EPISODE 20 - Lincoln Elliott - Actor, Singer, Writer, Composer, Researcher, etc. etc. etc.Lincoln Elliott is an actor, singer, voiceover artist, instrumentalist, writer, composer, and researcher, proudly of Wiradjuri heritage. A graduate of NIDA, he also holds a Bachelor of Music and is currently undertaking a PhD (Creative Practice). Through his doctoral research, Lincoln is writing and composing his own new Australian musical, Artefact (or, Repatriation: The Musical). Lincoln has a huge number of theatre credits to his name, including being part of the premiere cast of My Brilliant Career, earning a Green Room Award for Best Ensemble. Lincoln regularly joins development workshops for new works as well as appearing in established theatre productions, with credits including Ride the Cyclone (Hayes Theatre Co), Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical (Hayes Theatre Co), The Dismissal (Squabbalogic) and Sunshine Super Girl (Melbourne Theatre Company/State Theatre Company South Australia/Performing Lines).In this episode, Lincoln shares some (spoiler-free) insights into the makings of his emo-rock heist musical ‘Artefact’; reveals how the results of a colouring competition at 4 years old was a future-defining moment for his life/career; and delves into the importance of arts in our lives, for careers or for love. We laugh; we despair; we encourage you to buy up all the tickets to his upcoming show and support new musical theatre in Australia; and we make a combination of quality and trash jokes that we’ll let you be the judge of. Join us and enjoy!