About Us

Established in 1996, The Drama Toolbox provides education through imagination with its unique Drama Incursions. Over the years the company has grown to become a major supplier of drama incursions to preschools and primary schools throughout Victoria and New South Wales

Kirsten Kirkman

is the founder & owner of The Drama Toolbox and holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Social Work. Kirsten has always appreciated the pleasure children gain from exploring their world through costumes and believes passionately in learning through imagination. She takes great joy in watching children enthralled in exploring, creating and learning through the drama workshops.

Amy Roe

obtained her Bachelor of Education in Queensland. Amy enjoys being a part of this successful program that encourages children to be creative and expressive. She believes that education and fun should go hand in hand. Amy’s other interests include costume design and writing children’s fiction.

Fairlie O’Donnell

has a Bachelor of Education majoring in dance, English and drama. She has previously worked in schools both in Victoria and Western Australia, owned her own Dance school and directed and choreographed many children’s productions. Fairlie enjoys working with children as they engage in drama and have loads of fun. She is married with two active children who keep her very busy.

Michaela Smith

has a Bachelor in Contemporary Arts/Drama majoring in Drama & Literature. Michaela has over 20 years experience in theatre, both on and off stage and has directed several children’s productions. Drama is Michaela’s passion and she loves being able to share that passion with so many children through the unique style of The Drama Toolbox.

Sarah Edwards

graduated from the University of Western Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Teaching in Primary. Sarah also holds a qualification in Children’s Services and enjoys working with children of all ages. She is passionate about teaching children in all aspects of learning and drama; particularly through the use of imagination, creativity and communication. She loves to see children step out of their comfort zones; increasing their confidence and self-esteem.

Julie Marcon

takes pride in constructing many of the costumes and is inspired by the textures, colors and vibrancy of the materials she uses. Julie has been sewing costumes for The Drama Toolbox for many years and is currently creating and maintaining our 5000+ workshop costumes.

Melissa Watts

has come from an office and bookings background. She enjoys dealing with customers and no issue is too big for her to tackle. She is happy to answer any questions and loves being able to book a customer in and chat to them about their student’s needs making sure The Drama Toolbox provides a perfect solution to particular student needs. Melissa is passionate about children learning through play and imagination having had young children. She is married with two teenage daughters who keep her very busy indeed.

Elise Stevens

Elise’s varied role includes managing the logistics of our 70+ incursion packs across Melbourne and Sydney. This includes the maintenance, repair and logistics which keeps her very busy indeed, given there are over 4000+ costumes and puppets.
Elise has worked in the ‘Education through Drama’ space prior to her role at The Drama Toolbox and loves to perform in musical theatre across Melbourne.
She enjoys being part of the dynamic administrative team that helps deliver our incursions to a high standard.

Kate Bradley

graduated from RMIT with a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) in 2004. Kate also complete a Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Others Languages at The University of Melbourne and has taught in both Primary and Early Childhood settings.
Kate loves using drama as a tool for learning as it allows children to use their imaginations. Every day is different teaching drama and children are engaged in such a meaningful way. Telling stories through drama allows children to retain the knowledge and be part of the story.
When not teaching Kate loves to travel with her husband and 2 sons and she believes that life is too short for bad coffee!