VCA DESIGN & PRODUCTION
GRADUATE SHOWCASE
GRADUATE SHOWCASE
As an emerging scenic artist based in Naarm/Melbourne, Georgia Formosa is passionate about visually powerful storytelling. Graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production) at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), she specialises in set and props construction. Georgia’s side hustle as a junior doctor enhances her eye for detail, and she brings dedicated craftsmanship to every project. A highlight of her time at the VCA was her collaborative role as Head of Scenic, bringing the vibrant colours of India to Tanika Gupta's 'Great Expectations' (dir. Georgina Naidu), and combining the landlord special with art deco glamour for 'The Drowsy Chaperone' (dir. Alister Smith). Other credits at the VCA include Workshop Assistant and Mechanist for the musical ‘Curtains’ (dir. Roger Hodgman), and Head of Staging for ‘Fountain’ (chor. Phillip Adams) in RISING 2025.
Great Expectations, 2025
I used a subtractive method to carve this Lakshmi sculpture out of foam blocks.
Head of Scenic: Georgia Formosa
Set Designer: Nethmi Oshadi Gunasekera
Costume Designer: Alannah Citino
Head of Staging: Alex van den Bergen
Great Expectations, 2025
Painting the Lakshmi shrine.
Great Expectations, 2025
Drawing inspiration from the Red Fort, we used texture and paint to evoke a red sandstone finish for the three archways.
Head of Scenic: Georgia Formosa
Set Designer: Nethmi Oshadi Gunasekera
Costume Designer: Alannah Citino
Head of Staging: Alex van den Bergen
The Drowsy Chaperone, 2025
My perfectionist tendencies helped me realise Reuben's art deco bandstand design.
Head of Scenic: Georgia Formosa
Set Designer: Reuben James
Costume Designer: Asha Robinson
Head of Staging: Ryder Blizzard
Head of Props: Rory Willingham
The Drowsy Chaperone, 2025
Giving the apartment the landlord special.
Head of Scenic: Georgia Formosa
Set Designer: Reuben James
Head of Staging: Ryder Blizzard
Head of Props: Rory Willingham
The Drowsy Chaperone, 2025
Head of Scenic: Georgia Formosa
Set Designer: Reuben James
Costume Designer: Asha Robinson
Head of Staging: Ryder Blizzard
Head of Props: Rory Willingham
Fountain, 2025
I made and painted fake lettuces, to which we attached real lettuce leaves before each performance so that they shredded as dancers threw them across the stage.
Head of Staging: Georgia Formosa
Set Designer: Nethmi Oshadi Gunasekera
Fountain, 2025
Lovingly pre-setting the cape of the car affectionately known as Jane Thongda.
Head of Staging: Georgia Formosa
Set Designer: Nethmi Oshadi Gunasekera