Carla Beard
Actor
Carla Beard is a 2021 Bachelor of Musical Theatre graduate from QCGU. A fierce and versatile performer, they recently appeared as Tiger/Dance Captain in Round The Twist the musical (Queensland Theatre) and Eileen Inyaface/Dance Captain in Lil Elvis Jones and The Truckstoppers the musical (Mad About Theatre).
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Carla Beard is a 2021 Bachelor of Musical Theatre graduate from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. They are passionate about new Australian work and is ecstatic to have been part of the world premiere seasons of Round The Twist the musical as Tiger and Dance Captain, and Lil Elvis Jones and The Truckstoppers the musical as Eileen Inyaface and Dance Captain.
Carla has established herself as a fierce and versatile performer, delighting children as Henry in Fractured Fairytales as well as adult audiences as a featured performer in A Very Naughty Christmas. Whilst studying, they appeared as Serena in Legally Blonde, Mae Jones in Street Scene and T-Bird Sonny and Dance Captain in Grease in both its QCGU and QPAC run.
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“…deliciously played with great comic ability by the amazingly charismatic Carla Beard”
Carol Drouyn – Stage Whispers | Read Review Here
“Carla Beard was perfect as Sonny, a clone of Anybodys in West Side Story.”
Peter Pinne - Stage Whispers | Read Review Here
“But the hit of the night was Sean Johnston (Dick) and Carla Beard (Mae), on loan from Griffith Musical Theatre and previously seen in Grease as Danny and Sonny, in the full swing/boogie-woogie ‘Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed’. It was like a Rogers and Astaire routine dancing over balustrades and up and down stairs executed with great skill.”
Peter Pinne – Stage Whispers | Read Review Here
“Carla Beard brings much humour to the role of uncouth wanna-be ladies’ man and T-Bird Sonny, a role usually played by a male performer”
Meredith Walker - Blue Curtains Brisbane | Read Review Here
“…a fierce Carla Beard as Tiger”
Suzannah Conway – Arts Hub | Read Review Here
“…the third Heather Duke (Carla Beard) gave a wicked performance.”
Jacqx Melilli – Weekend Notes | Read Review Here
“Carla Beard is an absolute spark plug of a Red Riding Hood (septum piercing and all). I Know Things Now is beautifully handled through her journey from wide-eyed innocence to sharp-tongued survivor.”
Stage Buzz Brisbane | Read full review
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Upcoming Ad Astra Productions
Past Ad Astra Productions
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THEATRE CREDITS
2025 – Fractured Fairytales (Theatre), RAVA Productions, Actor – Henry
2025 – Lil Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers the musical (Theatre), Mad About Theatre, Dance Captain/Actor – Eileen Inyaface
2024 – Round The Twist (Theatre), Queensland Theatre, Dance Captain/Actor - Tiger
2022 – Love Lust Lost (Theatre), Broad Encounters, Actor - Claude
2021 – A Very Naughty Christmas (Theatre), Woodward Productions, Performer
2021 – Grease (Theatre), QCGU & QPAC, Dance Captain/Actor – Sonny
2021 – Street Scene (Theatre), QCGU, Actor – Mae Jones
2021 – It’s Only Life (Theatre), QCGU, Dance Captain/Featured Performer
2020 – Legally Blonde (Theatre), QCGU, Actor – Serena
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2021 – QLD Conservatorium Griffith University Bachelor of Musical Theatre
2020 – SAFDi Certificate in Stage Combat Fundamentals
2015 – RAW Dance Company fulltime dance course
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“Musical Theatre Encouragement Award” Griffith University, 2021
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Freelance