Co-Founders
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Aden Abeleda (He/Him)
Aden is a director, producer and performer holding a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Arts Industries and Management from Macquarie University. Aden co-produced, directed and choreographed Ignite Theatre Company’s inaugural and sold-out production, Carrie: The Musical (2023). He also co-produced, co-hosted and performed in Ignite Theatre Company’s most recent production, Ignite Before Christmas: A Christmas Cabaret (2024). Aden has performed in the Ensembles for We Will Rock You (Packemin Productions, 2021) and Mamma Mia! (Packemin Productions, 2019 & 2022) and performed as Donkey in Shrek the Musical (Sydney Youth Musical Theatre, 2024). Most recently Aden performed as Marvel and Cinna in Definitely NOT a Hungry Game: A Parody Musical (Dramafreak Productions, 2024 & 2025) as part of Sydney Fringe Festival and Adelaide Fringe Festival. Aden has previously worked with Kermond Creative Entertainment, as the Production Assistant for Kinky Boots (Packemin Productions, 2022) and as the Development Coordinator and Youth Advisory Board Facilitator for the Australian Theatre for Young People. Most recently Aden worked at Hayes Theatre Co as an Associate Producer for the Festival of New Work.
Tom Kelly (He/him)
Born and raised on the Central Coast, Tom holds a Diploma of Musical Theatre from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). His musical theatre credits include Peeta in the viral hit Defs NOT a Hungry Game: A Parody Musical in both Adelaide and Sydney, Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera: In Concert (Curtain Bounce), Enjolras in Les Misérables (Packemin Productions), Claude in Hair (Zap), Tommy Ross in Carrie: The Musical (Ignite Theatre Company) and Officer Barrel/Tiny Tom and cover Bobby Strong in Urinetown (Hayes Theatre Company/Heartstring Theatre Company). Play credits include Mick/Martin in Three Winters Green (LHE Productions) and Jamie in The Credeaux Canvas (LHE Productions). For Hayes Theatre Company he has performed as lead soloists for both Carols by Cabaret and Festival of New Work. He performed as a lead vocalist for Peak Entertainment’s theatre show The Rock Anthology, of which two studio albums are available on Apple Music and Spotify. He has both a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney.