Acknowledgment of country

Polyglot acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and create, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. For more than 65,000 years, children and families have created and played here, and we are grateful to make our art on this country too.


21 Dec 2021

John Marc Desengano

John Marc graduated from the University of Ballarat, Arts Academy in 2008. He performed for a Theatre in Education Company called Brainstorm Productions, touring to primary and high schools all over Australia.

Since 2011, John Marc has worked with theatre company, 15 Minutes from Anywhere. He developed a show called The Yellow Wave. It was part of the inaugural year of The Poppy Seed Festival and was nominated for a 2015 Green Room Award for most outstanding ensemble. It has had two return seasons, as well as a Regional Arts Victoria tour and was selected for the VCE Drama and Theatre Studies playlist in 2017.

John Marc’s stage credits include: Love Bird, The Bachelor S17 E05, Survival, and many more. He also performed in The Dead Twin, written by Chi Vu, at the Georgetown Festival in Malaysia. His television credits include; RushBack in Very Small BusinessPlaying for Keeps, and others.

In 2015, John Marc completed a Masters of Primary Teaching from the University of Melbourne and works as a casual relief teacher for various primary schools around Melbourne. He is the co-Artistic Director at Western Edge Youth Arts, and a teaching artist at St. Martin’s Youth Theatre. He is a proud company member of Impro Melbourne and Soothplayers: Completely Improvised Shakespeare.