Workshops with Wit

2025 Dates

• 12 Feb - Somatic Movement for Presence, Expression, and Regulation with Robyn Mew

• 5 March - Intro to Intimacy: Stage & Screen with Rebecca Fortuna

• 21 March - Acting Through Song with Sophie Loughran

• 19 April - Set Design with Savanna Wegman

• 10 May - Move with Power with Lily Fish

  More workshops coming soon!

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QUESTIONS

If you have any questions, please get in touch at hello@witinc.com.au.

Theatre-makers and creatives of all disciplines are invited to join us on Workshops with Wit to build creative skill through experimentation, collaboration and artistic discourse. Workshops with Wit is an accessible and inclusive space for established practitioners, emerging artists and curious non-professional creatives alike.

Sundays are run on a pay what you can basis, and if you’re unable to pay you’re very welcome to join the workshops for free. All payment goes towards artist fees, and helps us keep this program running.

Upcoming Workshops:

Intro to Intimacy: Stage & Screen with Rebecca Fortuna

Thursday 5 March 7pm-8:30pm

Bluestone Church Arts Space (8A Hyde Street, Foostcray)

Learn the art of staging intimacy with creativity, clarity, and consent.

ABOUT THE EVENT

This workshop provides an introduction to staging intimacy, exploring consent, the role of an intimacy coordinator, and techniques for creating safe, authentic scenes that align with the director’s vision. Ideal for anyone involved in theatre or filmmaking, this workshop highlights how to create a respectful, communicative and collaborative approach to intimate storytelling.

DETAILS
The workshop will cover:

• WHO: Who is involved in navigating consent to create a safe creative environment

• WHAT: What is intimacy

• WHEN: When should you discuss intimacy and get an intimacy co-ordinator

• WHERE: Where does an intimacy coordinator fit into the process

• WHY: Why do you need an intimacy co-ordinator and what is their role

Please note: this workshop does not qualify you as an intimacy coordinator and is intended as an intro to the practise only.

WHAT TO BRING

- A bottle of water
- Something to take notes on

Note: we will be photographing/filming parts of this workshop for promo and social media use. Please advise us if you do not wish to be filmed.

ABOUT THE COACH

Rebecca (she/her) is a certified Australian intimacy coordinator trained by top industry professionals from the UK and US. She was amongst the first group of professionals to train in Australia with Ita O’Brien in 2018 (Sex Education, Normal People). In 2022 she travelled to New York to complete her certification with IDC, under the guidance of her mentor Claire Warden (Broadway, Gossip Girl) and Alicia Rodis (HBO). 

Rebecca has worked on many film, TV, web and theatre productions as an intimacy coordinator, including: A Good Boy (Film), Flunk (Youtube Series), Dark Arcadia (Web Series) & Torch Song (Theatre); full CV available upon request. She has also hosted multiple intimacy workshops for organisations such as: RMIT, Howard Fine Acting Studio and Drama Victoria; educating actors, film makers, directors and teachers on intimacy and consent practices in Australia. 

Rebecca’s 20+ year acting career enhances and informs her work as an intimacy coordinator because of her considerable experience on set, on stage and in the rehearsal room, working on a variety of projects. 

Rebecca is dedicated to creating safe sets & performance spaces, empowering the next generation of actors and telling intimate stories honestly. She is based in Melbourne and available Australia-wide. Find out more at: www.rebeccafortuna.com/intimacy or follow on insta @rebecca.fortuna

Acting Through Song with Sophie Loughran

Saturday 21 March 9am-10:30am

Bluestone Church Arts Space (8A Hyde Street, Foostcray)

ABOUT THE EVENT

Singing a song is one thing. Telling a story through it is another. This practical workshop focuses on how to connect acting choices with vocal performance so songs feel truthful, specific and alive rather than simply ‘sung’. We will explore storytelling, emotional stakes and vocal choices that connect your voice to the character and the moment.

The session is open to all experience levels. Whether you are new to musical theatre or already performing regularly, this workshop is designed to meet you where you are and help you apply strong acting and vocal techniques to your own repertoire

DETAILS

- Participants will select one high stakes song of their choice (2-2.5 min duration)
- The song will be performed and worked on during the session
- In order to get the most out of the workshop the song must be learnt off by heart

- Besides the limited 5 participating performers spots, we have 8 auditing spots if you wish to join and learn too!

WHAT TO BRING

- A bottle of water

- Something to take notes on
- A backing track for your song 

- Please comfortable clothes you can move in

Note: we will be photographing/filming parts of this workshop for promo and social media use. Please advise us if you do not wish to be filmed.

ABOUT THE COACH

Sophie Loughran is a choreographer and performer. Recent choreography credits include: Channel 9's Metro Sexual Season 2, Yiddish Divas (Kadimah Yiddish Theatre) Driftwood the Musical (Umbrella Productions), Into the Woods and Carrie (JMC Academy), Urinetown The Musical (Soundworks Productions) and American Psycho (See You Sunday) both of which have been nominated for Green Room Awards. As a performer, Sophie has appeared in Parade (Soundworks Productions), Mamma Mia! (AG Theatre) 50 Shades of Grey - The Musical Parody and Love Actually? The Musical Parody (DVE), The Beautiful Game (Manilla St Productions), Just Macbeth (In The Park Productions) and for CDP, Australian tours of Room On The Broom and Snail & The Whale. A NIDA graduate, Sophie has toured both nationally and internationally with Scooby Doo Live and has worked aboard P&O, Cunard and Princess Cruise Lines as well as at Disneyland Paris. In addition to performing, Sophie is a voice over artist and audiobook narrator. She has lent her voice to over 15 fiction and non-fiction audiobooks and has worked on voice over campaigns for clients such as City of Melbourne, Starbucks, Canva and MARS.