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R JOHNS (1957 - ) |
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Nationality: Australian Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: melbourne@nowactors.com.au |
R. (Rosemary) Johns works as a writer, actor and director. She has a First Class Honours degree in Drama from Manchester University UK, an MFA in Theatre from UCR, California and an MA from La Trobe Australia. Her plays include At the Centre of Light, Carrying Shoes into the Unknown (La Mama 2005 & 2006) selected for VCE Theatre Studies 2006 and VCE Monologue Studies in 2008. The monologue was published in 'Contemporary Monologues for Young Men and Women Pt 2' (Oberon Press UK 2007). Other plays include The Elephants Tusk (La Mama); Luck of the Draw (MRPG/ Playbox, published Currency Press); Cant Help Myself (Royal Womens Hospital/45 Downstairs); The Opportunity Shop (La Mama, supported by the City of Yarra Arts Fund). Co-writing credits include The Girl Who Wanted To Be God, invited for a staged performance at The 5th International Womens Playwrights Conference Athens 2000 (subsequently produced at La Mama/Theatreworks and Playbox: Theatre In the Raw); Micky (supported by the Australia Council Literature Board);Quilting The Armour, a play commissioned to give voice to the women of the Kelly clan. She has also published short stories, including Salman you send me, The Married Man and The Wings Of a Butterfly was a prize winning entry in a Community Aid Abroad short story competition and published by Hi-Mark Press (1999).
Plays by R Johns
At the Centre of Light | ||
| 1st Produced: | La Mama Theatre, 205 Faraday Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia >>> | 2009 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Australian Script Centre | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #140003 | |||
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Genre: | 100 min Drama, Historical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | AT THE CENTRE OF LIGHT addresses issues of faith in Australian life and the values we hold important. Mary MacKillop had a generosity of spirit and a compassionate heart; she had friends across creeds and believed in equality for we are but travellers here . It explores what these values hold for us today and how isolation, poverty and struggle ignite faith. Mary MacKillops journey highlights the plight of women in rural and urban environments. Mary stands for all the pioneer women whose courage and contribution has gone unsung. Mary MacKillop stood her ground against male patriarchy and parochialism. She went alone to Rome to plead with the Pope that the Josephite sisters should have central control over their order rather than it being carved up to serve the interests of local Bishops. Her travels are an odyssey - mapping an interior landscape of belief and aspiration in a world of dark places. As 19th century Australia is being mapped, explored and carved up for minerals and land grabs, Mary discovers another landscape made of faith and dreams. Her original and authentic voice challenges a colonial society dominated by men and asks, what is this land to which we all belong? | |||||
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Black Box 149 | ||
| 1st Produced: | La Mama Theatre, 205 Faraday Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia >>> | 15 Sep 2011 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-86819-943-6 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #138977 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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| A fictionalised account of a true incident - the grounding of British Airways Flight 149 at Kuwait International Airport during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 - Black Box 149 explores the impact of war and terror on the lives of civilians. Written as an intense psychological and emotional journey, the play explores secrets, betrayal and guilt, and how the personal is impacted by the political. | |||||
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Bring On The Talent | ||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #52503 | |||
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Genre: | 90 minscomedy drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Self-proclaimed guru, Flynn Fitzpatrick, holds high-priced acting classes and attempts to victimise his students with unexpected consequences. The play is a study about the cult of personality. How unstable people who seek power attract vulnerable people to them and infuse them with their own madness. | |||||
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Can't Help Myself | ||
| 1st Produced: | Royal Womens Hospital/45 Downstairs | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #140004 | |||
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Carrying Shoes into the Unknown | ||
| 1st Produced: | La Mama Theatre, 205 Faraday Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia >>> | 2005 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-86819-787-6 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #140002 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | 15 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | doubling possible | |||||
Notes: | selected for VCE Theatre Studies 2006 and VCE Monologue Studies in 2008 | |||||
| A fictionalised account of a true story of a Western family living in Iran during the last days of the Shah and the rise of Ayotollah Khomeini. | |||||
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Elephant's Tusk | ||
| 1st Produced: | La Mama Theatre, 205 Faraday Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia >>> | 2000 | ||||
Company: | La Mama Theatre @ The Carlton Courthouse | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #44140 | |||
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Girl Who Wanted To Be God, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #140005 | |||
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Notes: | co-writer. invited for a staged performance at The 5th International Womens Playwrights Conference Athens 2000 (subsequently produced at La Mama/Theatreworks and Playbox: Theatre In the Raw) | |||||
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Luck Of The Draw | ||
| 1st Produced: | MRPG/ Playbox | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Currency Press, Australia | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #140006 | |||
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Micky | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
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Opportunity Shop | ||
| 1st Produced: | La Mama Theatre, 205 Faraday Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia >>> | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #140008 | |||
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Quilting The Armour | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #140009 | |||
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Notes: | a play commissioned to give voice to the women of the Kelly clan. | |||||
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