Flying Turtle Productions

at the Abbey School of Drama, Dublin

Performing This Week – Our Actor Training and Adult Scene Study Courses!

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We are so excited to share the work from our performance courses performing this week at The New Theatre, Temple Bar!
Our Advanced Actor Training production will be showing contemporary scenes and an adaptation of Midsummer Night’s Dream!

Tues & Wed 7:00pm June 22 & 22, 2022
Performers Sam Coll, Tony Cosgrave, Lauren Hyde, Kieran McCague, Eva McCartney, Maggie Murphy, Richard Sweetman and Laura Whelan. Directed by Kathleen Warner Yeates
Then on Thursday June 23rd, 7:00pm, our Adult Scene Study class performs contemporary scenes and improvisation:
Sofia Sabbatini, Sinead Comerford, Linda Kane, Robert Heffernan, Roisín Laffan, Deirdre Thompson, Sarah Ratliff and Kelly O’Neill. As directed by the brilliant Ann Russell!
They will be fantastic evenings of theatre!

FIRST LOOK SERIES OF NEW SCREENPLAYS! May 19th, 26th and June 2nd, 2022

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JOIN US FOR THIS FREE EVENT!

We will be sharing 26 new screenplay extracts over three Thursday nights in the heart of Dublin by some of the best new screenwriters from Ireland, England and the US. Written over the course of the Coronavirus pandemic.  This is the final part of our Experience Level Screenwriting courses with Barry McEvoy from Out Come the Knives. https://outcometheknives.com/

WHEN: Performed by top Irish actors on Thursday evenings  May 19/26 and June 2, 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Admission is FREE. All are welcome.
WHERE: Doyles Bar, 9 College Street, Dublin 2, Upstairs.

FIRST THURSDAY MAY 19th, 7:00pm
We present the work of writers Kevin O’Brien, Martin Wynn, Carlos Day Pomar, Yolanda Hellmanns Carvajal, Marian Ryan, Wendy Jacobs and Evan Byrne.

Delighted to announce the cast for this Thursday’s opening night May 19th of FIRSTLOOK: 
Sharon Coade, Georgina McKevitt, Carmel Stephens, Megan McDonnell, Brian Mallon, Steve Gunn, Vincent Patrick and Rory Dignam.

 

SECOND SHARING on May 26th featured writers: Amy Tierney, Billy Fitzgerald, Collette Dalgarno, Carlo Popplewell, Sian Brennan, Aisling Rice, Louise O’Toole, Susan O’Connell and Cassidy Harrison.

Cast for the May 26th First Look:  Sharon Coade, Lynette Callaghan, Gail Brady, Niamh McAllister, Liam Carney, Paul Ronan, Steve Gunn and Barry McKiernan.

 

FINAL SHARING on June 2nd writers: Gary Deasy, Steve Gunn, Saniel Serpico, Feaerghal Traynor, Liz Salisbury, Garrett Connelly, Helen Adams, Saoirse Griffen and Sinead Ralston.

Cast for the June 2nd First Look: Hazel Doupe, Penelope Aniuzu, Lynette Callaghan, Niamh McAllister, Johanna Thea, Brian Mallon, Rory Dignam, Barry McKiernan and Ross Gaynor

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See info on our upcoming INTRO TO SCREENWRITING beginning June 14th and our EXPERIENCED SCREENWRITING beginning June 1st (Admission by writing sample.) on the website here: SCREENWRITING.  We hope to see you soon!

 

Our Kind of ZOOM…

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Barry McEvoy and the Screenwriting class on ZOOM

This past year we have spent a LOT of time creating projects on ZOOM  working collaboratively with actors, directors and writers in locations all over the world to create new characters, plays and films for ZOOM along with one-to-one coaching for on-camera presentations.  That all said, I am a chronic techno-phobe and could not imagine how this could all work. But it did!
I personnally have been acting, directing and writing for ZOOM collaborations exploring new ways of telling stories for projects like TransAtlantic Tales with AboutFACE Theatre / Origin Theatre Festival / Bluefish feature film with Stacey Keech and about 30 other actors in 8 time zones/ original monologues and stories with LipZinc theatre … and more projects!  There is even a TV series on Netflix inspired by ZOOM called “Staged”.  Auditions and callbacks are now happening on ZOOM, with directors and producers based in other countries.
People are using ZOOM for corporate and artistic meetings, and while we may miss face-to-face connections, we are recognizing that we can work internationally, we can save on commuting time and resources, and we can discover NEW ways of working.  ZOOM is here to stay as an option in the creative and corporate industries, so this is a great opportunity to hone your skills!
Our ZOOM classes have been designed to keep you completely engaged. We have observed others around the world, explored new teaching practices and re-imagined the way that we facilitate so that each class will keep you challenged and inspired.
We miss the theatre and live performance, as there is nothing like it. But until we can gather safely, we will continue sharing stories and building connections on ZOOM.  We hope to see you soon!
Have a look at our home page for the latest options on course listings at www.flyingturtleproductions.com