Trudi Boatwright is a dynamic creative catalyst, applied theatre practitioner, and leadership coach who has devoted her career to using performance, play, and storytelling as powerful tools for transformation. With a background in acting and directing, Trudi began her journey in the performing arts, gracing stages across Australia before transitioning into applied theatre—a form of theatre that facilitates dialogue, healing, and social change. Her work has spanned prisons, corporate boardrooms, refugee centres, hospitals, and leadership retreats, always rooted in one mission: to help people reconnect with their truth, their voice, and their innate playfulness.

As a sought-after facilitator and mindset coach, Trudi has developed creative programs for businesses, schools, and communities worldwide, blending the disciplines of psychology, theatre, and mindfulness. She’s delivered TEDx talks, worked with executives to unearth authentic leadership, and run innovative theatre-based workshops that shift culture, spark empathy, and awaken courage. Known for her electrifying presence and unwavering humanity, Trudi doesn’t just teach play—she lives it, inviting others into deep, joyful self-expression and heart-led action.