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Current

 

Dramaturg

Sydney Theatre Company

New Works and Watershed Writers 2023-25

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Dramaturg

ILBIJERRI Theatre Company

BlackWrights 2023-24

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Recent
Forgetting Tim Minchin
Book, music, lyrics and cast
Belvoir, 25a (2023)
dir. Amy Sole
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Fraser Babies
Book, music, and lyrics
Development production by The Joy Offensive with development support from Hayes Theatre Co. Presented as work-in-progress at Contemporary Asian Australian Performance's Longhouse and Squabbalogic's Seymour Nights.
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Sea Monster, Acqua Profonda
Writer
Short interactive audio work for young audiences presented by Bondi Festival, produced and directed by Michael Kennedy.
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Salt Baby
Co-writer and director
With Kallective Productions and in development at PACT and Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre supported by the Australia Council and Create NSW.
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All The Things We Couldn't Say: Digital Theatremakers Program
Participant devisor
With Salamanca Arts Centre (Hobart), Checkpoint Theatre (Singapore) and the Australia Council for the Arts.
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Monologue, ACO Opening Festival
Writer
Commissioned by Sydney Theatre Company for the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
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The Australian Offence Force
Co-writer with David Finnigan, Jordan Raskopoulos, and Megan Wilding.
Commission with Sydney Theatre Company.
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earth. ocean. ancestors.
Producer

Works-in-process series with The Joy Offensive, 2020-2022. Mixed bill series of three events for makers from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, 2017. Presented at National Young Writers' Festival, Lyric Hammersmith, Omnibus Theatre and Theatre Deli.

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Lockout
Writer and director

Developed during Old 505's Rapid Reads dir. Jenevieve Chang, Playwriting Australia's National Script Workshop dir. Iain Sinclair, The North Wall Arts Centre dir. Robert Awosusi (2016-ongoing). Presented by Montague Basement at KXTeethcutting at Kings Cross Theatre 2020.

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Aussie Kids are Weetbix Kids
Writer and director
Step Up Festival 2019. Developed through ATYP's Fresh Ink Mentoring Program.
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Twenty One Sixty Five
Writer and director

Developed during Q Theatre's Q LAB 2019.

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Fever
Writer and director

Presented as a reading at Contemporary Asian Australian Performance (CAAP)'s Longhouse. Developed during ATYP's Fresh Ink Mentoring Program.

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May Utang
Writer and performer

Commissioned for Theatre Absolute's 'Are We Where We Are' series at Shop Front Theatre, Coventry (2017).

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phroot sahlad
Writer and performer

Evolution Festival at the Lyric Hammersmith, London (2017)

Alchymy Festival at The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford (2017)

Hotbed Festival at Camden People's Theatre, London (2017)

dir.  Robert Awosusi with development support from the Lyric Hammersmith and The Pleasance. Scratched and showcased at Temple at The Flying Nun by Brand X (2018), Lyric Hammersmith, The Pleasance, Camden People's Theatre, Tara Arts, and The Space (2016).

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Look, See
Writer and director

Short play for 'Stepping Through The Door' at Gerry's Studio, Theatre Royal Stratford East (2017). Remounted at Step Up Festival, Kings Cross Theatre (2019).

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Jules has performed in developments of works with Belvoir, Q Theatre, and Theatre Absolute (UK). She has worked as director, dramaturg, assistant director, and assistant stage manager on various independent productions in Sydney and Western Sydney. She has also worked as an emcee and appeared on a number of panels, forums, series and podcasts.

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Artist residencies and developments

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Staging the World 2023
National Theatre of Parramatta
Mentor: Tarell Alvin McCraney
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SongHubs 2022
APRA AMCOS
Curators: Yve Blake, Eddie Perfect, Sonya Suares
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Making a Musical 2021
Hayes Theatre Co and Contemporary Asian Australian Performance
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Women in Music Mentorship (Musical Theatre) 2021
APRA AMCOS
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Talent Camp 2019
The Australian Film Television Radio School (AFTRS)
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STEP UP 2019
Kings Cross Theatre
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Directors' Professional Development 2019
National Theatre of Parramatta
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Fresh Ink Mentoring Program 2018
The Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP)
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Writers' Lab 2016-17
Soho Theatre
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National Script Workshop 2016
Playwriting Australia
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Critical Mass 2016
Belgrade Theatre
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Introduction to Playwriting 2016
The Royal Court Theatre
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Yellow Earth Academy 2016
Yellow Earth Theatre and the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA)
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TheatreCraft Easter Residency 2016
The North Wall Arts Centre
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Development Lab 2016
Lyric Hammersmith
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National Studio 2015
The Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP)
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Dramaturgy and Education

Dramaturg

Australian Plays Transform

First Nations Writers Retreat 2023

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Mentor

Australian Plays Transform

Developing the Dramaturg 2023

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Casual Academic Staff

National Institute of Dramatic Arts

Support tuition for MFA Common Module: Generating Practice Through Research

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Workshop tutor

Belvoir

Workshop offering: 'Finding Your Voice' 2021

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Facilitator

The Australian Theatre for Young People  

Playwright tutor for Theatremakers program 2020

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Artist Mentor

Coventry University

Final year Live Briefs mentor for Theatre and Professional Practice students (2017).

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Jules works as private tutor English, Creative Writing, and Public Speaking for students K-12 across Sydney with a specialisation in HSC Module C: The Craft of Writing.

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MSt Women's Studies (Distinction)

The University of Oxford (2014)
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BA (Advanced) (First Class Honours)
The University of Sydney (2013)
English Honours, Majors in English and Latin
 
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Arts administration and producing
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Chief Steward and Producer
The Joy Offensive (2017 - present)
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Interim Producer
IlBIJERRI Theatre Company (2022)
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Associate Producer (Community Programs)
Belvoir (2020 - 2021)
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Assistant Producer
Co-Curious (2020 - 2021)
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Administration Co-ordinator
Contemporary Asian Australian Performance (2019 - 2020)
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Event Co-ordinator
The Festivalists (2015)
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Arts Administration Assistant
Options Theatre Company (2016)
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Training and accreditations
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MHFA Accredited First Aider - MakeShift (2021)
Disability Confidence - Accessible Arts (2021)
Cultural Respect - Corporate Culcha (2020)
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Other

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​Reader, Patrick White Playwright's Award 2022
Sydney Theatre Company
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APRA/AMCOS Professional Development Award Shortlist 2022
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Artselerate Participant 2022
Creative Plus Business
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MatchLAB Participant 2021-22
Creative Partnerships Australia
 
Panellist, Next in Line 2021
Darlinghurst Theatre Company
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Live/Work Tenant 2019-2021
Brand X and City of Sydney

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Rebel Wilson Theatremaker Scholarship Shortlist 2018

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Old Vic 12 Longlist 2016
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