Clegorn, Jason Blaine, Sharon Malcolm
Shout out to
Amanda Crewes & Marie Corrigan from the Actors Hub
Josie Walsh - EURYDICE
Josie Walsh (she/her) is a theatre maker, and recent graduate of a Bachelor of Creative Arts majoring in Theatre Arts at Curtin University. Since commencing her studies at Curtin she has worked on a number of shows including performing as Clarissa in Curtin's production of Teenage Dick (2022), Ensemble member in ENRON(2024), Mrs Smith in The Bald Prima Donna (2025), Debbie in UFO (2023) which was a part of FRINGE, and was assistant director in Curtin's production of The Persians (2023). She also wrote and directed her first show, Red Ticket (2024). Josie is excited to be playing the titular role in UWA GRADS’ Eurydice.
Tom Tasovac - ORPHEUS
Tom Tasovac (he/him) is a freelance theatre maker based in Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia. Tom’s work in theatre began at Curtin University, where he got his Bachelor of Creative Arts in 2024. Over his four years of study and training with the Hayman Theatre Company, Tom has performed most notably as Brian in The Antipodes (2022), Gabriel York in When The Rain Stops Falling (2023), and Jeff Skilling in ENRON, (2024). Tom is proud to make his debut in acting with GRADS Theatre Company as Orpheus, and is excited to show audiences the incredible work that everyone has put into the production.
Grant Malcolm - FATHER
Blessed with an onstage kiss in his first high school play, Grant (he/him) has never strayed far from the limelight. A UWA Theatre Studies graduate, Grant has directed or appeared in more than one hundred productions for venues as diverse as the Blueroom, Rechabites Hall, the Entertainment Centre, Dolphin Theatre, Playhouse, Pioneer Village, Atlantis Marine Park, classrooms, pubs, clubs, Perth Zoo and on the Hotham Valley Tourist Railway. Grant has won several Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor Awards for stage and film work and awards for directing. He played Henry IV earlier this year in the New Fortune Theatre and is very excited to be working on this amazing modern verse play directed by Abbey and with a hugely talented company of actors.
Becca Attwood - HADES
Rebecca Attwood (they/them) is a multidisciplinary performance artist/facilitator based in Boorloo, who’s currently undertaking their second year of Performance Making at WAAPA. Becca most recently featured as Aimee in The Human’s by Steven Karam (WAAPA, 2025), Effie in Confessional (dir. Alice Schlipalius, 2025) and Bryn in Arthur Brown’s Stand and Deliver (2025 Perth Fringe World Festival). Their directorial debut for their self-written play, Don’t Slay the Messenger won numerous awards at YouthFest 2023, including; Best Production, Best Actress, and an adjudicator’s certificate.
Becca’s work combines music, poetry, and movement to explore political themes surrounding power, colonisation, autonomy, and identity. Their passion for intersectional advocacy is channelled into their role as the Vice-Chair of the Youth Pride Network, where they have the privilege of developing educational resources to support the needs of LGBTQIA+ young people and youth workers across Western Australia. Becca is looking forward to bringing the Lord of the underworld to life in this exciting project!
Lukas Perez - LITTLE STONE
Lukas Perez (they/them) is a performer and improvisor with a passion for bringing characters to life on stage and screen. With credits including Lizzie Borden in Lizzie The Musical, Em in the 2025 Fringe World production of Fate, Norma Valverde in Hands on a Hardbody, Mother in The Trail To Oregon, Olivia in 107, which premiered at The Blueroom Theatre, Zazzalil in Firebringer, and Princess in Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier. When not on stage, they can be found playing and streaming Dungeons & Dragons on Twitch and YouTube with the company WintersTales, showing their love for storytelling in a different medium
Declan Morton - BIG STONE
Declan (they/them) is an actor originating from Sydney. Declan studied acting at JMC Academy and has previously performed in productions as Hansy in Spring Awakening, Pisanio in Cymbeline, and the Master of the Bedchamber in Sergeant Snow White, a surrealist Brechtian musical made by the Dunera Boys during the Second World War, recreated 81 years after its last performance in collaboration with the University of Sydney. Declan finds inspiration for acting from socks, and always tries to match their characters with the perfect pair. They are excited to make their Perth acting debut with Eurydice, and are keen to rock some socks off.
