Mark is principal of Featherby’s Lawyers. He has been a Director of numerous private companies and a director and committee member of several community organisations over many years.
Mark was 43 before he discovered the exquisite pleasures of theatre performance when he played ‘Cooley’ in Don’s Party. He then joined with his daughters in several music theatre productions before he established Stella Entertainment with Mark Raynes.
Through Stella Entertainment, Mark has produced several pro-am and amateur productions. He has been a financial supporter of community theatre and school productions over many years. He has directed amateur theatre and has been assistant director to Mark Raynes in several amateur music theatre productions.
Jon has over 30 years’ experience in public practice accountancy and is a Chartered Accountant and registered tax agent. He graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1984 with a Bachelor of Business Degree with distinction. Jon is an experienced company director having served on both ASX listed and private company boards.
Jon is a passionate supporter of music theatre and is committed to driving MTM’s mission. He has been involved in the music theatre industry in a professional capacity and as an investor in Australian productions over many years.
Jon is a passionate supporter of music theatre and is committed to driving MTM’s mission. He has been involved in the music theatre industry in a professional capacity and as an investor in Australian productions over many years.
Mark began his love of theatre when cast as an orphan at ten alongside Jamie Redfern and John Diedrich in J.C.Williamsons Oliver.
He continued to perform in numerous amateur production over the next twenty years until he had the joy of performing with his talented daughters. Realising they were better, he turned his hand to set construction, costumes and lighting design, earning a guild nomination for design. Eventually he moved on to Directing with companies such as PLOS (Beauty and the Beast) as well as numerous productions for Panorama. In 2004 he gained the rights to Produce the World Premier of Jon English’s Paris and formed Stella, a new company with Mark Featherby. Mark took on the role of Production coordinator and Paris was followed by the Australian Amateur Premier of RENT and Life After High School. Stella then collaborated with John Bucchino to produce its only Life which was eventually taken to the States to perform at the iconic Birdland.
He continued to perform in numerous amateur production over the next twenty years until he had the joy of performing with his talented daughters. Realising they were better, he turned his hand to set construction, costumes and lighting design, earning a guild nomination for design. Eventually he moved on to Directing with companies such as PLOS (Beauty and the Beast) as well as numerous productions for Panorama. In 2004 he gained the rights to Produce the World Premier of Jon English’s Paris and formed Stella, a new company with Mark Featherby. Mark took on the role of Production coordinator and Paris was followed by the Australian Amateur Premier of RENT and Life After High School. Stella then collaborated with John Bucchino to produce its only Life which was eventually taken to the States to perform at the iconic Birdland.
Peter is an Honorary Professor at Monash University, where he taught for three decades, and, as foundation Head of Performing Arts, directed some thirty productions; he also co-directed the first two Stella productions, Paris (2004) and Rent (2006)..
Peter’s first dual biography, Pioneer Players: The Lives of Louis and Hilda Esson, was shortlisted for four national awards. His second, The Two Frank Thrings, won the 2013 National Biography Prize.
Peter has produced two feature film screenplay adaptations, Brilliant Lies and Hotel Sorrento (for which he won an AFI Award in 1995). As a novelist, Peter has published the football murder mystery Death in the Back Pocket (1993) and the historical crime novel Promontory (2001)
He is the author of flowerchildren: The Mamas and Papas Story, which enjoyed highly successful seasons at Theatre Works (2011) and the Comedy (2013), and with composer Anthony Costanzo created the book for both the Green Room Award winning Life’s a Circus (2009) and, just a few months ago, the much-acclaimed musical Crossroads.
Peter’s first dual biography, Pioneer Players: The Lives of Louis and Hilda Esson, was shortlisted for four national awards. His second, The Two Frank Thrings, won the 2013 National Biography Prize.
Peter has produced two feature film screenplay adaptations, Brilliant Lies and Hotel Sorrento (for which he won an AFI Award in 1995). As a novelist, Peter has published the football murder mystery Death in the Back Pocket (1993) and the historical crime novel Promontory (2001)
He is the author of flowerchildren: The Mamas and Papas Story, which enjoyed highly successful seasons at Theatre Works (2011) and the Comedy (2013), and with composer Anthony Costanzo created the book for both the Green Room Award winning Life’s a Circus (2009) and, just a few months ago, the much-acclaimed musical Crossroads.