DAKOTA GAUDIO (SHE/HER) IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ART DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, AND WRITER BASED ON WHADJUK NOONGAR COUNTRY (BOORLOO), HOLDING A DOUBLE DEGREE IN THEATRE ARTS AND MARKETING FROM CURTIN
UNIVERSITY AND ALSO THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF SELF MADE PRODUCTION COMPANY ALL BITE NO BARK CURATION.A RISING FORCE IN THE INDEPENDENT ARTS SECTOR, SHE BRINGS A RARE COMBINATION OF CREATIVE VISION AND STRATEGIC ARTS PLANNING TO EVERYTHING SHE MAKES. MOST RECENTLY, DAKOTA PRODUCED RED TICKET TO A SOLD-OUT AUDIENCE AT THE BLUEROOM THEATRE IN 2026
AND HAS BUILT VALUABLE MARKETING AND PR INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE WITH BOTH BLACK SWAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY AND ENCOUNTER THEATRE.HER DEBUT AS A WRITER, DIRECTOR, AND PRODUCER – A THIRD PLACE, PLAYED TO SOLD-OUT AUDIENCES AT THE BLUE ROOM THEATRE IN 2025, AND HER CREDITS SPAN STAGE MANAGEMENT, COSTUME DESIGN, AND SOUND DESIGN, REFLECTING A FLUENCY ACROSS DISCIPLINES THAT IS RARE AT ANY CAREER STAGE.
WHEN SHE STEPS OUT FROM BEHIND THE SCENES, DAKOTA IS A COMPELLING PRESENCE ON STAGE, MOST RECENTLY APPEARING IN THE ENRON, DIRECTED BY KATT OSBOURNE. DEEPLY COMMITTED TO SOCIALLY ENGAGED PRACTICE, DAKOTA CREATES AND HELPS DEVELOP WORK THAT IS AS VISUALLY ENTICING AS IT IS MEANINGFUL AND LEAVES AUDIENCES THINKING LONG AFTER THE CURTAIN FALLS
