Jackie Smith
Jackie Smith was born in Woomera, South Australia. She now lives in Melbourne.
Jackie has worked in theatre for many years as a writer, a performer, and a director. She has worked in community theatre, including a number of years working with Sowaddyawont Theatre Company with women inmates of K Division, Pentridge Prison. This work culminated in the writing (with the company) and performance in the critically acclaimed inside out - women in prison. Jackie's first solo performance works Space History (1992) and Pamela Rose Country (1994) won ABC Radio Awards. Jackie's more recent writing includes short stories; a novel in progress; and her play, The Aliens. The Aliens draws partly on her experiences growing up in a small town in rural NSW. It has been written with dramaturgical assistance from playwright Peta Murray. In 1999 The Aliens was shortlisted for the Griffin Theatre Company Griffin/Colonial Award. In 2001 The Aliens was selected as Joint Winner of the Sydney Theatre Company and Sydney Morning Herald