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Jobling, David (aka David Paul Jobling, Australian playwright, 1961-____), “Heavy Petting,”

a 10-minute surreal comedy in English, a 10-minute drama in English, set in a theatre, two days into rehearsal,

1m1f;

  •  © 2001 by David Jobling, P. O. Box 268 Westgate, 2048 New South Wales, Australia 2010, telephone 02 9518 1105;  •  script available online at HIV AIDS Documentary/Stories/Personal Perspectives, http://www.hivaids.webcentral.com.au/text/st038.html;  •  script/rights available from All Men Are Equal, 7/163 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia 2010, telephone (61 2) 8399 0540, e-mail:dpj@loom.net.au , www.loom.net.au/home/dpj/index.html  •  Cited by David Jobling via ftp August 23, 2001,

  §  Dramatis Personae Darren (m), playwright; Petua (f), theatrical director.

  §  Synopsis Preparing for an early rehearsal of Æliens—The Musical Comedy, the director and playwright argue text, subtext, show biz, the difficulty of staging a short show, the arrogance of a director turning playwright. Petua persuades Darren to read aloud with her her own script, “a virgin work.” The reading facilitates Petua’s seduction of Darren.

  §  Comment “Research could include A Guide to Gay & Lesbian Writing in Australia, by Michael Hurley (St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 1996), 298 pp., ISBN 1863739513, LCCN 96167885; and Australian Gay & Lesbian Plays, edited by Bruce Parr, ref: Introduction, (Sydney, Australia: Currency Press, 1996), 384 pp., ISBN 0868194557, LCCN 97197998.”—Jobling.  •  Additional information at
 OzLit@Vicnet  - David Paul Jobling, http://cf.vicnet.net.au/ozlit/writers.cfm?id=6, accessed August 23, 2001.
 

THEATRE

• Co-ordinator & Tutor, of HIV+ Gay Mens’ Workshop, PRIDE Sydney Gay & Lesbian Community Centre;
• Writer, director, producer, “With Love” (short video, Celluloid Salon Screening 1996), All Men Are Equal Productions;
• Tutor, Introduction to writing for CD Rom, “INTERACTIVITY”, NSW Writers’ Centre;
• Writer-in-community residency, Darwin Gay & Lesbian Society/Brown’s Mart Theatre;
• Tutor, Improvisation, Play Building, Advanced Class Acting, Darlinghurst Theatre;
• Project Manager & Director, develop an original one woman play, South Australian Youth Arts Board;
• Project Co-ordinator (Designer/Mentor), to create a unique promotion campaign for new South Australian theatre, South Australian Youth Arts Board & Department for Arts & Cultural Heritage;
• Writer/PLWHA Representative, National Steering Committee World AIDS Day, Commonwealth Department of Health;
• Community Artist, writing and self-expression workshops for young people affected by HIV/AIDS and their families, Prospect City Council, Community Arts Workshop;
• Tutor, refresher courses for Primary school teachers in Drama, SA Drama Teachers Association;
• Tutor, Gay Youth Theatre Workshops @ Port Youth Theatre;
• Tutor, ENGLISH WEEK drama classes on play building, Mary McKillop College (SA);
• Tutor “Play building and Theatre Production” Adelaide Festival Fringe Youth Education Program (YEP).

“Filling In” (1998, cLUB bENT, The Performance Space)

“Cum See Cum Sour” (1997, Performance Positive, PRIDE)

“HIV on the Internet” (1997, Sydney Star Observer)

“My Life As An Equation” (1997, with Peter McGill, Performance Positive)

“Judy Judy Judy” (1996 – , an ongoing interactive script on the internet, INK MAG)

“Torch Song Tragedy” (1996, music by Pat Wilson, Performance Positive & Keeping It Up Treatments Workshops)

“Breakfast” (1995, The Famous Reporter literary biannual #14; performed @ Off The Page National Short Play Competition, finalist, Australian National Playwrights Conference)

“The Grip” (1993. DC Peacock Productions, Adelaide Festival Centre Trust Brave New Works ’93, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival ’94)

“Hairy Dyke and Useless Poofter Out on a night” & ‘Open Line’ (1993, UpFront Theatre, SA Writers’ Centre New Works Performed)

“Grown-Up’s Playroom” (1993, Adelaide Festival, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival! ‘94)

“A Positive Attitude” (1992, Video Documentary, The Positive Living Centre SA)

“The Bridge” (1991, Street Theatre, Darwin Gay & Lesbian Society community production)

“Hello Immovable Valour” (1991, radio play, 8Top FM Darwin); “Kick off” (1989, IBM in house)

“Little Big Black Dog” (1987, Browns Lane Theatre)

“Onkaparinga” (1986, DT2 Theatre, Brown’s Lane Theatre)

“Ssh! Unicorn” (1985, DT2 Theatre & Griffin Theatre Company & Umbrella Theatre)

“Puppy Love” (1985, by Bruce Keller with David Paul Jobling; ANTHILL Theatre & National tour)

“The Last Unicorn” (1982, Adelaide Theatre Group)

• “Creating Positive Culture”
• ”Discriminating Evidence”
• ‘A Short Play by David Jobling’ Talkabout Magazine
• “Jones=Art” Burn Magazine feature
• “Tales From The Backroom #7” Man2Man Gay Men’s Health Project
• Creative prose for adults concerning positive sexual practise and erotica, Sydney Star Observer/ACON

South Sydney Area Health service

National People Living With HIV/AIDS Conference

2nd National Bisexuals Conference

New Theatre

PRIDE Centre

PLWHA NSW Inc.

Queerstage Digest

See also David Paul Jobling’s

• “Breakfast,” a 10-minute surreal comedy in English, set on a bare stage in light, 1m2f
• “Cum See Cum Sour,” a 10-minute interactive pasticcio about AIDS and discrimination in English, Portuguese and Australian Aboriginal, set on a bare stage with props, 3m1f
• “Filing In,” a 10-minute classic dark Australian comedy monologue in English with video projections, 1m
• “The Grip,” a 60-minute drama in English about women, set on a living stage of pine trees and dirt—or in an outdoor venue, 1m1f
• “Reggie Spiccs Tonight!” a 10-minute play in English about media and discrimination, set amongst piles of "writings" and old newspapers, with slide projections, 1m

 

See also David Paul Jobling and Bruce Keller’s

“Puppy Love: The Play,” a 60-minute play in English, 1m

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