Project Theatre is run by a dedicated team who care passionately about everyone we work with and everything we do.
Our team is made up of staff, volunteers and board of trustees of all ages, backgrounds and with various experiences and interests. Some of our team have joined us before, during and after theatre or arts training or employment.
Project Theatre is governed by a Board of Trustees and led by our Artistic Director with the creative staff along with a team of volunteers and member parent / guardians.
Many of our volunteers use their experiences of being involved in committees and decision making bodies from arts and community organisations to help support the development, fundraising and promotion of the organisation.
In our creative and production teams we have staff with a wide range of skills and experience in youth work, directing theatre and film, workshop facilitation, technical skills, media and marketing expertise, vocal coaching, dance technique and choreography to name just a few. Some specialise and take lead roles depending on the project.
Below are just some of the people currently involved in our organisation. Roles can vary by project so this list may not always be fully up to date.
Pat Reid — Honourary President
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP
Jamie O’Rourke — Founder & Artistic Director
Jamie is an award-winning theatre director, drama facilitator, writer, performer and producer who conceived and founded Project Theatre in 2008 at the age of 18 after working and assisting with two local youth theatres and on placement with Project Scotland. Following several years as a youth and young adult amateur actor and performer, Jamie initially developed a passion for directing and producing whilst leading an extra curricular drama group in sixth year of high school. Jamie started Project Theatre in a small hired room with a class of 5 children and a few volunteers and today now manages our award-winning charity organisation working with over 150 children and young people a year, a team of over 15 staff and volunteers, developing a wide, innovative programme of performing arts classes and rehearsals in our own studio with performances in different venues and locations across the area. Jamie was awarded a national Young Scot Award in 2011 and Young Arts Personality of the Year Falkirk in 2013 for his range of community and participatory performance work and voluntary service to the arts. Jamie studied Contemporary Performance Practice at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Directing and Devising with Trinity College London through Acting Out UK and as a professional multi-disciplinary artist has taught, worked with and directed a wide range of drama, musical theatre, pantomime and dance companies and individuals as well as producing events from community festivals and ghost walks to dance videos and short films and is also a keen graphic designer. Fun fact- for his 30th birthday Jamie performed his solo autobiographical show 29/30 and jumped out of a plane in the Las Vegas desert!
GOVERNANCE - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jason Ross — Chair
Jason has worked for over 20 years as an auditor, providing assurance and making recommendations to management to improve businesses operations, governance, and risk management. He also has qualifications in accounting and a degree in Economics. Jason has been involved with Project Theatre for a number of years now helping in our workshop and has been stage crew for a few of our productions. Jason previously served on our board as our Vice-Chair. Jason is keen to help out behind the scenes with business operations but is also happy to get his hands dirty if required. Jason is proud to be part of the PT family and believes in the PT cause and the value and enrichment that the organisation can bring to members, volunteers and the community. Fun Fact: Jason climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for his 30th birthday
Vice-Chair — vacant
Louise Brown — Treasurer
Louise has been a part of Project Theatre for over 10 years. In this time she has been a member of the Youth Theatre, following that the choreographer for the Youth Theatre and now most recently Treasurer. Louise has been working in finance and accounts for over 5 years and has studied accounting at college too. Fun Fact - Louise is also a performer in Larbert Musical Theatre!
Kerri Reid — Secretary
Kerri has recently joined the board of trustees after being a volunteer for a year when her son became a PT member. During this time she has been working on set and props, been part of stage crew and has also assisted in the studio at times. Alongside this she has been promoting PT through attending events with the company as well as through her own social media pages as she has stated the company is close to her heart and it feels like being part of a family. Fun fact: Kerri can talk for Scotland! It has also been said at times she is usually the life and soul of the party!
Laura Mackintosh — Trustee
Laura Mackintosh has been a member of the board of trustees since January 2021. Her daughter has joined Project Theatre in 2018 and her continued enjoyment sparked an interest from Laura in becoming more closely involved in the charity. Laura ran her own children’s clothing company for 6 years and comes from a marketing background. She was the chair of her children’s school parent council for over 3 years where she developed a keen interest in writing fundraising applications, something she is heavily involved in as a trustee for Project Theatre. Fun fact – she has an identical twin sister. They are so alike that their husbands and dare we say her parents still get them confused!
Lisa Paterson — Trustee
Lisa has recently joined the board of trustees and recently became a volunteer. Her daughter joined Project Theatre a couple of years ago and seeing how much she enjoys it made her want to be part of the Project Theatre family.
CREATIVE & PRODUCTION
Tracy Gilland — Musical Director
Zoe Thomson — Choreographer & Stage Manager
Michelle Murray — Set & Props Designer
Kirsty Tait — Costume Designer
Classes Tutor - Ella Jay
Film Tutor - Robert Hogg
Vocal Coach — Hazel Grierson
Assistant Director — Aaron Chilton
Production Assistant - Robyn Gilbertson
Deputy Stage Manager — Mark Malloy
Backstage, Stage Crew & Wardrobe/Make-up — Jo-Ann McCulloch, Stephen Waugh & Parents/Guardians
ADMINISTRATION & DEVELOPMENT
Anne Rutland — Volunteer Coordinator
Volunteer Team
Front Desk - Eilidh Morton, Kerri Reid & Pamela Newton
Fundraising & Promotion - Gail Gallacher, Volunteers & Parents/Guardians