Casting Notice: people with passionate views about voting

Date: Thursday 28/2/19

Ali Coffey Casting : We’re looking for people who are passionate about voting! There would be a nice fee for those cast. You just need to be eligible to vote. We want to hear opinions from people who feel strongly about the importance of voting in referendums. Maybe you have a friend/family member who does/doesn’t…

DYT Young Critics March 15 & 16 – UPDATED

Date: Wednesday 27/2/19

Following on from Alan’s workshop on Saturday, we are looking to start a DYT Young Critics Programme. This will involve a workshop and trip to the theatre and a follow-up workshop approximately every other month. The first one will be Friday 15 March, with the production of Alice in Wonderland by Blue Raincoat Theatre Company…

Workshops 2nd and 9th March

Date: Tuesday 19/2/19

Reminder: there is no workshop in Fringe Lab on Saturday 23 Feb due to the residential weekend. The workshops on the 2nd and 9th March will be led by Sian Ní Mhuirí on Intercultural Theatre: Sian Ní Mhuirí is a theatre maker who’s interested in mutli-cultural and multi-lingual theatre.  She’s mainly been exposed to European…

Workshop Feb 16th

Date: Tuesday 12/2/19

This Saturday’s workshop will be led by Alan King on Theatre Criticism and an introduction to the Young Critics Programme. Alan has run the Youth Theatre Ireland Young Critics Programme for many years (applications are now open at http://www.youththeatre.ie/news/press/young-critics-2019-applications-now-open). DYT will also be running our own Young Critics Group. Please comment below if you will be…

Auditions for Big Show 2019 – UPDATED

Date: Saturday 9/2/19

Auditions will be held on Saturday 2nd March at 2pm in the Fringe Lab with the director of this year’s Big Show, Gavin Quinn. You will audition in groups and will need to provide your availability for the rehearsal and production period. UPDATE: Please have an audition piece prepared, such as a monologue, song or…

Workshop Feb 9th

Date: Thursday 7/2/19

This week’s workshop will be led by Betty Duffy. Betty is a drama facilitator and drama therapist, as well as DYT alumni. The workshop will be improv based, creating characters from emotions we experience. She has a passion for site-spefic theatre, so the aim is for the young people to explore/perform scenes in the surrounding area….

Theatre Visit Sat 9 Feb @3pm – Kracked at Smock Alley

Date: Wednesday 30/1/19

Alan King will be leading the workshop on Saturday 16th Feb on theatre criticism and in preparation for that we are organising a trip to see DYT alumni Ailbhe Cowley’s one-woman show Kracked at Smock Alley Theatre on Saturday 9th Feb. Tickets will be €8. It’s not mandatory that you go to see Kracked but it will…

Workshop Saturday 2nd Feb – UPDATED!

Date: Friday 25/1/19

The workshop will be led by the producers of the 24 Hour Plays:Dublin; Philip Naudé from the 24 Hour Plays Company NYC and Eva Scanlan of Fishamble Theatre Company. The workshop will introduce the concept of the 24 Hour Plays as well as producing. For the first part of the workshop, you are asked to…