Jordana is a performer and costume artist based in Rockhampton with a life-long passion for the performing arts. Their experiences span from theatre to dance, television, runway and design. As well as featuring in local musicals, plays and films, Jordana has performed in corporate contexts with organisations including RACQ and CQ University, and in educational settings through the popular RACQ Docudrama Road Safety Program, delivered in collaboration with QPS. In 2025, they expanded their practice to include directing the musical 'Be More Chill' and 'The Crucible' in early 2026 at Yeppoon Little Theatre.
When not on stage, Jordy can be found creating costumes and props for plays, musicals and private collections, or showcasing their work at conventions throughout Australia. In 2022 this saw them take home the title at the Australian Championships of Cosplay and tour in 2023 with OzComicCon, hosting panels and judging the 2023 championships. Since 2016 they have been handcrafting costumes, props and puppets and to date has made close to 500 costumes/props. Jordy’s passion for costume creation started as a small child sewing her own dance costumes with her grandmother.
I love that there is so much diversity and problem solving within this field. My costume making ethos happens to be “Making the impossible, wearable”. There is such a special magic to creating a physical and believable puppet/costume. I absolutely love seeing how audience interacts with my work. I get to see the audience totally buy into the magic even if they don’t mean to.
Frozen is such a special production to me, it really helped foster my love for cause creation when the movie first came out. When the Broadway show started, I was blown away by the way the non-human characters were brought to life. I had always wondered how they were made and debated making them myself for the past few years. When I saw the opportunity to not only make the puppets locally but get to see them come to life on a stage that has been such a keystone for me as a performer, I couldn't help but apply.