Abby Kotara - LOUD STONE
Abby (she/they) has been a local Perth artist for over a decade, as an actor, production assistant, sound tech, stage manager and other tidbits. Beginning in 2009, she has performed in a variety of venues, indoors and outdoors! Some of her favourite performances include her most recent performances as Rachel in The Girl on the Train, (MMDC 2024), Ulla in the Producers (Primadonna Productions 2024) and a personal highlight, Shrek in Shrek the musical Jr (Primadonna Productions 2017).
This is Abby's first show with GRADS Theatre Company and she is excited to bring to life this Greek Tragedy in this intimate space. She hopes you can symphonise with the cast and venture into the underworld for a tale of love, loss and false liberty.
Matilda Reid - STONE
Matilda Reid (she/her) is a Perth based performer who specialises in music theatre. Matilda has over 15 years worth of experience in performing arts, with over 10 years of classical vocal training and dance training. Matilda has trained with Stagecoach Academy from 2019-2021 wherein she starred as Blousey Brown in Bugsy Malone, and additionally starred as a featured dancer again in Bugsy Malone in 2022 at Heath Ledger Theatre in the role of Velma. This is Matilda's first show with GRADS Theatre Company in Eurydice, and she is excited to explore a surrealist approach to the character of 'Lively Stone' as part of the Greek chorus of stones.
Jade Elliott - STONE
Jade Elliott (she/her) is a Boorloo (Perth) based actress with a passion for theatre and film. Jade has been training since 2023 and is an alum of the Perth Actors Studio in Subiaco. Previously she has worked on the set of the Stan series Invisible Boys and the Binge series The Twelve. Jade is excited to be stepping into the world of Eurydice as she makes her theatre debut.
Mary Carter - STONE
Performing in front of live audiences since age six, Mary (she/her) is no stranger to the stage. Having performed in many school and community theatre productions over the years, Mary gained her first major recognition portraying the role of the classic Lina Lamont in Singin’ in the Rain Jr with Bel Canto Performing Arts where she was awarded Best Youth in a Musical at the 2022 Finley Awards.
More recently Mary joined the cast of Art in Motion’s 9 to 5: the Musical as Roz Keith, Darlington Theatre Players’ She Kills Monsters as Kaliope Darkwalker and Art in Motion’s American Idiot as Extraordinary Girl. Mary plans to continue bettering her craft as she studies at Emergent Academy in 2025 to earn her Diploma in Musical Theatre.
Director’s Bio and Notes
Space just in case!
COMING IN OCTOBER 2025
Tom Stoppard’s classic play is directed by Tony Petani.
With William Shakespeare's play Hamlet as the backdrop, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead concerns the musings and mishaps of the titular characters. The play is structured as the inverse of Hamlet, in which Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are two minor characters who were childhood friends of the Prince; instead, the duo remains the focus and Hamlet himself is a minor role whose actions occur largely offstage, with the exception of a few short scenes in which the dramatic plays converge.
In Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern operate under the King's command in an attempt to discover Hamlet's motives and plot against him. Hamlet, however, derisively mocks and outwits them, so that they, rather than he, are sentenced to death in the end. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead explores these events from the perspective of the duo; their actions seem largely nonsensical because they are superseded and, therefore, determined by Hamlet's plot.
In the absence of a compelling mission the two characters find themselves undertaking philosophical musing, playing word games and generally, trying to make sense of their place in this world.
Season runs 8-18 October 2025 in the New Fortune Theatre at UWA.
