In 2022, theatre director Courtney Stewart disrupted a 97-year history when she became the first person of colour to be appointed Artistic Director and CEO of Brisbane’s La Boite Theatre: Australia’s oldest continuously running professional theatre company.   

 

The appointment marked a homecoming for the former dancer and actor, who grew up and trained in Brisbane before the bright lights of Sydney lured her south.  

In this episode of Dream Boldly, host Adam Brunes explores the delicate balance of honouring history and enacting change, finding yourself away from home, and making room for those who have historically been sidelined.  

Follow Courtney’s transition from aspiring children’s entertainer to acclaimed mainstage theatre director, learn her unique perspective about failing publicly and embracing vulnerability, and be inspired by her mission to change the world, one story at a time.  

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Recorded by The Podcast Boss on Turrbal and Jagera country in Meanjin/Brisbane.