Cassandra is an award winning theatre director. Directing credits include; Rhinoceros (fortyfivedownstairs), World Problems (Melbourne Theatre Company), The Crocodile (Winner Best Director 2024 Green Room Awards), Far Away (fortyfivedownstiars), The Mermaid (La Mama Theatre - 2021 VCE Playlist), Dog Show (Melbourne Fringe Hub). She was the Associate Director on A Very Jewish Christmas Carol (Melbourne Theatre Company) and Assistant Director on The House Of Bernarda Alba (Melbourne Theatre Company).  Cassandra is a theatre maker deeply engaged with community-centered artistic practices. Having a long standing artistic collaboration with Samara Hersch (Body Of Knowledge, We All Know What’s Happening), THE RABBLE (LONE, UNWOMAN, YES, WAKE) and APHIDS (Oh Deer!, Easy Riders, Crisis Averted). Working alongside young people in co-authorship models is a core aspect of her practice and can be seen through the following collaborations: Adena Jacobs’ The Book Of Exodus, THE RABBLE’s LONE, Darebin Art's Let's Take Over Program from 2019 to 2022 and We All Know What’s Happening by Samara Hersch & Lara Thoms which toured national and internationally. Learn more at www.cassandrafumi.com

Vidya Rajan (Naarm/Boorloo) (she/her) is an artist who makes work for live, screen and digital space. A graduate of the VCA, she has a background in contemporary performance, screenwriting, and interactive media. Her practice is often interested in play, speculative narrative, colonial legacies, game design and emergent technology. Her work has been programmed by orgs like Arts House, Darwin Festival, The Blue Room, Griffin, Malthouse and Belvoir; and she’s variously acted in & written for shows on ABC, Netflix, SBS, Amazon among others. Recently, her digital projects have been shortlisted for the International New Media Prize, The Freeplay game awards, and acquired by ACMI. https://www.vidyasrajan.com/