About Jodie van de Wetering
Jodie van de Wetering is a writer, performer and generator of creative chaos based on Darumbal Country in Rockhampton. Their laid-back storytelling style and sardonic wit is inspired by bush poets and yarnspinners, growing up with repeats of Doctor Who and The Goodies as babysitters, and being the generation that started school with rotary-dial phones and graduated with MySpace accounts. Jodie’s work reflects their confusing tangle of identities: neurodivergent, nonbinary, disabled, a solidly working class second-generation Australian, a hopeful dreamer and a grumpy grouch.
van de Wetering’s work has concentrated largely on live performance, including stand up comedy, improv, and theatre both conventional and experimental. They have been part of several live comedy tours of Central Queensland organised by event producer Anna Brennan, and have performed at local events including Beef Australia, River Festival, and the Village Festival. They have several film credits to their name, working with Capricorn Coast-based Blue Eagle Productions on improv comedy web series Koch & Boules, feature film Lost and Found, and several short films.
van de Wetering was born in Rockhampton and raised in the rural community of The Caves. After leaving the region to work for the ABC, they returned in 2013 and have since become an active member of the region's arts community. They organised Allsorts Open Mic, an open-access event providing stage time for new and emerging performers, and continue to support other local artists of all kinds while continuing their own practice.