Jess Stanley

Next production just dropped. One off event. Invite only. Guaranteed hit.

Hachette Australia presents ‘A Little Unwell’ by Kerry Jewell . Narrated by Jessica Stanley. @squaresoundstudio . A compelling, candid and darkly funny novel that explores the modern realities of our dysfunctional public health system, and the fragile human beings fighting to make it work. . AUDIO TEXT I shine a light in Mrs Liu’s eyes. Pupils fixed and non-reactive to light. It takes several soft dabs to close her eyelids again. The left one sticks on her gummy eyeball like it’s winking at me. I listen on her chest. Only the familiar tinkle of miscellaneous internal fluids trickling down with gravity. No cardiac or breath sounds on auscultation. I ask her name. No response to verbal stimuli. I go to elicit a pain response. This is the most uncomfortable part of the post-death verification examination because it seems wrong to jam my fist into her breastbone to see if she wakes up. You got me, I’m not really dead. How hilarious am I? . . . @mvmvoices @jstanny @drkerryjewell @squaresoundstudio #audiobook #narration #studio #storytelling #alittleunwell

MARATHON HAMLET: meet the players JESS STANLEY as PLAYER QUEEN Jess is doing double-duty as co-producer, stepping in to keep Hamlet sane, keeping rehearsals scheduled and making sure emails are actually replied to. Absolute Queen behaviour. 📆 Sunday May 3rd 🔥 ONE DAY ONLY 🎟️ Tickets via link in bio 📍 Attend one venue or follow the full journey #marathonhamlet

Can’t stop thinking about Bat Dolphin? Neither can we. Presenting some never been seen pics from our dearly departed production of Year of the Rooster by Olivia Dufault. We saved some of the best til last 😘 📸 by the wonderful @parenthesy

Woman in the Dark with @mo_da_vo 💜 This bangin 90s dark comedy is doing the @flickerfest rounds with @iamsallycheng & @marcverna.director and their next stop is Brisbane on April 9th. Catch it if you can!

Tonight’s show is SOLD OUT chickadees. You’ve only got three chances left to grab tickets before the fight’s over and the pit goes dark on Sunday. “Bold and bodacious, why wouldn’t I start crowing about Year of the Rooster…? Year of the Rooster is theatre of the absurd on steroids, with larger-than-life characters that bring attitude” – The Blurb 📸 by @parenthesy

Thank you Michael Brindley @stage_whispers for the fab review! Only eight more chances to catch Year of the Rooster at @fortyfivedownstairs 🧡 “Director Aldrich, her cast and her team weave together a seamless and coherent show in which every element – no matter how excessive, or how bizarre – works beautifully.“ 📸 by @parenthesy

An actor prepares, bob activation edition. Gil might not have much rhythm but he’s got a supersized heart and a supersized cock (rooster, you perv) to share with you all. Year of the Rooster by Olivia Dufault is playing at @fortyfivedownstairs until March 22nd. Come on down to catch this “unforgettable theatre…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️” (The Age) 📹 by @artisticallsort #melbournetheatre #spinningplatesco #indietheatre #whatsonmelbourne #activatethebob

Thank you @keithgow for the knockout review! Rooster returns tomorrow night to the @fortyfivedownstairs stage. “Spinning Plates has a winner on their hands. Year of the Rooster is light on its feet, while spitting comical rejoinders and landing side-splitting blows. It’s silly, but it’s also a knock-out.” 📸 @parenthesy

This is the YEAR OF THE ROOSTER by Olivia Dufault. We opened on Friday to a standing O and can’t wait to share this wild ride with you 🙏🐓 📸 by the always incredible @parenthesy

YEAR OF THE ROOSTER By Olivia Dufault March 5 - 22 at fortyfivedownstairs Tickets are on sale now. Cock-a-doodle-do.

KIS is proud to welcome new intimacy coordinator Jessica Stanley to the company!!! Jess (she/her) is a fully and internationally-accredited Naarm/Melbourne-based intimacy coordinator, having completed the 2-year, SAG-AFTRA accredited, Key Intimate Scenes Australian IC Training Programme. Her recent stage intimacy credits include Cyrano (Artefact Theatre), Hamlet (Melbourne Shakespeare Company), POTUS (Lightning Jar), Punk Rock (Lunatix) and Footloose! the Musical (The Athenaeum). Her screen intimacy credits include Method (A.N. Studio), Downpour (Midnight Toast), Whiteglove Service (VCA) & Hit the Jackpot! (Lucky Studios). Jess holds a long career as an actor, writer, voice artist and marriage celebrant, and is currently Co-Artistic Director of the independent theatre company Spinning Plates. You may have caught her onscreen in The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Ancestry Road, or Glitch. In her spare time, Jess hosts the podcast Do It Again But Better, where actors discuss their audition experiences. With a passion for the intersection of acting, psychology and mental wellbeing, Jess is thrilled to be able to combine her skills and interests to help make artistic spaces safer and more informed. @jstanny 💜