ABOUT ME.
Luke Rogers is a theatre director, actor, producer, and the Artistic Director & CEO of Canberra Youth Theatre. He is a graduate of NIDA (Directing, 2012) and Theatre Nepean (Acting, 2002). Luke has just completed a Master of Fine Arts in Cultural Leadership at NIDA, which included an international research placement with National Theatre of Scotland. In 2023, he was awarded the Freddie J Gibson Fellowship to explore youth arts practices across the UK and Ireland.
Luke’s directing credits include new plays, musical theatre, devised works, and classics for theatre companies and drama schools across Australia. Luke regularly sits on industry panels and advisory groups for government, advocacy organisations and peak bodies.
Other positions have included Artistic Director of Stories Like These, Resident Studio Artist at Griffin Theatre Company, Theatre Manager of New Theatre, and Artistic Director of The Spare Room.
Luke's artistic practice focuses on the role of young people as legitimate creative agents in the development of new works, elevating emerging artists into creative leadership roles, and exploring how care is maintained, creativity nurtured, and leadership enabled with artistic process.
Directing credits include: Rosieville, The Trials, How To Vote, Dags, Two Twenty Somethings Decide Never To Be Stressed About Anything Ever Again Ever, Little Girls Alone in the Woods, Normal, Possibility, Collapse (Canberra Youth Theatre), Collected Stories (Chaika Theatre / ACT Hub), In Real Life (Darlinghurst Theatre Company), Blink, MinusOneSister, Fireface, The Last Five Years, The Carnivores (Stories Like These), Play House (NIDA), The Pillowman, Waiting For Godot, Don Juan in Soho, Art is a Weapon, After The End, Blasted (New Theatre), 100 Reasons For War, Love and Information, Spring Awakening, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s Women, Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat (AFTT), Lysistrata, The Burial At Thebes, Pool (No Water), 4.48 Psychosis, Eyes To The Floor (Sydney Theatre School), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mr Marmalade (CQUniversity), Macbeth, Cyberbile, Embers (AIM Dramatic Arts) and Two Weeks With The Queen (Mountains Youth Theatre).
Tour Director: The Witches (Griffin Theatre Company). Assistant Director: Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography (Griffin Theatre Company / Perth Theatre Company), Story of the Red Mountains (NIDA), The Boys (Griffin Theatre Company / Sydney Festival), Steel Magnolias (Blackbird Productions / Australian Tour), Assassins, The Crucible (New Theatre).
Luke is represented by Kubler Auckland Management
DIRECTING CV
2023
Rosieville Canberra Youth Theatre
The Trials Canberra Youth Theatre
2022
Collected Stories Chaika Theatre / ACT Hub
How To Vote Canberra Youth Theatre
Dags Canberra Youth Theatre
2021
Two Twenty Somethings Decide Never To Be Stressed About Anything Ever Again. Ever. Canberra Youth Theatre
Little Girls Alone in the Woods Canberra Youth Theatre
2020
Normal Canberra Youth Theatre
2019
Possibility Canberra Youth Theatre (Co-Director)
Collapse Canberra Youth Theatre
2018
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Central Queensland University
100 Reasons For War Academy of Film Theatre and Television
Macbeth AIM Dramatic Arts
2017
Graduate Showcase (Music Theatre) Federation University / TAFE NSW (Sydney)
In Real Life Darlinghurst Theatre Company
Lysistrata Sydney Theatre School
Love and Information Academy of Film Theatre and Television
Blink Stories Like These / Kings Cross Theatre
2016
Cyberbile AIM Dramatic Arts
Spring Awakening Academy of Film Theatre and Television
The Burial At Thebes - Antigone Sydney Theatre School
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Academy of Film Theatre and Television
2015
Pool (No Water) Sydney Theatre School
MinusOneSister Stories Like These / Griffin Independent
Shakespeare’s Women Actors College of Theatre & Television
The Witches Griffin Theatre Company (Tour Director, Director: Lucas Jervies)
2014
Graduation Showcase Actors College of Theatre & Television
Mr Marmalade Central Queensland University
Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography Griffin Theatre Company / Perth Theatre Company, (Assistant Director, Director: Lee Lewis)
2013
Embers AIM Dramatic Arts
Fireface Stories Like These / ATYP Under The Wharf
Shoot / Get Treasure / Repeat Actors College of Theatre & Television
The Pillowman New Theatre
Play House NIDA / Gorman Arts Centre
2012
Play House NIDA
Story of the Red Mountains NIDA (Assistant Director, Director: Tim Roseman)
The Boys Griffin Theatre Company / Sydney Festival (Assistant Director, Director: Sam Strong)
2011
The Last Five Years Stories Like These / Seymour Centre
2010
4.48 Psychosis Sydney Theatre School
Waiting For Godot New Theatre
2009
Don Juan in Soho New Theatre
Eyes to the Floor Sydney Theatre School
Steel Magnolias Blackbird Productions (Assistant Director, Director: Darren Yap)
2008
The Carnivores Stories Like These / Old Fitzroy Theatre
The Crucible New Theatre / Seymour Centre (Assistant Director, Director: Louise Fischer)
The Carnivores New Theatre
2007
Art is a Weapon New Theatre (Creator / Artistic Director)
The Crucible New Theatre (Assistant Director, Director: Louise Fischer)
After The End New Theatre
Death of a Salesman New Theatre Education Program (staged reading)
2004
New Directions 2004 Season New Theatre (Artistic Director)
2003
Blasted New Theatre
Assassins New Theatre (Assistant Director, Director: Pete Nettell)
2002
Two Weeks With The Queen Mountains Youth Theatre
2000
Stage Fright! Roo Theatre
1999
King For A Day Roo Theatre
AWARDS
Best Production of a Play (Community) - 2022 The Ovations
How to Vote, Canberra Youth Theatre
Best Production of a Play (Independent) - 2022 The Ovations
Collected Stories, Chaika Theatre
Best Set Design - 2022 The Ovations
Collected Stories, Chaika Theatre
Nomination for Best Production of a Musical
2011 Sydney Theatre Awards
The Last Five Years, Stories Like These
QUALIFICATIONS
Masters of Fine Arts (Cultural Leadership)
National Institute of Dramatic Art
Graduate Diploma in Dramatic Art (Directing)
National Institute of Dramatic Art
Bachelor of Arts (Performance)
Theatre Nepean (University of Western Sydney)
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
Mental Health First Aid
Accidental Counsellor Training