DEAN SNOOK

Theatre, HSC Drama / Performance

TEACHING DAYS: TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY

Dean Snook is a fully qualified teacher in the UK, Victoria and NSW. He worked as the Musical and Choral Director for St Johns Regional College (Melbourne) and also as a full time Music, Media and Drama teacher. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Media (Newcastle), Grad. Dip. Ed. (Honour Roll, Monash) and Master’s Degree (RMIT).

Dean studied acting with veteran Australian actor Bob Hornery. He taught and performed in London, Sydney and Melbourne, where he also worked professionally as a Stage and Musical Director. He is an opera trained vocalist who performed as a Principal in La Belle Helene (Opera Hunter) before relocating to Melbourne in 2002.

As an actor, his performance accolades include Best Actor nominations for The Pirate King (Pirates of Penzance), George Dillingham (Aspects of Love) and Dean also received the Music Theatre Guild Judges Award for his portrayal of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. His theatre performances over the past thirty years are too numerous to include in this biography.

Dean plays bass guitar with City Hall (who are recording their new album) and previously with The Same Boat, a Melbourne based originals band. Prior to Melbourne, Dean played and sang with Midian, Gosh Batman, 1000 Gods and XLR8.

He most recently Directed and played the role of Judas in the 2023 TAC production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Dean (with Kev Ballard) was a principal guitar teacher at Taree Music Centre for ten years and his former students have gone on to perform, tour and teach professionally around Australia.

Call or text him on 0419 237 716