Sydney Theatre Company's permanent ensemble of performers commenced work at the Company's home base, The Wharf, in June 2009.  The Residents, formed as an evolution of the original STC Actors Company, are nine actors employed full time by Sydney Theatre Company with a particular focus on the development of theatre while working across all aspects of the Company's program.

Audiences have the opportunity to enjoy the work of the ensemble in a variety of ways.  The Residents are occasionally seen in their own Main Stage shows and just as importantly they work in the Company's Next Stage, Back Stage and Education streams, moving regularly between these different areas. 

With the exploration, shaping and fine-tuning of new works as a guiding objective, it is anticipated that The Residents will provide an invaluable resource to playwrights, and directors and that the results of their pioneering work will benefit the whole Australian theatre scene.

The Residents occupy a central role in the day-to-day operations of the Company and work very closely with Associate Director Tom Wright as well as Artistic Directors Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett.  The actors were chosen after a lengthy round of auditions and interviews, and were selected for their range of skills, their history of devising new work, their abilities to collaborate with writers and directors, and their innate curiosity.

The Residents are:
Alice Ansara
Cameron Goodall
Ursula Mills
Julia Ohannessian
Zindzi Okenyo
Richard Pyros
Sophie Ross
Tahki Saul
Brett Stiller

Productions featuring The Residents:

2010
Vs Macbeth
Oresteia
The Comedy of Errors

2009
Back Stage with The Residents
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
The Mysteries: Genesis