All of our mentors are local talent with years of experience in the arts. We consider them the best of the best.
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MADELEINE JOHNS (PRINCIPAL, MUSICAL THEATRE and DRAMA TEACHER)Madeleine is the principal, and a teacher, of Roar Academy. She is also a founding member and the President of Redcliffe Musical Theatre. It is her vision that has been the driving force behind Roar Academy and its development of local youth and their talent in the performing arts. Madeleine is also an accomplished actor who has performed on stage in many plays and musicals in cities like Redcliffe, Sydney, and Jakarta. She has fulfilled roles such as Maria in West Side Story, Princess Winnifred, and the Wicked Queen, in Once Upon a Mattress, a soloist in Jerry’s Girls and The Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz, among others. Madeleine was the 2012 Moreton Bay Council Cultural Award winner and her passion for developing Musical Theatre in the region.
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VOCAL TEACHERS
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HELEN DREW (Vocal Coach)Helen is a classically trained pianist who is accomplished in many instruments, including voice. She has performed in several choirs, including the Conservatorium of Music, Newcastle. Helen has also performed many times as a soloist and/or accompanist throughout her music career, including weddings, church events and community events and was even one-third of an Andrews Sisters' tribute show. Helen is a recognised teacher with the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) and her previous pupils have ALL received Honours in their exams. With years of experience teaching students individually and in group settings, Helen has the knowledge and expertise to bring out the best in her students.
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DANCE TEACHERS
KAYLA PEHI
DRAMA TEACHERS
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DEBORAH RUBENDRA (Drama Teacher)Deborah Rubendra has been actively performing on the stage for over 15 years. Deborah has participated in a wide range of community theatre performances including cabarets, musicals, theatre restaurant and drama. She has participated in several South-East Queensland theatre festivals. Deborah has been teaching juniors and youth for over 5 years and co-founded the Junior SQUIDS school. She joined RMT ROAR assisting teachers and coordinating junior and youth participation in theatre festivals and formally commenced teaching at the ROAR Academy last year. Deborah has a passion for teaching junior and youth performers which she brings to this academy.
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RICHARD RUBENDRA (Drama Teacher)Richard has experience as a producer, production manager, teacher and performer in an array of companies and productions. Richard’s 25 years in senior business management and production management have not gone astray in the theatre world, however, Richard’s heart is as a singer and actor. He fronts his own covers rock band The Psychedelic Stem Cells as well as performing on stage in lead and supporting roles such as the King in the King and I, Fred Graham in Kiss Me Kate and has recently performed as Don Pedro in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Richard has acted as producer for Mary Poppins and as production manager for Saturday Night Fever with Redcliffe Musical Theatre, additionally Richard fulfilled the role of Producer for SQUID’S production of West Side Story.
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