Acting and Music Theatre Training designed to support performers at every stage of their development — from children’s acting classes to professional performer training.

Whether students are taking their first acting class or preparing for professional opportunities, our teaching combines creativity with structure.

At Lisa-Marie Parker Studio, every class is built around the belief that lasting growth comes through thoughtful, process-led training. We create an environment where students feel supported to explore, collaborate, and challenge themselves while developing strong technical foundations.

Whether students are taking their first acting class or preparing for professional opportunities, our teaching combines creativity with structure. Through acting, voice, movement, and ensemble work, students build confidence, resilience, and the skills to become expressive, independent performers.

Small class sizes, experienced teachers, and a welcoming studio culture ensure every student receives individual guidance while progressing as part of a collaborative ensemble.

Structured learning, lasting confidence

Our classes run in 8-week terms, giving students the opportunity to develop skills through consistent training and creative exploration. Each week builds on the last, helping students strengthen their confidence, technique, and performance abilities in a supportive studio environment.

Small class sizes ensure every student receives individual guidance while growing alongside their peers.

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Every performer starts somewhere. We create the space to grow with confidence, creativity, and curiosity.

  • Acting & Storytelling

    Students develop imagination, communication, and performance skills through improvisation, character development, script work, and collaborative storytelling.

  • Voice & Musical Theatre

    Training develops vocal confidence, musicianship, harmony, and storytelling through song while encouraging expressive, authentic performance.

  • Movement & Ensemble

    Students strengthen physical awareness, teamwork, creative confidence, and stage presence through movement and collaborative performance.

  • Creative Confidence

    Every class encourages resilience, curiosity, problem-solving, and self-expression in a safe, supportive learning environment.

Junior & Developing Group Classes

For children and teens, whether discovering the performing arts or serious about their acting training, this program builds confidence and develops foundational skills in acting for stage and screen, musical theatre singing, and stagecraft in a supportive environment.

Classes include

  • Acting Junior (6–9yrs)

  • Acting Senior (9–12yrs)

  • Acting Ensemble (13–16yrs)

  • SAM: Sing, Act, Move! (6-10yrs)

  • Vocal Ensemble: Acting through song & Harmony (11-16yrs)

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Professional & Pre-Professional Group Classes

Designed for performers looking to refine their craft, prepare for auditions, and build industry-ready performance skills.

Classes include

  • Group Singing

  • Singing Masterclass

  • Casting Ready Intensive

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Meet Our Teachers

  • Lisa-Marie Parker

    Founder, Voice Teacher & Career Mentor

    Lisa-Marie has been a freelance Music Theatre Voice Teacher, Audition Coach and Career Mentor for almost 30 years as well as working with the wonderful students of Centrestage Performing Arts School, Brunswick, Outer Urban Projects, Exitleft in Hobart, Walt Disney Special Events, Starbound, Signal 37 Project, Anti Racism Action Band Sound Hub to name a few and was a regular judge at the Highpoint Star Search Competition. Lisa-Marie along with her husband, Director Chris Parker, founded the Music Theatre Tertiary Audition Intensive. A member of the Music Theatre Advisory Board for the development of the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) Music Theatre Syllabus in 2014, Lisa-Marie continued on as an AMEB examiner for Music Theatre and also the Singing for Leisure Syllabus. Lisa-Marie Parker has taught for leading institutions including Victorian College of Arts teaching voice for the Bachelor of Fine Arts - Music Theatre and Australian Institute of Music as well as teaching privately from the Lisa-Marie Parker Vocal Studio in Flemington.

  • Olivia Charalambous

    Acting & Music Theatre Lead Teacher

    Olivia Charalambous was the founding Acting teacher of the Kids Division program in 2021, where she played an integral role in developing and curating its drama curriculum, and continues to support its ongoing evolution at the Lisa-Marie Parker Studio.

    Olivia graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts (Acting) in 2013.

