Bryan Derrick, Director of "Theatre of Transformation" is a graduate of the acclaimed John Bolton Theatre School, Melbourne in its inaugural year 1991. He also graduated in Theatre Studies at U.C.L.A. in Berkeley, California in 1987.
His list of achievements include:
Full time Secondary School Teacher 1969 - 1988, including
Vice-Principal, Year Level Coordinator, Faith Development Coordinator, Sportsmaster, Homeroom Teacher.
B.Sc in Life and Earth Sciences
Counsellor and Theatre Director at Malmsbury Juvenile Justice Centre for 8 years.
Design and Direction of the Closing Ceremony in Sydney for the Beatification of Mother Mary MacKillop by Pope John Paul II.
Victorian State Youth Director for the Society of St Vincent de Paul.
V.I.E.U Award recipient for "Best Educational Delivery" using Theatre of Transformation and Ritual Celebration.
Bryan was awarded an $11,000 grant from the University of Sydney's Innovative and Best Practice project to further research and develop his theatre projects in schools.
Co-winner with the "Breaking Through" Project, of the VIC HEALTH award for outstanding contribution to Health in Victoria.
Author and Director of the "You, the Teacher" program.
"ACT-OUT, SPEAK UP" project in Springvale and presenting the final report (including a video) to the Springvale Community Aid and Advice Bureau and hence the funding, body the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care and the National Illicit Drug Strategy Community Partnership Initiative.
Keynote addresses and performances at Deakin University - School of Health Sciences second year students of Dr.Maria Pallotta Chiarolli.
Presented the Theatre of Transformation in various forums at Secondary Colleges across Victoria, including: St John's College, Dandenong, Colac Regional College, St Kevin's College, Toorak, Warracknabeal Secondary College, Hopetoun Secondary College, Maryborough Regional Secondary College, Kyneton Secondary College, Gisborne Secondary College, Castlemaine Secondary College, Hawthorn Secondary College, Christian Brothers' College St Kilda, The Berrengarra School, Glen Waverley and at a range of conferences, including "Achieving Together", Bendigo.
Contracted as a Theatre Director by several schools and Organisations to facilitate Theatre Ritual and Celebration for a wide range of scenarios and significant events.
Completed Projects:
Co-owner of an award-winning Restaurant in Alphington.
Landmark Education Graduate
Theatre of Transformation Models in regional Victoria with Department of innovation, Industry and Regional Development.
Theatre of Transformation Models with Centrelink branches/personnel and the Head Office administration of Centrelink in Canberra. [Springvale Centrelink Pilot Project]
The Homelessness project. Wesley Community Outreach Centre, Ringwood.
Training of Psychiatric nurses at Deakin University (Geelong/Burwood Campuses)
Young People's Drug and Alcohol Forum - City of Greater Dandenong.
Young People's Volunteer Leadership Project - Noble Park/Springvale.
Theatre of Transformation and the "Same Sex Attracted Young People" Project in Melbourne.
Applying for a Churchill Fellowship to study in Brazil with Augusto Boal
"The Creating Harmony" community development project in Long Gully & Eaglehawk auspiced by St Luke's Innovative Resource Department in Bendigo.
Year 12 Development - Highvale Secondary College.
"YOU MUST LIVE" A widely acclaimed dramatic re-creation of the journey of Vietnamese refugees to Australia after the fall of Saigon.
Vietnamese Community Support Centre, Flemington, Vic.
Ritual and Rites of Passage (Prefect investitures and graduation ceremonies Year 12 students) CBC St.Kilda for the past 7 years.
Theatre of the Oppressed project with the second year theatre students at the Victorian College of the Arts March 2006.
THE CANVAS PROJECT.
Currently Bryan is directing A Theatre of the Oppressed presentation as part of a project which draws attention to the specific challenges facing Vietnamese young people in Australia.
The final presentation will occur in September this year.
A range of articles and publications including the cover story in the September 1998 " The Boys in Schools" Magazine feature Bryan's innovative and challenging projects and achievement. Bryan's work takes him across Australia. His professionalism and creativity in directing staff development workshops, engaging School clusters in Theatre projects, designing and directing theatre and ritual for significant rites of passage, life events and events of spiritual, communal and societal valuable process in the holistic development of young people has empowered the lives of many hundreds of young people and those who care for them.
