Danielle Antaki initially attained a BA majoring in Fine Arts and Italian from the University of Sydney before graduating from the University of Western Sydney with a BA in Drama. Danielle has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. Her theatre experience includes performing with such companies as version 1.0, The Stables, Sidetrack, Jigsaw Theatre (Canberra), Darlinghurst Theatre, PACT, The Sydney Art Theatre and the Cub Malthouse (Melbourne) amongst others. Recently she worked for Opera Australia in Carmen, playing the tavern owner, Lillas Pastia. She has toured Shakespearean plays in repertoire with Troubadour Theatre Company and she has regularly performed with Shakespeare Under the Stars for the Coogee Bay Arts Festival.  She has performed in several version 1.0 productions including This kind of ruckus, CMI (A Certain Maritime Incident) and The Second Last Supper.  She also works regularly with MilkCrate Theatre performing forum theatre productions with members of the homeless community. Her film and TV credits include Allsaints (Channel 7), So Close to Home (Second Sight Productions - SBS), Backberner (ABC) and 2-Door Mansion (Polyester Films – Channel 9). She has also directed productions for Shopfront Theatre, Studio Q at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Australian International Performing Arts High and Ashfield Youth Theatre. Danielle has also completed a Graduate Diploma of Education from the University of New England, Armidale.