Adam has been performing on stages for the last 25 years. After taking a year off shows, his return performance is on home turf. Adam is a Drama teacher at Gungahlin College and will return to this same theatre to direct his talented cohort in Terry Pratchett's Mort in September. This is his second time round with Dramatic Productions, having performed in Sweeney Todd in 2017. His more recent musical/anthropomorphic appearances include Beast (Beauty and the Beast) and Cat in the Hat (Seussical) with Ickle Pickle, while his play/human roles have seen him in Rep's The Crucible and She Stoops toConquer.

Since graduating with a BA (Acting for Stage and Screen) from CSU, Wagga, Adam has performed in and directed many other plays and musicals in both Canberra and Sydney. He Is excited that Short+Sweet Canberra is celebrating 10 years and that he didn't kill it off early when Festival Director in 2010.

Adam is a member of the ACT Drama Association (ACTDA), is currently studying his Cert IV in Live Production and Services through Canberra Theatre Centre and hopes to continue exploring the many facets of Performing Arts for some time yet. He also hopes to continue acknowledging the superb support of his wife and children in his bios for many years too, as they are definitely his other passion (and by “other”, he means “primary”).

Michael’s interest in performance originated in his year 10 drama class where he played a very shy, pubescent version of Duke Frederick in As you Like it. He continued performing Shakespeare when he played Tybalt in his school’s year 12 performance of Romeo and Juliet.

Since graduating the Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art in 2014, he has mainly been focusing on performing in short films, music videos and YouTube sketches around Canberra. He has only recently started focusing on the stage last year with ensemble roles in REP’s recent productions of Oh, What a Lovely War and Radio on Repertory Lane. Most recently, he has been seen in REP’s November 2018 production of One Man, Two Guvnors where he received a CAT award nomination for his role as the octogenarian waiter – Alfie.

Baskerville has been a show that Michael has wanted to be apart of ever since hearing how many characters he could have the opportunity to play. He is eager for the challenge and swears that after this show, he’ll never complain about quick costume changes again.