Jennifer Trijo

Jennifer Trijo is a Filipino multi-disciplinary artist living and working in Kaurna Yerta (Adelaide). She is an actor-musician-singer with professional theatre credits including: Hadestown (Opera Australia & Jones Theatrical Group) as Fate 2 (violin) & Persephone Cover; Baruska (accordion) in Once (Darlinghurst Theatre Company); Janelle Woods and Shirelle in Beautiful – the Carole King Musical (Matt Ward Entertainment); Ms. Mendoza in The Deep North, the first African-Australian musical (South Australian Playwrights Theatre); Hua Mulan, Pocahontas, and Badroulbadour in Disenchanted (Mad About Theatre); and Kim in the Australian tour of Miss Saigon (LWAA & Michael Coppel). Since releasing her debut self-titled EP, she has composed approximately 100 original songs. As a composer and theatre maker she has developed and presented the acclaimed ‘Someday – a Mindful Cabaret’, and is currently developing her new musical ‘Dragonfly’. Jennifer was named a 2024 Finalist in the APRA AMCOS Professional Development Awards in the Music Theatre category for Dragonfly, and won a 2024 Green Room Award with the multi-talented cast of Once the musical. Jennifer was the winner of the Cultivate x Nexus Arts Residency 2026. Through this opportunity she self-produced the critically-acclaimed first development of her musical at the Adelaide Fringe Festival under the project title NYMPH. As a multi-instrumentalist, she collaborates with many music acts including Hyoshi in Counterpoint and San Dragan. Her music festival credits include OzAsia, BrisAsia, and Womadelaide.

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