Jane Harrison is descended from the Muruwari people and is an award-winning playwright and author. Her play Stolen played across Australia and internationally for seven years. Rainbow’s End has had numerous productions and won the 2012 Drover Award. The Visitors premiered at Sydney Festival in 2020. Her novel Becoming Kirrali Lewis won the 2014 Black & Write! Prize, and was shortlisted for the Prime Minster’s Literary Awards and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. Jane directed the Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival in 2016 and 2019. Ari Maza Long graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2021 and a month later was on stage in Belvoir’s production of AT WHAT COST?, a role he has reprised in a National tour in 2023. He has most recently appeared on stage in UNPRECEDENTED, a regional tour for Hothouse Theatre, the TRACKER tour presented by Australian Dance Theatre and Ilbijerri Theatre Company and the HEART IS A WASTELAND tour presented by Ilbijerri Theatre Company. Born and raised into the world of performing arts, Ari began learning from an early age about the power of storytelling. Joseph Wunujaka Althouse is a proud Tiwi/Arrernte man who lives and works on Gadigal Country. Joseph graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art with a BFA in 2018, where he was fortunate enough to be involved in numerous productions, including Salem, The Changeling, Ex Machina and Stay Happy Keep Smiling. Joseph’s other theatre credits include The Lucky Country, The Comedy of Errors National Tour directed by Janine Watson, Lord of the Flies and Black Cockatoo. His television credits include ABC’s Black Comedy and Preppers.
'A remarkable achievement of First Nations storytelling. We live in a time when truths need to be told and heard – this is a generous offering, a story that challenges and ultimately rewards us.' -- Tony Birch, bestselling author of The White Girl 'Intimate, tense, but inviting ... The Visitors offers a deep emotional journey. Harrison has written a thoughtful and powerful reimagining of a significant moment in Australian history, from a First Nations perspective.' -- Books+Publishing 'Harrison engages her YA audience with her strong narrative voice.' (on Becoming Kirrali Lewis) -- The Sunday Age 'A welcome addition to the literature for young people.' (on Becoming Kirrali Lewis) -- Australian Book Review