Sunshine Super Girl - Andrea James

James, Andrea: - Andrea is a Yorta Yorta/Kurnai woman and graduate of VCA. She was Artistic Director of Melbourne Workers' Theatre 2001-2008 where she is best known for her play Yanagai! Yanagai! Relocating to Sydney, Andrea was the Aboriginal Arts Development Officer at Blacktown Arts Centre 2010-2012 and Aboriginal Producer at Carriageworks from 2012-2016 and is currently part-time Blak Box Producer for Urban Theatre Projects. She was a recipient of British Council's Accelerate Program for Aboriginal Art Leaders in 2013 and was awarded Arts NSW Aboriginal Arts Fellowship to write a play about Wiradjuri tennis player, Evonne Goolagong. Andrea performed in and co-wrote Bright World with Elise Hearst by Arthur Productions at Theatreworks April 2015 and directed her play Winyanboga Yurringa at Carriageworks and Geelong Performing Arts Centre in August 2016. Her short play, Blacktown Angels premiered at Sydney Festival 2016 for Urban Theatre Project's Home Country. She was a collaborator in Moogahlin Performing Arts Broken Glass which she performed in at the Sydney Festival in 2017. In 2018 she wrote and directed a play entitled Bukal for JUTE Theatre that tells the inspirational story of Yidinji woman Henrietta Fourmile Marrie. Her play Winyanboga Yurringa will be remounted by Belvoir in May 2019.