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Out of the Shadows

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Out of the Shadows
A series of innovative community workshops to tackle the loneliness pandemic in the ACT
Ever found it difficult to talk about your mental health and feeling lonely? Fair enough, most people do. That’s why we’re trying something new in the ACT to reduce loneliness and combat the pernicious stigma that surrounds it. We’ve partnered with the Foundation for Social Health and the Centre for Social Impact to test a new approach to tackling the loneliness epidemic through a series of innovative community workshops.

Stages of Empathy is open for bookings!

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Stages of Empathy is open for bookings! Announcing our new, free innovative training program making community activities more inclusive and accessible for autistic people and people with psychosocial disability and intellectual disability across the ACT, NSW and VIC.

Rebus Theatre is delighted to present our latest project: Stages of Empathy. This is a transformative, interactive training program designed to help community groups – including sports clubs, arts collectives, hobbyist organisations and special interest groups – become more accessible for autistic people and people with intellectual disabilities, and psychosocial disabilities.

Have your say on inclusion in community activities in NSW, ACT and VIC

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That’s a wrap for our face-to-face Community Consultations for ‘Stages of Empathy’. But fear not! If you dream of community activities that are more accessible & inclusive and you missed the consultations, you can still have your say! Just fill out one of our brief surveys below to share your ideas about what that world should look like.
Announcing award-winning Rebus Theatre’s ‘Stages of Empathy’ community consultation sessions for autistic people and people with psychosocial & intellectual disabilities & employees or members of relevant support organisations.

Join the second cohort of our ‘Expressive Pathways’ work readiness program

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Join the second cohort of of our ‘Expressive Pathways’ program in February! Don’t miss out on this free program for Young Adults (17-25) with neurodivergence or intellectual disabilities, looking to enter the workforce, or expand their work-ready skills. This program is only open to people who have left school already.
Wednesdays from 10am-12:30pm (9 weeks during school terms) starting Wed Feb 12 at Ainslie Arts Centre.

‘Acting Out: On Screen’ is back this Summer

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We are super excited to announce that our ‘Acting Out: On Screen’ is back in the Summer school holidays!
ACTING OUT: ON SCREEN – A free school holiday film program for LGBTQIA+ Youth aged 12-17 years
When? 10am-4pm 10am-4pm Tuesday Jan 28-Friday Jan 31
Where? Woden Library’s ‘The Hive’ Recording and Rehearsal Studio, Corinna Street in Phillip.
Acting Out – On Screen is a 4-day intensive school holiday film program providing social connection and creative expression opportunities to LGBTQIA+ youth aged 12-17 years. The program is led by film/theatre tutors and trained support workers who identify as LGBTQIA+who will guide the participants in writing, directing, shooting and editing their own original short film.

Rebus is seeking a new CEO/General Manager

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Rebus Theatre is seeking a CEO/General Manager to begin early next year!

Award winning Rebus Theatre seeks an experienced manager to take over the CEO position of the company, to provide strategic vision, manage business operations, and set it up for future success. The position is available as an initial fixed term until 30 June 2026, but may be extended if funding allows.

Rebus has a big announcement…

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We have a pretty big announcement…
After 11 years as founding Co-CEOs of Rebus Theatre Artistic Director Robin Davidson and Creative Producer Ben Drysdale will be stepping aside from CEO roles by June 30 of 2025 at the latest, so they can get back to spending more time on do more creative work themselves in their mutual desire to change the world through art. A new position of General Manager/CEO will be advertised in the next few days. The successful applicant will continue to work the current staff to find innovative ways to use theatre and other arts to achiev Rebus’ vision of a a sustainable and ethical society that is inclusive, creative, compassionate and accessible to everyone.

The decision has not come lightly to either of them, and each has shared some thoughts with the Rebus family.

Free LGBTQIA+ Awareness and Inclusion Training for Arts Organisations, Community Arts Workers, Artists, Friends and Associates.

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Rebus is teaming up with Meridian ACT to deliver two free LGBTQIA+ awareness and inclusion training sessions for artists, arts organisations, community arts workers and friends and associates. We are hosting two different sessions at Gorman Arts Centre Main Hall throughout November that will help you create safer and more inclusive spaces for LGBTQIA+ people in your arts practice.

Stages of Empathy call for Actors

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Do you have a passion for expressing yourself through theatre / performance? Are you autistic, have an intellectual disability or / and psychosocial disability (mental health challenges)? Do you also identify as LGBTQIA+? If you tick any of these boxes, Rebus Theatre invites you to apply to be a part of our upcoming project, Stages of Empathy.

Spring onto Stage LGBTQIA+ Drama workshops

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Rebus Theatre and SpringOUT Pride Festival present:
Spring Onto Stage!
Award winning theatre company Rebus Theatre is delighted to offer this series of drama workshops created by and for LGBTQIA+ Adults, Elders and their Friends as part of SpringOUT.
Here are THREE, FREE upcoming workshops designed to enhance performance skills for queer folk and allies!

Rebus acknowledges the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, and pays our respect to elders past, present and emerging. 

We practice radical empathy through theatre and other arts to stimulate healing and provoke social and environmental change. Together with our donors and friends, Rebus is embarking on a bold new path to reach more of our marginalised than ever before. Play your own part by making a tax deductible donation to support our mission here!

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The Rebus Staff Wellbeing Program is supported by Hands Across Canberra in partnership with the Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund and the Canberra Foundations Collective.

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