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David Paul Jobling: Actor/Playwright
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http://www1.loom.net.au/home/dpj
A survivor of childhood sexual assault, teenage
sexual abuse and long term survivor of Homophobia and HIV/AIDS related discrimination
and abuse, David Paul Jobling was born in Whyalla, South Australia 1961. He grows
bonsai and enjoys native flora and fauna wherever he is. David is always interested
in meeting people and doing new things. His creative pursuits and art activism have
taken him around Australia and New Zealand.
This is me in the ANTHILL/Sydney
Theatre Company production of Moliere’s ‘The Misanthrope’ directed by Jean-Pierre
Mignon (1986).
A rare shot of me as myself taken
at the 1994 Australian National
Playwrights Conference while I wasn’t looking. Just for the record I was not drinking
from the can in the shot – it was being used by the person next to me. Both ‘The
Grip’ and ‘out On A Night’ are available in ‘Short Performance Works by David Paul
Jobling’ published by all men are equal productions.
Excerpts from:
“The Torture Song Trilogy”
David Jobling & Pat Wilson.
(Song 1)
CAUGHT A BLOODY VIRUS
Caught a bloody virus what a thing to do.
Caught a bloody virus (ach-hoo!)
Passed it on to you, can you forgive me
ever dear for that sneeze?
Hours in the bathroom wretching deep
on our knees.
Never meant to hurt you
what more can I say?
Never meant to hurt you I adore you
help me face the day
I understand the pain you feel
mortal friend and you know
I never meant to give you anything.
Life becomes a bloody mine field
when you’re young and free
Love romantic. Wild hypnotic.
Immortality.
Ah love.
Caught a bloody virus
what a thing to do.
Caught a bloody virus
then I went and passed it on to you
seroconverting HIV
fools for love
I’m sorry darling – never meant
you harm.
1996© David Jobling
Resume:
Coordinator & 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 Coordinator (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 at 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)
As a Community Writer/Artist:
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 at 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).
Feature Articles:
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.
Performance Material and Dramaturgy for:
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
For further information see:
A Guide to Gay & Lesbian Writing in Australia by Michael Hurley (Allen
& Unwin)
Australian Gay & Lesbian Plays edited by Bruce Parr, ref: Introduction, (Currency
Press).
David Jobling s work includes:
1. Last Unicorn (1982)
2. Puppy Love (with Bruce Keller) (1985)
3. Ssh! Unicorn (1986)
4. Onkaparinga River (1986)
5. Little Big Black Dog (1987)
6. Mortal Coils (1994)
7. Joint programme of The Grip (1992) and Grownup s Playroom (1993)
8. Breakfast (published in the Famous Reporter) 1996
9. Short Stories: In the tiny room , Liquid Pink , Life Chip , Youth , New Book
of
Job (1996)
See also David’s poetry.
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