    Her performing credits include Young Eponine in Les Misérables (10th Anniversary Production, Cameron Mackintosh), Anna in Spring Awakening (Original Australian Cast, Sydney Theatre Company), Ziggy in Young Frankenstein (Hayes Theatre Co), Annie in The Play That Goes Wrong (GMG & Stoddart Entertainment Group), Jack Irish (ABC-TV), and Puffs (Original/Touring Australian Cast, LifeLike Touring/TEG).

    Her directing credits include Disney’s Camp Rock (Soundworks Productions), Between the Lines (Junior Theatre Festival Australia & New Zealand), Once Upon a One More Time (Junior Theatre Festival Australia), Spring Awakening (Soundworks Productions), The Understudy (Melbourne & Adelaide Fringe / MICF), and Carrie (JMC Academy), alongside a range of additional independent theatre work across directing, producing, and production roles.

    While studying at NIDA, Olivia began assistant teaching in the Open Program and quickly became one of its most in-demand tutors in Sydney. She has since worked extensively across youth and adult drama and musical theatre programs in both Sydney and Melbourne, with over 15 years’ teaching experience across Australia and New Zealand. Her teaching philosophy centres on confidence, play, and the freedom to “fail gloriously” — a principle shaped by her mentor Kevin Jackson.

  • Kate Schmidli

    Music Theatre & Voice Lead Teacher

    Kate Schmidli is a valued core member of our LMPS team and has been a leading teacher in our Voice and Music Theatre program since 2021, where she continues to play a key role in the development of our young performers.

    A graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), she has also trained vocally with Lisa-Marie for the past nine years.

    Kate is a warm and nurturing teacher who specialises in music theatre and crossover vocal technique. She is particularly skilled at building confidence in beginner and developing singers, including students who may initially feel shy or unsure of their voice.

    She also works with confident and goal-driven students preparing for school performances, competitions, auditions, and AMEB music theatre examinations.

    Alongside her vocal work, Kate is a qualified Pilates and Barre instructor, bringing mindful movement coaching to support coordination, awareness, and physical connection.

  • Oliver Tapp

    Acting Lead Teacher

    Oliver Tapp has been a valued member of our Acting teaching team since 2021, inspiring young performers with his energy, creativity and passion for the craft.

    A Melbourne-based actor and physical performer, Oliver is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts (Bachelor of Fine Arts – Acting) and has been performing since the age of seven. Beginning his training in classical ballet at the Victorian Ballet School, he later completed the Showfit Music Theatre Course before continuing his professional acting training at VCA.

    Oliver's theatre credits include Midnight Carousel, Promiscuous / Cities, Soldier Boy, Blackpill, BLACKPILL: REDUX (Theatre Works), Roaring (Echo Theatre), Blackrock (Platform Arts), and Romeo and Juliet with the Melbourne Shakespeare Company.

    In addition to his acting work, Oliver has extensive training in dance, stage combat and physical theatre, bringing a dynamic and engaging approach to every class. His broad performance background, combined with his genuine love of teaching, enables him to nurture confidence, creativity and strong performance skills in young actors of all ages.

  • Genevieve Gray

    Voice Teacher

    Genevieve Gray is a valued member of our LMPS Voice and Acting teaching team, bringing a wealth of classical vocal knowledge and a genuine passion for nurturing young performers.

    Genevieve is an accomplished soprano currently completing her Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, where she studies with renowned soprano and voice teacher Anna Connolly. She has performed in a number of opera chorus roles, including the Masters production of Hänsel und Gretel, and her recent professional credits include Boojum and The Pirates of Penzance with Victorian Opera.

    Drawing on her strong classical training and love of music theatre, Genevieve helps students develop healthy vocal technique, musicality and expressive performance skills. Known for her warmth, attention to detail and encouraging teaching style, she creates a supportive environment where students build confidence while establishing excellent vocal foundations across a range of musical styles.