Hi all. My name is Marie Skene and I am the Artistic Director of Shazam Theatre Company. Since graduating with a BA Hons Drama from Northumbria University in 2006 I have worked for many companies and community groups and organisations. I have always had a passion for youth theatre and community arts. After graduating I decided to come back to Aberdeen to help improve the arts scene in the North East. I currently direct all of Shazam’s youth groups and also run several other drama workshops in communities around Aberdeen.
I love the family feel that Shazam has and the confidence it brings to the young people. I love watching the journey of the groups as well as our final productions. I would like to thank all who work for Shazam for helping to make the groups run and for making my dreams come true. Without all the support I've received, Shazam would not be the company that it is today - look at the fantastic projects we have ran!
My favourite moments are immediately after the opening night of our shows when everyone’s hard work has paid off and you get the first night buzz… oh, and meeting Kaye Adams in the toilets while attending the Scottish Charity Awards!
Hi! My name is Michelle, and I volunteer at Shazam as their Administrator, doing work such as collecting fees, writing letters about what’s going on at Shazam, dealing with ticket sales and attending the groups.
I have been with Shazam from the very start. Being a stay at home mum has given me the opportunity and time to be involved with Shazam and deal with the individual needs for each of the groups within the company.
What I like about Shazam is it has a large age range of attendees who come from all over Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire to perform shows & plays at various halls, The Tivoli Theatre and locations in Inverness, Edinburgh and as far as Prague. My favourite thing about Shazam is seeing the look of pure elation on performers faces, especially when they hear the audience reaction to their performance.
Hi I'm David and I am the Musical Director. I trained through London College of Music as a Voice Tutor in 2011 and have worked freelance in Music across the City and Shire. I returned to University in 2014 to train to be a Primary School Teacher. I enjoy walking my dogs and going to the gym when I'm not rehearsing or teaching.
Hello, I’m Ryan and I am the Workshop Assistant for some of Shazam's classes. During these classes my role comprises of taking and editing photo’s & film and managing scripts.
Since Shazam started in 2014 I have been involved with show production in various forms; working as a stagehand, taking publicity photographs, filming where required, programme design assistance and basically anything else I’m needed for.
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Trustees
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Shazam Theatre Company SCIO is run by a board of voluntary Trustees. The current board are:
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Amy Thomson
Claire Forsyth
Michelle Ross
Marie Skene
Pamela Nelson