Centre Stage School of the Arts

Teachers

Owen Belliveau

Teacher in Early Years

Australian National University - BA Psychology and BA Arts majoring in Philosophy

Owen was born in Canada, and graduated from Australian National University with a B/A Psychology and B/A Arts majoring in Philosophy. Owen then spent time traveling and wound up in Taiwan where he has been teaching English at university grade and below for the past three years. During his time in Taiwan he developed a drama program for his employers and began acting in productions of Shakespeare and assorted films. Owen joined Centre Stage in 2010 and is looking forward to furthering his acting career and his time to come at Centre Stage. His interests include photography, traveling, cooking and reading.

Sarah Bloor

Teacher in Drama and Musical Theatre

Newcastle Performance Academy - Musical Theatre
Bird College of Theatre Arts - Acting
University of Greenwich - Degree in Drama

Sarah grew up in Leicestershire, England. She trained in musical theatre at the Newcastle Performance Academy and in acting at the Bird College of Theatre Arts, She then went on to complete her degree in Drama at the University of Greenwich. Her performance experience includes; Rent, Into the Woods, Elegies for angels, punks, and raging queens, The Wiz, And the World Goes Round, Once a Catholic, Sunday in the Park with George, The Ripper and many more. Sarah is looking forward to her time at Centre Stage and working with all the students.

Glyn Connop

Rose Bruford Academy - BA Community Theatre

Glyn was born in Worcester in central England and is trained in drama. He also did extensive training in clowning with the world renowned Phillip Gaulier. Glyn now has been acting and teaching for more than that spans back 20 years.

Having worked for many professional Theatre Companies and played a variety of roles which has included Sebastian in The Tempest and Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream for the English Shakespeare Company. He has worked for M6 Theatre Company, Pentabus Theatre, Cambridge Touring, Ape Theatre and also The National Trust Theatre to name a few. With most of these companies Glyn was also responsible for writing and leading theatre workshops. Glyn was a director for the Bromley Churchill youth theatre where he directed and applauded by critics and audiences and received a number of awards. Glyn has also regularly toured Europe with a number of circus troupes

In 2001, Glyn joined TNT Theatre. This was the start of a long collaboration with the company, and his work included, Harding in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Horatio in Hamlet, Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet and Montag in Fahrenheit 451. In September of 2008, Glyn began his was delighted to join the teaching ranks at Centre Stage. Whilst teaching drama, Glyn continued with his acting career playing the part of Lord Piliwocket in Snow Worries and Old Nicky Norbutter in A Right Rubbish Christmas; he was also involved in The Ensembles production of Two and played the part of Serge in Art. For the past year Glyn has been living in Krakow (Poland) with his lovely wife Anna. Whilst living in Europe Glyn went back on another tour of One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, this show toured to over 30 countries worldwide. He is absolutely delighted to be moving back to Singapore and coming back to work with all the lovely people that make up Centre Stage.

Becky Clarke

Teacher in Dance, Drama and Music

University of Winchester - BA (Hons) Performing Arts

Becky is from Sussex, England and is trained in ISTD Modern, Tap and Ballet. She also has vast experience in Street Jazz, Hip Hop, Singing and Acting. Prior to arriving in Singapore, Becky’s teaching experience included working in Shanghai, China and in schools in the UK. In the past, she has taught a variety of courses, from Ballet and Street Jazz to Drama and Musical Theatre, including training children for exams in ISTD and RAD dance and Trinity Guildhall Performance and Drama courses. Her students’ ages range from 16 months to 18 years! Becky is also a skilled choreographer, having choreographed for events such as the turning on of the Christmas lights in Times Square, Shanghai, numerous promotional events, school productions and Pantomimes, including Snow White.

Becky is a talented performer herself having appeared in productions such as The Blues Brothers Party, The Ragged Child, The Full Monty Musical, The Boyfriend, Aladdin and Dick Whittington.In addition to her passion for the performing Arts, Becky also loves to draw and paint in her spare time. Her other interests include cooking, reading and traveling.

