Improkids works with a number of performers on their productions. Please see a list below.

Sam Donvito

A generous teacher and dynamic performer, Sam Donvito is passionate about creating a positive change in people’s lives. After graduating from The Adelaide College of the Arts in 2013 with an Advanced Diploma of Performing Arts, Sam has produced, devised and performed in two original theatre shows for the Adelaide Fringe in 2014 and 2016.

Sam won a scholarship to study Playback Theatre, a socially inclusive and audience interactive theatre form, at the Centre for Playback Theatre in New York in 2015. She then completed a year’s artist in residency at The Parks Theatre in Adelaide where she facilitated three Playback Theatre training intensives and performances.

From 2014 to 2017 Sam has worked extensively in performing, workshopping and devising children’s theatre at various schools, libraries, museums and theatres, with two companies – Impro Kids and Splash Theatre Co. Sam also is an experienced dancer that specialises in teaching and performing African and Middle Eastern dance styles.

 

David Cronin

Aka The Fun Doctor, Laughter Man, Sir Laughalot!

David Cronin is a professional speaker and author. His Presentations and ‘WellWorks” Workshop programs target Stress and Change Management, plus personal transformation. He creates educational and entertaining Keynote Presentations and conducts Courses and Workshops in Workplace Wellness, Personal Wellbeing and Laughter yoga.

Included are comedy, magic, juggling and music to consolidate the key concepts. These sessions provide practical, take-home tools, strategies & models. David Cronin studied Theatre & Public Speaking overseas and in Australia, and worked for over sixteen years in various European and Asian countries before basing himself in Adelaide.

David also writes plays, songs and stories for children and adults.

He is a member of International Associations, was a Clown Doctor in his local team for over sixteen years, and is Trainer & Coordinator of Laughter Yoga Clubs SA.

Eugene Suleau

Eugene is a veteran of the Adelaide performing arts scene. He graduated from the Centre for the Performing Arts in the early 1990s and has worked in several film and television productions since then, including the role of John McDouall Stuart in the ABC documentary ‘A Wire Through the Heart’ in 2007. Eugene was a key part of the local improv scene for 16 years, as a performer and teacher, and he represented South Australia at three Theatresports National Championships. He has appeared in several Impro Kids productions and is a c0-writer of Yarn Spinning and Tales of Magic.