Valerie is a theatre maker and arts worker. Throughout her practice, she has focused on cross cultural, collaborative and interdisciplinary processes. Recent and past works in a range of roles include: Performer, Future World Hypothesis for Performosa Theatre, Taiwan; Director/mentor, Caught In Between by Danielle Lim for Adelaide Fringe; Director, Bang On The Nerve: A Modern Asian-Australian Adaptation; Performer/devisor, The Island Project for Australian Performance Exchange and Performosa Theatre; Facilitator, CAAP (Contemporary Asian Australian Performance) and OzAsia Festival 2021- 2024 Artist Lab SA; Associate Director, Single Asian Female, State Theatre Company South Australia; CAAP: writer/actor/director Double Delicious, Sydney Festival, Asia Topa, OzAsia Festival and interstate tours; performer/collaborator, The Folding Wife for Urban Theatre Projects and Performing Lines, interstate tours; for National Theatre of Parramatta: Performer, Swallow; Director, Let Me Know When You Get Home; Writer, Voiceover, Queerstories Podcast; Writer, The Art of Creating with Family, Diversity Arts Australia.
Valerie is an Associate Artist at ActNow Theatre and works as a coordinator, facilitator, mentor and collaborator. She is the Artistic Coordinator for their Cultural Leaders program.