Sophie Minissale is an artist, editor, and radio presenter living in Boorloo (Perth). She boasts an incredibly diverse and exceptional arts practice including photography, playwriting, editing, videography, event and festival programming. A graduate of the University of Western Australia, they completed a Bachelor of Arts in Media & Communications and History mid-way through 2020.

She has had work performed at The Blue Room Theatre, The State Theatre Centre of WA, The Rechabite (for Barefaced Stories - which has been played on ABC Radio National and is used as educational material in the WAAPA Playwriting Course) and her award-winning work for children, Alex and Evie and the Forever Falling Rain completed a WA regional tour at the end of 2023. Her work often focuses on tackling ideas of uncertainty.

Sophie produces writes and produces under the label of ‘every other theatre company’ which she co-founded in 2020. Sophie is also a member of FORGE, the Black Swan State Theatre Company writers group.

Sophie had the privilege to program the 2023 KickstART Festival from Propel Youth Arts WA in her role as the work as the Creative Coordinator, programming a state-wide youth arts and culture festival.

Sophie joined the youth literary publication Pulch in 2020 as an Assistant Editor, assuming leadership of the project in 2021, securing funding to create a pilot print edition of the Mag, and were lucky enough to usher in the next generation for 2022.

Sophie was a finalist for the 2022 Creative Contribution Award at the WA Youth Awards, recognising her skill, passion, and commitment to the local arts community. In 2023, she won the ‘Outstanding Producer’ award for her work at The Blue Room Theatre. Sophie’s day job is in local government, where she works in youth cultural and social development at the City of Melville.

Image by Duncan Wright