Jess Keepence

Jess Keepence

Stage Manager

AUS

Jess Keepence (she/her) is a freelance Stage Manager based in Naarm/Melbourne and a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts.

Malthouse Theatre: TROYECHO: EVERY COLD-HEARTED OXYGEN, HOMO PENTECOSTUS, THE HATE RACE, STAY WOKE, BLACKIE BLACKIE BROWN, MY DEARWORTHY DARLING and GOOD MUSLIM BOY.

Other Theatre:  GAPU NGUPAN (Artback NT/Kath Papas Productions); HEART IS A WASTELAND and JACK CHARLES VS THE CROWN (ILBIJERRI Theatre Company); BLAK IN THE ROOM – GUNAWARRA RE-CREATION (ILBIJERRI Theatre Company/Melbourne Theatre Company); THE BLACK WOMAN OF GIPPSLAND, JACKY, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, MY SISTER JILL, SLAP. BANG. KISS, EMERALD CITY, HEISENBERG, ARBUS & WEST, HAY FEVER, MACBETH, THE ODD COUPLE, JASPER JONES, MISS JULIE and BUYER AND CELLAR (Melbourne Theatre Company); SUNSHINE SUPER GIRL (Performing Lines); HERE WE ARE AMONGST YOU, GLASS, SONG FOR A WEARY THROAT and CATALOGUE (Rawcus); AT THE ILLUSIONIST’S TABLE (Scott Silven/Melbourne International Arts Festival) and JANET’S VAGRANT LOVE (Sydney Festival).

Other: Event work includes Melbourne International Arts Festival, Woodford Folk Festival and Castlemaine State Festival.

Current as of February 2026. 

Shows worked on

Troy

Troy

Stage Manager 2025

Jess Keepence has worked with...

