Tallaght Youth Theatre
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Tallaght Youth Theatre was founded in 1994 by a joint committee
of members from Tallaght Artsquad, St. Kevin's Drama Workshop and Tallaght Youth Service
. The organisation is run primarily by former members and is always looking for volunteers. The theatre has had a 14 year relationship with Tallaght Youth Service and has added a partnership with Tallaght Community Arts
in recent times. It is a member of the NAYD, and the members have been involved in many national and international festivals and events over the years.
, Rua|Red, in Tallaght, as part of a project funded by Léargas Youth In Action. The performance was in an installation format, involving the histories, myths, stories and physical recreations of Tallaght, past and futurehttp://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3890336117/. To deliver this project, TYT teamed up with the renowned actor, director and dramatist Jenny MacDonald.
The group hosts a 6-week Training Programme in the Autumn in the Tallaght Youth Service building in Tallaght village. Successful trainees become full members in the New Year. The age range is 13-18 and it is open to non-residents of Tallaght.
Part of TYT’s philosophy is that talent cannot be taught, but skills inevitably can.
s to young people in greater Tallaght and has a colourful 14-year history, in which it has brought numerous plays, both original and classics to stages across Tallaght, taken part in national events organised by the National Association for Youth Drama (of which it is a member organisation), and has also been involved in international exchanges where members have travelled to Italy, England, Scotland and the USA.
by Macdara Mac Uibh Aille: 29 April; South Dublin
County Offices, Civic Square
, Tallaght.
1995 - On Famine Road by Jack Bradley: ?; County Library, Civic Square, Tallaght.
1996 - Sulk by Mark O'Rowe, directed by Terry O'Hagan: 5 - 9 November; Andrews Lane Studio, Dublin city.
1996 - The Specialists
devised by the cast, directed by Terry O'Hagan: Summer; Virginia House, Belgard Square East, Tallaght.
1997 - 2 devised by the cast, directed by Ciaran Garvey: Summer; Virginia House, Belgard Square East, Tallaght.
1998 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
, directed by Jim Rymer: February 3 - 7; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
1998 - Unfinished devised by the cast, directed by John Conroy: 11 July; Virginia House, Belgard Square East, Tallaght.
1998 - The Hot House by Harrold Pinter, directed by Jim Rymer: 1 - 5 December; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
1999 - Faint Voices by John McKenna, directed by John Conroy: 8th, 9, 10 July; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght and ? August; Irish Fest
, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
, USA.
1999 - Off the Wall by Meave Ingoldsby, directed by Rebecca Bartlett 7 - 11 December; Civic Theatre
, Civic Square, Tallaght.
2000 - Greenspacers written and directed by Margaret Callon: 28 December - 2 December; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
2001 - Members One Act Festival: 3 plays; The Wailing Ones written by Joseph Cully and Brian Merriman
directed by Joseph Cully, Bugaboo written and Directed by Emma Grainger and When The Rain Stops written and directed by Ray Quinn: 8 - 11 July; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
2002 - Private Lives
by Noel Coward
, directed by Yvonne Ussher: 19 - 23 March; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
2003 - Members One Act Festival: 2 plays; Up by Brian Merriman and Joseph Cully directed by Joseph Cully; An Exploration of Marriage in the Modern Times written and directed by Katie Martin: 1 and 2 August; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
2003 - Da by Hugh Leonard
directed, by Ray Quinn: 20 - 22 February; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
2004 - Members One Act Festival: 3 plays; Darling You Were Marvellous by Stephen Berkoff
directed by Diane O'Connor; Dead On Time by Rhold Dhal directed by Adam Shanley; The Death of Thomas Confrey by Donal Dillane directed by Mark Hanratty: 11 - 13 November; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
2004 - The Lost Forest devised by the cast, directed by Valerie Coyne; 13 and 14 May: Kiltalown House, Jobstown, Tallaght.
2005 - Members One Act Festival: 4 radio plays
; Metamorphasis by Aengus Cooke; A Memoir of the O Gang by Aengus Cooke; The Honest Mexican Shopkeeper by Darren Hanratty; Angels by Darren Hanratty all directed by Mark Hanratty; 18 - 23 April; Tallaght 99 FM.
