In conjunction with the Aboriginal Educational Unit of TAFE, Syron founded the Eora Centre in Redfern, Sydney. He co-founded the Aboriginal Theatre Company (ATC) in 1981 with scriptwriter/playwright/director Robert Merritt in order to tour Merritt's play The Cake Man, under Syron's direction, to the 1982 World Theatre Festival in Denver, Colorado, where the play received a tremendous audience response.Katharine Brisbane, Theatre Critic, Sydney Morning Herald Following this success, the play then toured various colleges around the United States. The Cake Man was performed at the World Theatre Festival in Denver, Colorado, Returning to Australia, Syron directed a season of The Cake Man at the Universal Theatre in Fitzroy, Melbourne after which it was funded by Australian federal government's Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs to play at the 1983 Warana - Commonwealth Arts Festival, Brisbane in Queensland where it was performed at the Edward Street Theatre.Eckersley M. (2012). Australian Indigenous Drama. Tasman Press. Altona.
