Sky River is a Margaret River (Woodichup Bilya) based writer, producer, puppet and theatre maker, influenced by her relationship with Western Australia’s South West environment. Sky weaves imaginative storylines and mythic inspired characters to explore humans and the interrelated world to encourage a sense of belonging and care.

With a background in Theatre Studies (Griffith University) Sky is passionate about creating regional arts opportunities and community engagement, with themes exploring ecological identity. Sky leads teams of artists to produce original puppet shows as ‘Folk of the Puppetree,’ touring three small scale shows. In 2019 she produced medium scale show, ‘Digby and the Dragon,’ featuring animation, puppetry and land inspired soundtrack. Current work in progress is ‘The Marri Tree Girl.’

Sky coordinates a weekly program for adults living with disabilities and in 2021 produced the Artzability Short Film Festival. Drama and art teaching positions include Margaret River Independent School, Barking Gecko Theatre Company, youth outreach program The Concrete Club. Award winning, published performance writer (EDGE performance writers), Sky has published research on puppetry and ecology in Performance of the Real Journal (Performing Ecologies Edition). Sky holds BA Honours (ECU) and received a 2021 National Regional Arts Fellowship.