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2025 SEASON

  • RED

    Multi award-winning director Iain Sinclair directs John Logan’s contemporary classic, featuring Dylan Smith (Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) and 16th Street Full Time Program Graduate Jordan Briggs.

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  • MISS JULIE

    Recent 16th Street Full Time graduate Annalise Gelagotis makes her professional debut as Julie in Director Harry Haynes adaptation of Miss Julie. She stars alongside acclaimed Broadway leading man Adam-Jon Fiorentino (Mary Poppins, Saturday Night Fever) and two-time Green Room Award nominee Izabella Yena.

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“RED is a triumph of great performances within a striking production and, following an equally memorable performance of Miss Julie earlier in the year, firmly establishes ... Company 16 as one to watch in the Melbourne theatre scene.”

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View fullsize FINAL CALL! Our strictly limited season closes this Sunday. This is your final opportunity to experience the stunning production of John Logans RED. Link in bio.
View fullsize 3 MORE SHOWS BEFORE THE CURTAINS CLOSE. 🖌️ #red Photography by Alan Li
View fullsize “An exceptional piece of work that is both painfully poetic and deeply moving RED draws you into the world of two very different men, and will leave you thinking deeply long after the final bows.” - 27 Magazine Photography by Alan Li
View fullsize “The pair work fantastically together on the stage. In a meta way, it is wonderful to see a seasoned performer like Smith mentor Briggs both within the world of the play and, one suspects, beyond it. Together they carry a demanding 90-minute tw
View fullsize We are officially open! For those who joined us, thank you for being part of an immeasurable opening night. With only eight days left in the season, watch fortyfivedownstairs transform into Rothko’s New York studio as he works on the Seagram Mu
View fullsize Captured from the point of view of our Assistant Director @mimijfloreani and Dramaturg @stephenantoniadis who are both currently in @16thstreetactorsstudio Director’s Apprenticeship.