Wrapping up 2025

A YEAR OF COURAGE, CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY From Jodie Wainwright, CEO, Milk Crate Theatre As we wrap up an extraordinary year at Milk Crate Theatre, I’m taking a moment to reflect on the transformation, triumphs, and deep community connection that have shaped us. This year brought exciting growth as we welcomed Felicity Nicol and Olivia […]

COLLECTIVE

2025 – Developing Artist Program at the Sydney Opera House, Centre for Creativity

CREATING IMPACT

A multi-year project, bringing together the community engaged arts sector, funders and experts to co-design and implement a shared impact framework.
Currently in Phase 3: Pilot Implementation

WEST: Regional Youth Program

WEST: In Character For Young People in the Lithgow Region | Ages 11–16 (not limited to) This term, we’ll look at Original Characters — how do we create our own? What do they sound like? How do they move? We’ll dig into the building blocks of different character: voice, movement, story and environment. WEST youth […]

ADULT: Connection and Performance at the OLC

Connection and Performance is a workshop series about showing up as yourself, as you are and being met by others doing the same. Through honest, playful and low-pressure performance exercises, participants build real connection with the group, try things they haven’t tried before, and grow in confidence week by week. At its heart, this program […]

Celebrating Jess Saras and Her Incredible Journey

Photo from COLLECTIVE, Sydney Opera House 2025 by Hayden Wright. It’s with immense gratitude and admiration that we celebrate the incredible journey of our Creative Producer, Jess Saras, as she moves on from Milk Crate Theatre. Jess has been a part of the Milk Crate Theatre family since 2016, beginning her journey in an administration […]

CREATING IMPACT: PHASE 2 REPORT + SHARED IMPACT FRAMEWORK

Photo by Patrick Boland. We’re excited to share the Phase 2 Report and Shared Impact Framework for the community-engaged arts sector! The Creating Impact project is a multi-year national initiative bringing together arts organisations, funders, and sector experts to co-design and implement a shared impact framework for the community-engaged arts sector. This report marks a […]

Margot Politis to Step Down as Artistic Director of Milk Crate Theatre

MCT Artistic Director Margot Politis, photo by Alex Travers To our beautiful Milk Crate Theatre Community, Peers and Supporters, Milk Crate Theatre announces that Margot Politis will step down as Artistic Director on Friday 11 July 2025, after a decade of visionary and transformative creative leadership. Reflecting on her time with the company, Margot shares: […]