Donna Dowler

 

Artistic Director

Donna, together with her husband Peter, is the founder of Adlib Entertainment. Donna has worked as an actor, director, writer, choreographer and producer for over 35 years. Her favorite acting roles include Mary Pickford in The Biography Girl, Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls and portraying Constance Wilde in Mrs Wilde, a role in which she won one numerous awards in Victoria’s One Act Play Festival in 2006. Donna has written plays, a teenage musical and 16 children’s musicals with Peter.  She is passionate about the work that she does with the students of Adlib Young Performers. Donna has won Lyrebird Awards for her writing and is called upon by many schools to provide quality scripts for children to perform.  In 2011 Donna Dowler received the Lyndsay King Arts Initiative Award for her impact in the field of performing arts in the City of Casey.  In particular her contribution to youth.  Donna is the creator of the Youth Impro Games and her great work within Adlib is best described by the people she has inspired, as can be read in the many testimonials on this site.

 

Peter Dowler

 

Director

Business Development Manager

When Peter isn’t investigating Murder Mysteries of an evening, he can be seen touring around Victorian Pre-schools in the Vic Roads “Starting Out Safely” program, Teaching children road safety as Professor Eric Speriment.   A passionate performer and scientist, Peter is also proud to be part of the Fizzics Education Team, inspiring children about science and the world around them.

Peter has worked as a professional actor/comedian for many years, hosting hundreds of successful corporate and private functions with The Murder Company as well as performing and directing numerous children’s productions and stage plays. His acting roles have included R.P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Professor Harold Hill in The Music Man, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls and Chico Marx in The Marx Brothers. In the early 1990’s Peter was a guitarist/singer/song-writer with a rock band. His song writing talents have certainly come in handy here at Adlib. Peter has written over 100 songs to compliment Donna’s fantastic scripts and their shows are performed to hundreds of satisfied children every school holidays. Peter says there’s nothing better than watching children (and more often than not their parents) jumping up and down to his catchy songs.