As the recipient of the award in 2009, Zenith is already undertaking a variety of roles for CentrStage and the SVPA. Zenith will make his debut performance for CentrStage in Who's Afraid of the Working Class?, the first show of the 2009 season. Zenith will then hit the stage again April in a roll in a adaptation of Ibsen’s play enemy of the People directed by the new lecturer Helene Trenos and then in may he is also involved in the second year production of The Witch of Edmonton. He will also be involved in assistant directing the graduation production. At the same time as all this performing he also is fulfilling his role as Publicity Officer for CentrStage and will also work as an Associate Lecturer at the SVPA, overseeing part of the ever-popular Student Directed Festival, and be involved in running the Wednesday morning skills classes.
Zenith graduated from the SVPA in 2008 with a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts in Theatre. During her three years at the school, he performed in numerous productions, including Pains of Youth, Tales form the Decameron, Top of 16, Dinner and his graduation production The Female Factory. Zenith has also worked for CentrStage on the production side, Assistant stage managing and Stage Managing on many Centrstage shows as well as student productions.
Zenith gratefully acknowledges Country Club Tasmania, CentrStage and the University of Tasmania for their generous support of the performing arts in Launceston. He is looking forward to a challenging and rewarding year, and believes that 2009 will offer her many opportunities to grow as an artist and gain invaluable professional experience working with CentrStage and alongside the lecturers and students of the SVPA.