2007 - Sugar Suit devised by the cast, directed by Valerie Coyne: ?; The Loose End Studio, Civic Theatre, Civic Square, Tallaght.
2009 - Tallavision 3K (part of the Leargas funded D'No Project) devised by the cast, directed by Jenny McDonald and Tony Fegan: 17 and 18 April; Rua|Red, Civic Square, Tallaght.
Joint committee
A Joint Committee is a term in politics that is used to refer to a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature. In other contexts, it refers to a committee with members from more than one organization.-Republic of Ireland:...
of members from Tallaght Artsquad, St. Kevin's Drama Workshop and Tallaght Youth Service
Youth service
Youth service refers to non-military, intensive engagement of young people in organized activity that contributes to the local, national, or world community. Youth service is widely recognized and valued by society, with minimal or no compensation to the server. Youth service also provides...
. The organisation is run primarily by former members and is always looking for volunteers. The theatre has had a 14 year relationship with Tallaght Youth Service and has added a partnership with Tallaght Community Arts
Community art
Community Art could be loosely defined as a way of creating art in which professional artists collaborate more or less intensively with people who don't normally actively engage in the arts. Community arts, also sometimes known as "dialogical art", "community-engaged" or "community-based art,"...
in recent times. It is a member of the NAYD, and the members have been involved in many national and international festivals and events over the years.
Recent Projects
On April 17 and 18 2009, Tallaght Youth Theatre produced Tallavision 3K, a "contingent performance" of "The D'No Project" at the new County Arts CentreArts centre
An art centre or arts center is distinct from an art gallery or art museum. An arts centre is a functional community centre with a specific remit to encourage arts practice and to provide facilities such as theatre space, gallery space, venues for musical performance, workshop areas, educational...
, Rua|Red, in Tallaght, as part of a project funded by Léargas Youth In Action. The performance was in an installation format, involving the histories, myths, stories and physical recreations of Tallaght, past and futurehttp://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3890336117/. To deliver this project, TYT teamed up with the renowned actor, director and dramatist Jenny MacDonald.
Aims and activities
Tallaght Youth Theatre works to create an environment where young people can learn to express themselves through the arts and holds weekly workshops throughout the year to achieve this end. They also produce one annual production, usually directed by a professional and a member’s one-act festival, where members can take on various theatre tasks from directing and acting to technical aspects of theatre as well as writing.The group hosts a 6-week Training Programme in the Autumn in the Tallaght Youth Service building in Tallaght village. Successful trainees become full members in the New Year. The age range is 13-18 and it is open to non-residents of Tallaght.
Part of TYT’s philosophy is that talent cannot be taught, but skills inevitably can.
History
Tallaght Youth Theatre was established in 1994 to provide an outlet for performance artPerformance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
s to young people in greater Tallaght and has a colourful 14-year history, in which it has brought numerous plays, both original and classics to stages across Tallaght, taken part in national events organised by the National Association for Youth Drama (of which it is a member organisation), and has also been involved in international exchanges where members have travelled to Italy, England, Scotland and the USA.
Chronology of Performances
1995 - Stepping StonesStepping Stones
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by Macdara Mac Uibh Aille: 29 April; South Dublin
South Dublin
South Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. The county seat is Tallaght, the largest suburb of Dublin and the biggest urban centre in the county. Other important centres of population are Lucan and Clondalkin...
County Offices, Civic Square
Civic Square
Civic Square is the name of:* Civic Square, Canberra* Civic Square, Wellington...
, Tallaght.
1995 - On Famine Road by Jack Bradley: ?; County Library, Civic Square, Tallaght.
1996 - Sulk by Mark O'Rowe, directed by Terry O'Hagan: 5 - 9 November; Andrews Lane Studio, Dublin city.
1996 - The Specialists
The Specialists
The Specialists is a multiplayer modification for the first-person shooter computer game Half-Life. The final version of the mod is 3.0.-History:...
devised by the cast, directed by Terry O'Hagan: Summer; Virginia House, Belgard Square East, Tallaght.
