
ABOUT

So what exactly is a "Thought Jar" anyway?
Born of a desire to "make stuff" and "have fun", Thought Jar Productions is based in Perth, Western Australia.
Plagued for years by a creative brain that just wouldn't stop thinking up ideas, founder Stephen B. Platt crafted a metaphorical vessel to put them in (his "thought" jar). This vessel has been designed to allow some of his many creative ideas to come to fruition - and to store his extraneous puns!
Joining Stephen's endeavours are the Thought Jar team, a talented group of like-minded, creative people. The core members of the team specialise in science fiction, popular culture, and live performance.
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Keep an eye on our website and social media pages for upcoming performances and projects, and if you have an idea for the Thought Jar, drop us an email below!
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Co-founder and Business Manager. Writer and purveyor of lists and all things organisational.
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An academic as well as a creative practitioner, she has a great love of all things Tolkien and Middle Earth. Her doctoral thesis examined the lyric in musical theatre. Sarah has also worked professionally as an actor, director, and stage manager both in Australia and abroad.
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She can usually be found with a bubble tea in hand, writing or marking whilst listening to musical theatre soundtracks, and is a regular guest on The Cinema Catch-Up Club Podcast.
Founder and creator of
Thought Jar Productions.
Avid pun maker and ideas man.
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Dr. Stephen Platt is a Perth-based writer, academic, actor, and improvisor, with a PhD in Science Fiction in Theatre and Live Performance. He currently teaches at Murdoch University lecturing in English, Theatre and Drama, Communications, and Public Speaking.
He is a member of the improvised comedy groups ‘The Big Hoo! Haa!’ and ‘Improv RPG’. He is also the seven-time champion of the improvised presentation competition ‘TOD Talks’ and the 2024 winner of The Australian O-Pun competition. In 2019, he became the first person to ever give an entirely improvised TED Talk presentation at TEDx Perth.
Stephen has worked as an events MC for organisations including the City of Perth, Edith Cowan University, and Supanova Comic Con & Gaming. He is also a licenced Marriage Celebrant!
Co-founder and General Manager. Overseer of online content, social media and fonts.
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Dr Ellin Sears is an academic, professional performer, and a creative practitioner based in Perth, Western Australia. After initially training as a dancer, Ellin now wears many different hats in her work.
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Her PhD thesis examined the subversion of audience and genre expectations using musical theatre dance and her academic work has seen her teach in theatre and drama, education, and career learning.
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Her performing work includes TV, film, and theatre, and she has also performed interstate and abroad. She has extensive experience with roleplay and simulation acting including her work as part of the award winning Simlab program at Murdoch University. One of her strangest performing jobs was working as a magicians assistant!
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As a creative Ellin specialises in choreography and directing, and she loves being part of a good musical, children's theatre show, or Shakespeare.​