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Performing arts company since 2004, where young people find their voice, their friends and their place on stage.

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Meet Jen & Kylie

Pelican Productions was founded in 2004 by Directors Jen Frith and Kylie Green.

Through their leadership, Pelican has provided international performance experiences in the USA and Europe, including cruise ship theatres, the West End stage in London and new works with iTheatrics in New York. The company has been widely recognised, with nominations for the Women in Innovation Awards, a Children’s Week Award and several Adelaide Theatre Guide Awards.

Today they are the Course Directors of Pelican Courses, Pelican’s Certificate IV and Diploma of Musical Theatre.

Pelican Directors Jen Frith and Kylie Green
Jen Frith

Co-founder & Artistic Director

Jen Frith

BTeach, BEd, Dip Children’s Services, Dip Creative Arts & Health, FGLF

Jen is an arts educator, director and music professional with more than two decades of experience in performance and arts leadership. Her formal education in Creative Arts and Health, and Education, reflects her belief in the power of the arts to inspire, connect and transform.

A professional touring musician and finalist in the National Songwriting Awards, she was inducted to the Women’s Honour Roll in 2019 and has presented internationally at the ASSITEJ World Congress.

She remains a creator, director, producer and music director, with a passion for helping young people discover their voice through strong, character-driven storytelling.

Kylie Green

Co-founder & Artistic Director

Kylie Green

BMus (Voice), DipMus, DipCHyp, DipRT, DipNLP, DipPsych, DipGST

Kylie is a director, musical director, educator, voice teacher and producer with more than 25 years’ experience in music theatre performance and vocal education. Her Bachelor of Music (Voice) and Diploma of Music give her a strong foundation in vocal technique and stagecraft.

As co-founder of Pelican Productions and The Nest Studios, she has directed, musically directed and produced numerous award-winning shows, and created international performance opportunities for young people in the USA and Europe.

She remains a passionate director and educator, with a belief that performing is deeply connected to the whole person and a love of giving young people the chance to perform and grow.

A big Pelican ensemble under purple stage lights

Our vision

A vibrant future where young people in South Australia thrive through the transformative power of live theatre.

We want every young person who walks through our doors to discover their potential, build skills for life and experience the joy of creating and performing live theatre. Our teaching artists and creative teams are working industry professionals who share what they know in a safe, welcoming space.

What we believe

Theatre should be funHard work and big laughs belong together.
Every performer gets their momentFrom a first solo to a first step on stage, we make room for every performer to shine.
Skills for lifeSinging, dancing and acting, plus teamwork, respect, confidence, empathy and resilience.

Pelican in numbers

Founded in Adelaide
2004
Years of business
22
Full-scale musicals staged
20+
Performers at Music Theatre Camp each January
400+
Performer ages, from first class to Sing!OZ
5–100
Memories made
∞

On stage with Pelican

Pelican has staged Grease, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bring It On, Annie JR, In the Heights, Chicago, School of Rock, Frozen JR, Legally Blonde, Heathers, Newsies and We Will Rock You, among many others. The shows have earned praise from critics and audiences, and wins and nominations for multiple awards.

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Alumni

From The Nest Studios to the West End

For more than 20 years, Pelican stages have been the starting point for performers who have gone on to theatres across Australia and around the world. Many have trained at leading schools including WAAPA, VCA, Griffith and ECMT.