1997 - 2 devised by the cast, directed by Ciaran Garvey: Summer; Virginia House, Belgard Square East, Tallaght.
1998 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
, directed by Jim Rymer: February 3 - 7; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
1998 - Unfinished devised by the cast, directed by John Conroy: 11 July; Virginia House, Belgard Square East, Tallaght.
1998 - The Hot House by Harrold Pinter, directed by Jim Rymer: 1 - 5 December; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
1999 - Faint Voices by John McKenna, directed by John Conroy: 8th, 9, 10 July; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght and ? August; Irish Fest
Milwaukee Irish Fest
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, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, USA.
1999 - Off the Wall by Meave Ingoldsby, directed by Rebecca Bartlett 7 - 11 December; Civic Theatre
Civic Theatre
Civic Theatre may refer to one of the following theatres:*Auckland Civic Theatre, Queen St, Auckland, New Zealand*Bedford Civic Theatre, Bedford, England*Newcastle Civic Theatre, Wheeler Place, Newcastle, Australia*Civic Theatre, Doncaster, England...
, Civic Square, Tallaght.
2000 - Greenspacers written and directed by Margaret Callon: 28 December - 2 December; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
2001 - Members One Act Festival: 3 plays; The Wailing Ones written by Joseph Cully and Brian Merriman
Brian Merriman
Brian Merriman or in Irish Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre was an Irish language poet and teacher. His single surviving work of substance, the 1000-line long Cúirt An Mheán Oíche is widely regarded as the greatest comic poem in the history of Irish literature.-Merriman's life:Merriman appears to have...
directed by Joseph Cully, Bugaboo written and Directed by Emma Grainger and When The Rain Stops written and directed by Ray Quinn: 8 - 11 July; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
2002 - Private Lives
Private Lives
Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noël Coward. It focuses on a divorced couple who discover that they are honeymooning with their new spouses in neighbouring rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetually stormy relationship, they realise that they still have feelings for...
by Noel Coward
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...
, directed by Yvonne Ussher: 19 - 23 March; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
2003 - Members One Act Festival: 2 plays; Up by Brian Merriman and Joseph Cully directed by Joseph Cully; An Exploration of Marriage in the Modern Times written and directed by Katie Martin: 1 and 2 August; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
2003 - Da by Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard was an Irish dramatist, television writer and essayist. In a career that spanned 50 years, Leonard wrote more than 18 plays, two volumes of essays and two autobiographies, one novel and numerous screenplays and teleplays, as well as writing a regular newspaper column.-Life and...
directed, by Ray Quinn: 20 - 22 February; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
2004 - Members One Act Festival: 3 plays; Darling You Were Marvellous by Stephen Berkoff
Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff is an English actor, writer and director. Best known for his performance as General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy, he is typically cast in villanous roles, such as Lt...
directed by Diane O'Connor; Dead On Time by Rhold Dhal directed by Adam Shanley; The Death of Thomas Confrey by Donal Dillane directed by Mark Hanratty: 11 - 13 November; Tallaght Theatre, Greenhills Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght.
2004 - The Lost Forest devised by the cast, directed by Valerie Coyne; 13 and 14 May: Kiltalown House, Jobstown, Tallaght.
2005 - Members One Act Festival: 4 radio plays
Radio drama
Radio drama is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story...
; Metamorphasis by Aengus Cooke; A Memoir of the O Gang by Aengus Cooke; The Honest Mexican Shopkeeper by Darren Hanratty; Angels by Darren Hanratty all directed by Mark Hanratty; 18 - 23 April; Tallaght 99 FM.
2007 - Sugar Suit devised by the cast, directed by Valerie Coyne: ?; The Loose End Studio, Civic Theatre, Civic Square, Tallaght.
2009 - Tallavision 3K (part of the Leargas funded D'No Project) devised by the cast, directed by Jenny McDonald and Tony Fegan: 17 and 18 April; Rua|Red, Civic Square, Tallaght.