Sydney Theatre Company's permanent ensemble of theatre-makers, The Residents, commenced work at the Company's home base, The Wharf, in June 2009. The Residents are nine actors employed full time by the Company with a particular focus on the development of theatre while working across all aspects of the Company's program including Main Stage, Next Stage and STC Ed.

The Residents occupy a central role in the day-to-day operations of the Company and work very closely with Associate Director Tom Wright as well as Artistic Directors Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett. The actors were chosen after a lengthy round of auditions and interviews, and were selected for their range of skills, their history of devising new work, their abilities to collaborate with writers and directors, and their innate curiosity.

With the exploration, shaping and fine-tuning of new works as a guiding objective, it is anticipated that The Residents will provide an invaluable resource to playwrights, and directors and that the results of their pioneering work will benefit the whole Australian theatre scene.