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Australian writer, actor and artist
Jada Alberts is an Aboriginal Australian actor, playwright , screenwriter , director, artist and poet.
Early life and education [ edit ]
Alberts is from the Top End of Australia,[1] of Larrakia , Yanuwa , Bardi , and Wardaman descent.[2] [3] [4] [5]
They attended Mary MacKillop College in the Adelaide suburb of Kensington from 1996 to 2001,[6] Adelaide Centre for the Arts in 2006.[1]
Alberts works in many mediums: they are an actor, musician, painter,[1] [3] [7]
Alberts has regularly acted on stage since at least 2005, when they performed in two productions[8] Adelaide Centre for the Arts . One of these was King Lear [9] Goneril [1] The Shadow King [8] ed ] Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy King Lear as a sprawling, blood-soaked tale of two Indigenous families in Australia's north".[10]
Alberts performed in Frost/Nixon The Birthday Party for Melbourne Theatre Company ; Second to None , for Vitalstatistix and Kurruru Performing Arts; Cat (Windmill Theatre ); Yibiyung (Company B / Malthouse Theatre ); Wulamanayuwi and the Seven Pamanui (Darwin Festival ); The Green Sheep (Cate Fowler ); and several tours, both within Australia and overseas, of Saltbush (Insight Arts). In 2013 they were in This Heaven (Company B); and Hipbone Sticking Out (YijilaYala/Big hART ).[1]
Alberts was assistant director of Windmill Baby for Company B in 2011.[11] Melbourne Workers Theatre , Arena Theatre Company , RealTV and State Theatre Company South Australia (STCSA).[1]
They have also written for the stage, including the play Brothers Wreck [1] Belvoir Theatre in Sydney , directed by Leah Purcell , to critical acclaim.[3] [1] Indigenous Australians represented on TV and even fewer on the stage, and that suicides in the community were not being talked about. In 2018 Alberts directed the play for a collaborative production by Malthouse and STCSA,[3] [7] [12] [13] Lisa Flanagan reprised her role as Petra.[3]
In June 2023, Aretha – A Love Letter to the Queen of Soul , a tribute to American soul singer Aretha Franklin , opened at Sydney Opera House before heading to Brisbane and Melbourne . Alberts directed and narrated the musical , which featured Emma Donovan , Montaigne , Thandi Phoenix , Thndo , and Ursula Yovich , along with a nine-piece band. Alberts says that they have a special connection to Franklin's music, which they find very grounding: "Not only do I love Aretha's music and have been around it a lot in my life, but her music has also saved me at points in my life".[4]
Alberts was a regular on Cleverman Equity Ensemble Awards .[14] [7]
Alberts served as a writer on SBS series While the Men Are Away [15]
Personal life [ edit ]
As of September 2020[update] Kate Box , and they have three children together. They both appeared in prison drama series Wentworth [16]
Alberts is non-binary and has stated a preference for using they/them pronouns .[17]
Recognition and awards [ edit ]
2007: Winner, Adelaide Critics Circle Award for Best Emerging Artist, for What I Heard About Iraq (Holden Street Theatres )[1] [18]
2013: Recipient of the Balnaves Award , a fellowship to support an emerging First Nations playwright to create a new work at the Belvoir[19] [1]
2014: Nomination, Sydney Theatre Awards for Best New Australian Work, for Brothers Wreck [19]
2015: Nomination for the Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards , for Brothers Wreck [19]
2015: Nomination, AWGIE Awards , Best Stage Play, for Brothers Wreck [19]
2016: Winner, Early Career Writing Award in the inaugural Mona Brand Awards at the State Library of New South Wales [5] A$10,000 [20]
Filmography [ edit ]
Film and television appearances as an actor include:[21]
TV/Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2023
In Our Blood [22] Deb Ferguson
4 episodes
2022
The Stranger
Detective Rylett
2020
Mystery Road Fran Davis
6 episodes
2017
Wake in Fright
Sandy Fanshawe
2 episodes
2016-17
Cleverman Nerida West
12 episodes
2013-14
Wentworth Toni Goodes
5 episodes
2012
Redfern Now
Marcia
1 episode
2010
Lil Larrakins
Jimmy
3 episodes
2010
Rush
Leanne Daly
1 episode
2010
Red Hill
Ellin Conway
2008
The Hunter
Clare
Short
2005
The Hunter
Olivia
Short
Writer
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2023
While the Men are Away
Writer
2017
Cleverman
Writer
2 episodes
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e Foster, Farrin (10 June 2018). "What needed to be said" . CityMag . Retrieved 18 October 2022 .
^ a b Gbogbo, Mawunyo (11 June 2023). "Aretha Franklin's music 'saved' actor Jada Alberts, leading to a 'love letter' musical showcase" . ABC News (Australia) . Retrieved 17 July 2023 .
^ a b "Jada Alberts" . State Library of NSW . Retrieved 19 October 2022 .
^ "Jada Alberts, Awarded" (PDF) . MMCOSA Old Scholars Newsletter (1, 2014): 5. 2014. Jada attended Mary MacKillop College from 1996 to 2001, and in August 2013, was announced as the winner of The Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Playwright's Award 2013
^ a b c Harford, Sonia (28 May 2018), "Rising star of Indigenous storytelling confronts suicide in Brothers Wreck" , The Sydney Morning Herald
^ a b "Jada Alberts: Events" . AusStage . Retrieved 18 October 2022 .
^ "King Lear (28 June 2005)" . AusStage . Retrieved 18 October 2022 .
^ "The Shadow King (11 October 2013, Melbourne)" . AusStage . Retrieved 18 October 2022 .
^ Milroy, David. "Windmill Baby Belvoir Sydney 2011" . Belvoir St Theatre . Retrieved 18 October 2022 .
^ Edwards, David (16 June 2018). "Brothers Wreck (Malthouse) - theatre review" . The Blurb . Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022 .
^ Brindley, Michael (23 June 2018). "Brothers Wreck" . Stage Whispers . Retrieved 20 October 2022 .
^ "Seven Types of Ambiguity, The Family Law (Series 2) and Cleverman (Series 2) win 8th Annual Equity Ensemble Awards" , Equity Foundation , 22 May 2018, archived from the original on 27 May 2019, retrieved 27 September 2019
^ "Cameras roll on While the Men Are Away | TV Tonight" . 25 January 2023.
^ Northover, Kylie (4 September 2020). "Queer actors playing queer roles is a rare thing: lunch with Kate Box" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 17 November 2020 .
^ Alberts, Jada [@jadaj] (10 November 2020). "And for anyone wondering... I am most comfortable being referred to as a person. I am extremely Indigenous and extremely gay. My gender is non-binary and my pronouns are they/them. If you're a Blackfella or a friend I am completely comfortable with you calling me sis, bro, cuz" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2022 – via Twitter .
^ "2007 - Bakehouse Theatre" . Adelaide Critics Circle . Retrieved 18 October 2022 .
^ a b c d "Jada Alberts" . Australian Plays Transform . 15 May 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2022 .
^ "Mona Brand Award for Women Stage and Screen Writers" . State Library of NSW . Retrieved 19 October 2022 .
^ Jada Alberts at IMDb
^ "Cast confirmed for in Our Blood | TV Tonight" .
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