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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

Founder, director and creative facilitator of “Happy You…!! Theatre Company”. Ruth loves exploring character and situation to support growth and learning, whilst having fun.

Ruth Carraway
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

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

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

Ella is a third year student at the University of Otago Studying a Bachelor of Performing arts. Passionately involved in the Dunedin arts scene, she loves all things theatre, music and dance!

Ella Ruddle
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

Daniel has used the skills learned as an interACT student during his formative years to enrich many parts of his life, and hopes others find the same passion.

Daniel McClymont
Senior 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

Andrew trained as an actor, then worked both at home in New Zealand and in Europe.  He has special interests in movement work, Shakespeare and collecting techniques to deepen character construction.

Andrew Brinsley-Pirie
Tutor