James Melchior
Scriptwriter
James has been writing, producing and performing theatre, film and television for 30 years. He is a graduate of the National Theatre Drama School and has worked with a variety of theatre companies including: Fata Morgana Theatre Co, Melbourne Arts Theatre, Melbourne Ensemble Theatre and the Renaissance Players.
Key projects include:
The Memory Book – a feature film screenplay, co-written with Susan Yardley. Producer: Lizzette Atkins Unicorn Films. Director attached: Scott Hicks. Script Editor: Pip Karmel. Development Funding: Film Victoria 2015. Australian Writers’ Guild inaugural Hothouse script reading at the Malthouse Theatre
Burning Bridges – a feature film screenplay. Funded: New Writer’s Scheme, Film Victoria. Script editor: Tony Ayres
Burn – a feature film screenplay. Shortlisted: Monte Miller Award
Skin Deep – a feature film screenplay, co-writer with Susan Yardley. Development funding: Screen Australia. Producer: Storybox Films
Inside Out – stage production, co-written and performed with Susan Yardley. Carlton Courthouse Theatre
Talking to Strangers – stage production, co-written, performed and produced. Fata Morgana Theatre Co
Andrew Murrell
Lyricist / co-composer
After 40 years in the Entertainment and Arts Education industries as an Actor and Musician, Andrew became a full-time teacher. Approaching retirement from teaching, he is looking forward to expanding his writing career with more Music Theatre and other creative writing.
2023 Wrote Beware the Naughty Corner (Middle School Production)
2019 Rewrote Monsters as Mink and Sam (Middle School Production)
2010 to 2023 De La Salle College, Malvern - Directed School Productions
2000 to 2003 RMIT - completed Advanced Diploma in Screen Writing
1996 Crown of Thistles for Ripponlea Renaissance Group on Mary, Queen of Scots
1994 The Art Centre - Co-wrote Monsters for Art Ed Dept. including music and lyrics
1981 to 1983 Graduate National Theatre Drama School 3 year senior course
1979 graduate University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Music
Luke serrano
co-composer/ orchestrator
Based in Melbourne, Australia, Luke is a professional musician with an abundance of experience in a range of capacities; as an art music composer, arranger of music of a wide range of styles, saxophonist, conductor, educator, event manager and executive producer.
Released two albums of original compositions, scored for large chamber ensembles; Threshold (2004), Aeolus (2014)
Aeolus was adapted into a ballet by Dancebourne Arts in Pointe, Line and Surface (2015)
Composed score for the award winning Italian film Il Dottore Delle Bambole (2022)
Music performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and broadcast on ABC Classic FM and 3MBS radio
Luke has conducted several of his educational orchestral works on the Hamer Hall (Melbourne) stage
Composed incidental music to Melbourne High/Macrob production of The Crucible (1993)
A graduate in Composition of the Conservatorium of Music (University of Melbourne) (1998)
Cert. IV in Sound Production (COSAMP) (2019)
Head of Music at De La Salle College Malvern (since 2019)