  1. Baylie CarsonSIX the Musical, RENT, Mean Girls and Ride the Cyclone (West End), Jagged Little Pill, Dusty
  2. Joe MeldrumCHICAGO (US National and International Tours), Pippin, An American in Paris, 9 to 5, Tommy, Westside on the Harbour, Oklahoma!, The Boy from Oz, La Cage aux Folles, The Producers, Denim & Divas
  3. Matthew PrimeTINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Pretty Woman, Jersey Boys, 9 to 5, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Bright Star
  4. Jordan TomljenovicMAMMA MIA! The Musical, Pretty Woman, Moulin Rouge, Jesus Christ Superstar
  5. Emily WoodCinderella (Opera Australia), Back to the Future, Denim & Divas
  6. Lewis ShilvockElf the Musical, Cinderella, Mamma Mia, Beauty and the Beast, Westside on the Harbour, Snow White
  7. Emma KavanaghThe Pirates of Penzance
  8. Callum WarrenderThe Voice Australia, Pretty Woman
  9. Stephanie ColeThe Voice Australia, Denim & Divas, Catch Me If You Can, G’day Adventure
  10. Finnegan GreenThe Voice Australia, The 60 Four, Jersey Boys (Norwegian Cruise Line), Denim & Divas
  11. Ben FrancisThe Voice Australia, The 60 Four
  12. Lachlan WilliamsThe Voice Australia, The 60 Four
  13. Jack ConroyThe Voice Australia, The 60 Four, The Book of Mormon
  14. Oscar BridgesThe Book of Mormon, Grease (national tour), Elf the Musical, The Sound of Music
  15. Josh SpinielloJesus Christ Superstar, Back to the Future, A Very Naughty Christmas, Catch Me If You Can, Denim & Divas
  16. Abigail SharpHeathers
  17. Scarlett AnthonyRoyal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Heathers
  18. Jess MillsInto the Woods, The Beautiful Game, The Pirates of Penzance, Sweeney Todd
  19. Brooklyn TwelftreeUniversal Studios, Catch Me If You Can
  20. Sean JacksonUniversal Studios
  21. Angelique DikoRoyal Caribbean Cruise Lines
  22. Lisa Marie CoadGrease (cruise ship), Sweet Charity, Catch Me If You Can, G’day Adventure
  23. Mateja SardelisSweet Charity, A Chorus Line, The Voice Australia
  24. Mim SarreKimberley Akimbo, Friendly Feminism, Millicent Sarre is Opinionated, Too Tired to Smash (Patriarchy), PRIMETIME
  25. Allycia AngelesKimberley Akimbo
  26. Jasmine GarciaCatch Me If You Can
  27. Patrick LongdenCatch Me If You Can
  28. Izzy OppedisanoDenim & Divas, Catch Me If You Can
  29. Addi SchwartzCatch Me If You Can
  30. Josh AngelesG’day Adventure, CLUB y2k
  31. Emma PoolG’day Adventure
  32. Tom RussellHarry Potter
  33. Jacinta TsakalosSpamalot
  34. Phoebe RodgerPhoebs, You’re a Lesbian

Pelican alumni have been cast in

  • SIX (West End)
  • Mean Girls (West End)
  • CHICAGO (US tours)
  • Sunset Boulevard
  • Cinderella
  • West Side Story
  • Jagged Little Pill
  • 9 to 5
  • TINA
  • Back to the Future
  • Jesus Christ Superstar
  • Pretty Woman
  • The Book of Mormon
  • Jersey Boys
  • Grease (national tour)
  • MAMMA MIA!
  • Priscilla Queen of the Desert
  • The Sound of Music
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  • Girl Asleep
  • Anne of Green Gables

And plenty more simply keep performing for the love of it.

Friends for life

Ask any Pelican what they love most and you’ll hear the same thing: the people. Friendships made in rehearsal rooms and backstage at camp last long after the curtain comes down.

“There are friends I’ve made that’ll be in my life forever and I’m so grateful to Pelican for that.”

Katie, ten years of Music Theatre Camp
ZoeSaw her first Pelican show at seven, joined camp at eight and kept coming back for twelve years, for the lifelong friends as much as the shows.
KatieFound “the one” on day one of camp with no experience, and stayed ten years for the friendships.
WalterDid seven camps, then wrote and starred in his own original musical at the Adelaide Fringe, with a cast he met at camp.
A Pelican company mid-comedy in a bakery scene

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