Spark: Bloom

Temeka Lawlor is a highly skilled theatre maker and performer based in Adelaide. Since acquiring her Advanced Diploma of Acting from Adelaide College of the Arts in 2017, Temeka has created and performed in award-winning theatre productions, touring regionally and nationally. Temeka co-created and starred in Patch Theatre’s ZOOOM and co-created Home – she has toured with the company nationally and regionally, performing both ZOOOM and Me & My Shadow. In 2018, she performed in the debut of Waxing Lyrical’s Hannah and toured regional Australia with Splash Theatre’s The Book Show. Temeka was part of the original making ensemble for The PaperBoats award-winning show Especially on Birthdays, directed by Dave Brown, and has performed the piece to regional communities in 2020 and 2021 and was awarded Best Children’s Show in the Adelaide Fringe in 2021. In 2022 Temeka was appointed Associate Artistic Director of The PaperBoats and has began the development her own new show titled Precious Things, which will hold its debut season in 2023. To compliment her interests in performing and physical theatre, Temeka also practices and teaches yoga.