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Jim Everett

JIM EVERETT

  (1942 - )
Nationality:    Australian
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Jim Everett was born at Flinders Island, Tasmania in 1942. He is from the clan plangermairreenner of the Ben Lomond people, a clan of the Cape Portland nation in North-east Tasmania. Jim left primary school at 14 years to start work. His many years of working life include 13 years at sea and over 30 years formal involvement in the Aboriginal Struggle. Jim has a long history in the public service in Aboriginal Affairs, and has travelled Australia visiting many remote Aboriginal communities. Jim began writing poetry at an early age. He wrote his first play, We Are Survivors, in 1984. His written works now include plays, political papers and short stories, and he has been published in 10 major anthologies. Jims other work includes television documentaries, educational videos and theatre productions.

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/229648

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below is a list of Jim Everett's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Changing Time         Cultural Lesson, A         Lookin' For A Bro'         Put Your Boots         We Are Survivors

Changing Time

Synopsis:
A play devised for a secondary school audience which tells the tale of a young Tasmanian Aboriginal woman and her brother Macka and daughter Puka

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS    May 1995

Organisations:
Salamanca Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/29170

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Cultural Lesson, A

Synopsis:
A Cultural Lesson is a short work set in 2028 but written in 1987 when the playwright worked as State Secretary of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. This is satire in cultural reverse, a hilarious and, at the same time, deeply serious examination of what Australian legislation might look like if the roles were reversed.

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1st Produced:
Launceston for NAIDOC week    1987

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1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
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Genre:
20 min play

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Lookin' For A Bro'

Synopsis:
Explores the lifestyle of urban Aboriginal youth with their problems of homelessness and streetlife.

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1st Produced:
Peacock Theatre, Hobart, TAS    20 Dec 1991

Organisations:
Bro Theatre Company,

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/13466

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Put Your Boots

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS    1983

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/73823

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We Are Survivors

Synopsis:
It was the playwright's Tasmanian response to Jack Davis' ground-breaking play, The Dreamers. He was so moved after seeing it that he went home and wrote his first full length play in a single afternoon. We Are Survivors is a raw and clear-eyed portrayal of the circumstances facing Tasmanian Aborigines in the post World War II years and the forces which shaped their emerging political activism.

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1st Produced:
Peacock Theatre, Hobart    1984

Organisations:
Salamanca Arts Festival

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
50 min play

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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