The Committee - ANZ Trustees Foundation: Rob Guest Endowment

John Frost, OAM

John Frost

Australian theatre producer and managing director of the Gordon Frost Organisation. He has produced over 60 stage productions in Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, the UK and the US. He has received numerous awards including two Tony ® Awards for his work. In the 1999 Australia Day Honours, John was awarded an OAM for his contribution to the Arts.

Tim McFarlane

Managing Director of the The Really Useful Company and is responsible for the Really Useful Group’s activities in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Tim was General Manager of the Adelaide Festival Theatre Trust and the world renowned Adelaide Festival, and also President of the Entertainment Industries Association of which he is a life member.

Bernadette Hayes

Executive Producer of many productions including The Producers, The Sound of Music and Annie with Gordon Frost Organisation, CATS with The Really Useful Company Asia Pacific, served on the Executive Council of the Australian Entertainment Industry, Executive Producer of the James Cassuis Awards and currently Deputy Chair of the Workplace Relations committee of Live Performance Australia. She is currently General Manager of WICKED Australia.

Kellie Dickerson

Currently Musical Director of Wicked Australia, and has worked on many Australian productions of musical theatre and opera including The Producers, The Witches of Eastwick, The Sound of Music, The Mikado, Die Fledermaus, and was Rob Guest’s Musical Director for the last 8 years. Awarded Brian Stacey Young Conductor’s Trust, part of Symphony Australia’s Young Conductor’s Programme.

FRIENDS OF ROB GUEST ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE

The following people are instrumental in the functioning of the cause for 2011

Fiona Cozens, Laura Manning, Ross Hannaford, Anthony Hayes, Meryn Pratt, Gianna Ferara, Bianca Richards

Australian Business Arts Foundation

The Rob Guest Foundation is working with the Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) to facilitate payment of the award to the winner, recognizing its contribution to the arts, emerging artists and the future of performing arts in Australia. ABAF is a national organisation that promotes private sector support for the arts by making connections with businesses large and small, arts organisations of all types, individual artists, trusts and foundations.