Mike Bryant
Members' Representative

Mike is an award-winning homosexual, having won Mr. Gay Wellington 2017. He also came second in Mr. Gay New Zealand 2018. Mike likes to remind people of this obnoxiously often.

​Mike's favourite Footlights show was A New Brain because it's always been his favourite musical and he's a curmudgeonly old man who is set in his ways.

Stacey O'Brien
Secretary

Stacey wanted to join the committee (again) because she wants to give more back to a community that she loves, and that has given her a sense of family and belonging. She hopes to be of help in continuing to shape the future of the Footlights. Also, Stacey really loves emails and spreadsheets. Spreadsheets are sexy.

Stacey's favourite show, so far, has been "Rent". The show had some dark themes and issues to address, which made rehearsals very difficult at times, but through this the cast came together and created such a supportive, fun, and unbelievably kind atmosphere. "Pippin" and "Taking the Minnelli" gave her a taste, but ultimately "Rent" was the show that solidified Stacey's Footlights addiction.

An interesting fact about Stacey is that she is much better at Crash Bandicoot than Mike Bryant. And most other games for that matter.

Patrick Barnes
Members' Representative

Patrick's favourite moment with Footlights was getting to mix sound for Chess for every show, both due to the massive challenge it presented but also the payoff of such a huge project coming together so well.

​Patrick wanted to join the committee as a way to give back to the Society after the professional development opportunities it's provided him in the two years since he joined.

​Patrick once sewed together a 120m² version of the Laser Kiwi flag for a football game. It was as silly as it sounds.