Jonathan Greene

Teacher in Drama

Boston University, College of Fine Arts - Bachelor of Fine Arts Independent Theater Studies
Teatro Del Vicolo Scuola Dell’Attore Comico - Certificate in Commedia Dell’arte

Born in Washington DC, trained at Boston University’s esteemed Theatrical Conservatory, and living in New York City, Buenos Aires, and now Singapore Jonathan is a firm believer in wearing many hats (taught so by his favorite children’s book A Three Hat Day). He is trained and worked professionally as an actor, director, writer, dancer, choreographer, and set-carpenter. His plays have been produced by Theater Companies in New York City, Providence Rhode Island, and Martha’s Vineyard. He has also been contracted as a writer with with several film/TV production companies in The United States. His dramatic training includes, Linklater Voicework, Improv under Keith Johnstone, Method, Suzuki principles, Bogart’s viewpoints, Alexander Technique, and more. He has studied Commedia Dell’arte and clowning with famed Italian Maestro and Mask Maker Antonio Fava, and traveled the north of Italy with an international troupe under the Maestro’s direction. Jonathan has taught various theatrical and language subjects around the world. He rides a motorcycle, has a wife and a dog, and loves dumplings.

Andy Keegan

Teacher in Early Years and Drama

National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) - Bachelor Dramatic Art Acting
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) - Certificate in Musical Theatre

Andrew started at Centre Stage in 2007. He is involved in classes from the toddlers all the way up to the young teenagers. Andrew loves directing the plays for the Onstage course and is looking forward to developing the Musical Theatre Onstage course as it gives him a chance to exercise his musical muscles and get back to his roots as a performer. Andrew was drawn to Centre Stage after meeting Pete during the SRT production of ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ in which he played Snout ‘the wall’ Tinker. He produced the theatre show ‘Second Chances’ which was the first production in the Centre Stage Theatre and is looking forward to producing more shows in the future.

Ayumi Ratnakumara

Teacher in Ballet

Royal Academy of Dance London - Undergraduate Degree Programme
Royal Academy of Dance London - Licentiate of the RAD (LRAD)
Royal Academy of Dance London - Associate of the RAD (ARAD) Advanced Level 2
Loughborough University - Masters in Management

Ayumi was born in Sri Lanka and began dancing from a very young age. On completing her school education, her love for dance brought about the decision to pursue it as her chosen career. She went on to study a three-year undergraduate degree programme at the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) in London and graduated in 2008. She studied classical ballet and contemporary styles and had the opportunity to teach in many private dance schools, public schools and community projects across London. Following her undergraduate studies, she pursued a Masters degree in Management at Loughborough University while continuing to teach ballet part-time. Here she was awarded the Business School Taught Postgraduate Prize for best overall academic performance in her course. After completing her studies in the UK, she went on to teach ballet full-time in Sri Lanka and Brunei. Alongside dance, Ayumi has also achieved the Associate of Trinity College London in Performing: Speech and Drama. Ayumi looks forward to teaching at Centre Stage!

Nicola Williams

Teacher in Early Years, Music Box and Drama

Redroofs Theatre School – Diploma in Musical Theatre
Royal Academy Of Dance – Certificate of Ballet.
Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing – Tap.Originally from Bournemouth, England it was there Nicola developed her passion for performing, Having decided she would like to pursue performing as career Nicola found herself winning a third part bursary for Redroofs Theatre School.

During her training years, she earned herself invaluable experience working for Warner Bro’s, filming six months for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and The Deathly Hallows. Upon graduating she then spent a further three years working for Stagecoach Theatre Arts, directing and performing alongside her students in productions and workshops.

This is Nicola’s first time living in South East Asia, and is very about starting her work here at Centre Stage. Nicola also enjoys playing the guitar, watching foreign films and baking brownies!