Dan Caddy (SGCNZ SWFSS 2001)

Dan Caddy attended Wellington College and participated in the SGCNZ Sheilah Winn Festival of Shakespeare in Schools (now UOSWSF) in 2001, as Claudius in an excerpt from Hamlet.  Dan earned his drama degree at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School where he was awarded the Museum Hotel scholarship, in association with the SGCNZ.  Dan furthered his study at the New Zealand School of Dance, earning a diploma in contemporary dance performance.  Over the years, Dan has appeared on television in the TV3 drama The Strip, TV commercials in New Zealand and Australia and in the award winning teen web-drama Reservoir Hill.

More recently, Dan has furthered his study at The University of Auckland, earning a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and a Master’s degree in Speech Language Therapy Practice.  Dan is looking forward to using his skills from performance to be an effective speech-language therapist.  In the future, Dan is interested in extending his knowledge of voice production and vocal pathology to provide classes or workshops to actors in voice care and vocal health.