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Tutors

meet our team

Our success depends on the strength of our team. All Interact tutors are professionals by trade, making their living in the performance industry and bringing to their teaching practical and proven performance skills and training techniques. As professionals we know that there is no 'one' method of performance training that works for everybody, so we have cut and paste different styles/techniques to tailor-make the classes to suit the needs and skill levels of our students.

Mike Johnson

Cindy is a Dunedin based professional actor, director, writer, and the owner-manager of Theatreworks Ltd.

Cindy Diver
Director/Tutor

Shaun Swain

Dan is a passionate qualified drama teacher based in Ōtepoti that values creativity and fun in his students' learning, while teaching the necessary tools needed to develop a students' craft.

Dan Greer
Senior Tutor

Lynda Smith

Robert started his performance journey in the interACT intermediate classes and continued on up the ranks to the role of assistant. We are stoked he has chosen to come and assist with us again after his wee trip to the Northern Hemisphere.

Robert Shand
Senior Tutor

Lynda Smith

Dunedin grown Theatre Practitioner, Miriam, has enjoyed the opportunity of learning from and working alongside many in the Dunedin theatre community.

Miriam Noonan
Senior Tutor

Lynda Smith

Mackenzie was born into theatre world by her two actor parents, and was raised at the side of the drama classes in the art of Meisner and Stanislavski.

Mackenzie Diver Phelan
Assistant Tutor

Zachary Nicolls

Sacha is an actor/singer who has always known Dunedin as home. They hope to instil others with a passion for theatre!

Sacha McConnnon
Assistant Tutor

Lynda Smith

Sam comes to our teaching team with over a decade in the performance industry - with award winning singing/dance/theatre/film productions under his belts

Sam Kelly
Assistant Tutor

Daniel

Ella's love for theatre was ignited at a young age through attending various drama classes in Dunedin. Currently she is completing her Honors year in Theatre Studies at the University of Otago.

Ella Kalmakoff
Assistant Tutor

Amalie Latton

Amalie has always been extremely passionate about drama and performance and has been a student at Interact since 2015, and is stoked to be joining the teaching team.

Amalie Latton
Assistant Tutor

Amalie Latton

My love for theatre and acting has stemmed from the love and support that Interact gifts its students with, I’m so happy to be back in the team this year.

Maia Puricelli
Assistant Tutor