Annie Bourke

Annie Bourke

Worked with on Black Light and 2 others

Rhys Velasquez

Rhys Velasquez

Worked with on Black Light and 2 others

Joel Bray

Joel Bray

Worked with on Homo Pentecostus and 1 other

Erica Browne

Erica Browne

Worked with on Troy and 1 other

Marco Cher

Marco Cher

Worked with on Troy and 1 other

Kate Davis

Kate Davis

Worked with on Homo Pentecostus and 1 other

Blair Hart

Blair Hart

Worked with on Black Light and 1 other

Rachel Lee

Rachel Lee

Worked with on The Hate Race and 1 other

Peter Paltos

Peter Paltos

Worked with on Homo Pentecostus and 1 other

Emma Valente

Emma Valente

Worked with on Homo Pentecostus and 1 other

Peter Adams

Peter Adams

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Rose Adams

Rose Adams

Worked with on Stay Woke

Rodney Afif

Rodney Afif

Worked with on Good Muslim Boy

Ciline Ajobong

Ciline Ajobong

Worked with on Troy

Jada Alberts

Jada Alberts

Worked with on Black Light

Rachael Maza AM

Rachael Maza AM

Worked with on Black Light

Jessica Arthur

Jessica Arthur

Worked with on Black Light

Paula Arundell

Paula Arundell

Worked with on Troy

Danny Ball

Danny Ball

Worked with on Troy

Bridget Balodis

Bridget Balodis

Worked with on Stay Woke

Dann Barber

Dann Barber

Worked with on Troy

Immanuel Bartz

Immanuel Bartz

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Rike Berg

Rike Berg

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Elizabeth Blackmore

Elizabeth Blackmore

Worked with on Troy

Michelle Brasier

Michelle Brasier

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

David Campbell

David Campbell

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Amy Cater

Amy Cater

Worked with on Troy

Maxine Beneba Clarke

Maxine Beneba Clarke

Worked with on The Hate Race

Anna Clock

Anna Clock

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Alison Croggon

Alison Croggon

Worked with on My Dearworthy Darling

Alice Darling

Alice Darling

Worked with on Homo Pentecostus

Omar Elerian

Omar Elerian

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Beau  Esposito

Beau Esposito

Worked with on Stay Woke

Tahlee Fereday

Tahlee Fereday

Worked with on Black Light

Dale Ferguson

Dale Ferguson

Worked with on Black Light

Ella Ferris

Ella Ferris

Worked with on Black Light

Jan Fran

Jan Fran

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Natalie  Gamsu

Natalie Gamsu

Worked with on My Dearworthy Darling

Justin Gardam

Worked with on Homo Pentecostus

Nadine Garner

Nadine Garner

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Belinda Gibson

Worked with on Good Muslim Boy

Ben Grant

Ben Grant

Worked with on My Dearworthy Darling

Stan Grant

Stan Grant

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Lyndall Grant

Lyndall Grant

Worked with on Troy

Declan Greene

Worked with on The Hate Race

Geraldine Hakewill

Geraldine Hakewill

Worked with on Troy

Rosalind Hall

Rosalind Hall

Worked with on Troy

Romanie Harper

Romanie Harper

Worked with on Good Muslim Boy

Jenny Hector

Jenny Hector

Worked with on Black Light

Spencer Herd

Spencer Herd

Worked with on Homo Pentecostus

Suzanne Heywood

Suzanne Heywood

Worked with on Black Light

Jodi Hope

Jodi Hope

Worked with on Troy

Kirsty Housley

Kirsty Housley

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Claudia Howarth

Claudia Howarth

Worked with on Troy

Ethan Hudson

Ethan Hudson

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Ben Hughes

Ben Hughes

Worked with on Good Muslim Boy

Paul Jackson

Paul Jackson

Worked with on Troy

Patrick Jones

Worked with on Black Light

Kudakwashe

Kudakwashe

Worked with on The Hate Race

Ben Lawson

Ben Lawson

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Brooke Lee

Brooke Lee

Worked with on Stay Woke

Axel Lischke

Axel Lischke

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Tariro Mavondo

Tariro Mavondo

Worked with on The Hate Race

Lisa Maza

Lisa Maza

Worked with on Black Light

Ian Michael

Ian Michael

Worked with on Troy

Pia Miranda

Pia Miranda

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Trisha Morton-Thomas

Trisha Morton-Thomas

Worked with on Black Light

Janice Muller

Janice Muller

Worked with on Good Muslim Boy

Nicole Nabout

Nicole Nabout

Worked with on Good Muslim Boy

Paula Nazarski

Paula Nazarski

Worked with on Black Light

Zahra Newman

Zahra Newman

Worked with on The Hate Race

Rosemary Osmond

Rosemary Osmond

Worked with on Black Light

Bianca Pardo

Bianca Pardo

Worked with on The Hate Race

tomas parrish-chynoweth

tomas parrish-chynoweth

Worked with on Black Light

Dushan Philips

Dushan Philips

Worked with on Stay Woke

Katja Rivas Pinzon

Katja Rivas Pinzon

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Jorge Andres Rivas Pinzon

Jorge Andres Rivas Pinzon

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Lyndie  Li Wan Po

Lyndie Li Wan Po

Worked with on Troy

Stewart Pringle

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Mark Pritchard

Mark Pritchard

Worked with on Stay Woke

Derek Richards

Derek Richards

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Amarantha Robinson

Amarantha Robinson

Worked with on The Hate Race

Lucy Roleff

Lucy Roleff

Worked with on Troy

Zoë Rouse

Zoë Rouse

Worked with on The Hate Race

Kelly Ryall

Kelly Ryall

Worked with on Black Light

Lotta Sahlstedt

Lotta Sahlstedt

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Osamah Sami

Osamah Sami

Worked with on Good Muslim Boy

Katie Sfetkidis

Katie Sfetkidis

Worked with on Homo Pentecostus

Jackie Shemesh

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Phil Slade

Phil Slade

Worked with on Good Muslim Boy

Nassim Soleimanpour

Nassim Soleimanpour

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Courtney Stewart

Courtney Stewart

Worked with on The Hate Race

Cessalee Stovall

Cessalee Stovall

Worked with on Stay Woke

Kaivu Suvarna

Kaivu Suvarna

Worked with on Stay Woke

Aran Thangaratnam

Aran Thangaratnam

Worked with on Stay Woke

Jennifer Vuletic

Jennifer Vuletic

Worked with on My Dearworthy Darling

Keziah Warner

Keziah Warner

Worked with on Black Light

Lyndon Watts

Lyndon Watts

Worked with on Troy

Dan West

Dan West

Worked with on The Hate Race

Mark Leonard Winter

Mark Leonard Winter

Worked with on Troy

Mark Wong

Mark Wong

Worked with on Troy

Matilda Woodroofe

Matilda Woodroofe

Worked with on Stay Woke

Tom Wright

Tom Wright

Worked with on Troy