Our company derives its name from Perseverance Street, one of the oldest streets in the heart of Gympie. Our name celebrates our connection to place and symbolises our ongoing investigation of the essence of human perseverance through performance and storytelling.

As a not-for-profit regional arts organization, we focus on utilizing the power of performance to foster wellbeing, resilience and connectedness. Alongside our key focus on performance making, we are committed to the design and delivery of positive, immersive, cultural learning experiences with and for our community.

Perseverance Street represents the diversity of our  community on stage, bringing their stories to life. Through the advancement of culture and education in our region, we aim to build a creative, more resilient and empowered community.

We are a regional hub for contemporary performance making, passionately working to nurture the development of young, graduate, emerging and/or regional artists to ensure that ambitious, bold, courageous, urgent and relevant stories reach audiences of all ages. 

We will persevere until we:

  • produce a body of creative work and cultural experiences fostering sustainable, equitable and inclusive futures for all
  • engage our community  with the power of theatre to enrich lives, connect us and create positive social impact
  • generate pathways for young, graduate, emerging and regional artists; from experience, to training, to meaningful careers in the Creative Industries.

What do we do:

  • New performance development
  • Workshops for children, young people  and adults
  • Artist in residencies
  • Applied Theatre
  • Youth Theatre
  • Community and participatory theatre 
  • Cultural event management. 

Our Team

Dr Sharon Hogan

Artistic Director and CEO

Sofia Abbey

Creative Producer

Fletcher Colfs

Creative Producer

Jonas White

Creative Producer

OUR BOARD

SOFIA ABBEY

Co-Chair

LUKE HARRIMEN

Co-Chair

PROFESSOR SANDRA GATTENHOF

Board Member

ALISON EASTON

Board Member

MEEKI CROTTY

Board Member

JONAS WHITE

Board Member

DR SHARON HOGAN

Board Member