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FIRST LOOK! Presentation of New Screenwriting Feb 9th. Join Us! Free Admission.

January 31, 2023 by Kathleen Warner Yeates Leave a Comment

FIRST LOOK! Presentation of New Screenwriting Feb 9th. Join Us!         Free Admission.

COME JOIN US for our FIRST LOOK sharing of screenplays at 7:00pm on Thursday February 9th 2023 at Doyles Pub, Upstairs, 9 College Green, Dublin 2

No reservation needed, no charge to enter, just come and enjoy!

We will be sharing a reading of selected scenes from new screenplays from our Experienced Level Screenwriting course taught by Barry McEvoy. Professional actors will be performing the roles. Featured writers include: Martina McGrath, Michael Anthony McKiernan, Tommy Hughes, Ian McCall, Conor Purcell, Shelley Coleman and Sinead Ralston.

The writers for this “Screenwriting- Experienced Level” course were selected from submitted writing samples or from “Introduction to Screenwriting” course participants. Class size was limited  in order to provide the highest quality of tuition. Over the past 3 months, they have been writing under the inspired guidance of Barry. More than just a formulaic re-hashing of Hollywood writing advice, this course has creatively delved into the individual voices of these writers to bring original, dynamic and engaging scripts to fruition. 

OUR CAST FOR FEBRUARY 9th
Very grateful for this top notch professional cast reading the screenplays on the night:
Georgina McKevitt, Lynette Callaghan, Johanna Thea, Megan O’Donell, Brian Mallon, Steve Gunn, Rory Dignam and Aaron Katambay.

 

Barry McEvoy the course facilitator, has over 25 years professional experience in Theatre, Television and Film, collaborating with world renowned artists in the U.S., Ireland and U.K. He wrote and acted in the Barry Levinson, Dreamworks production An Everlasting Piece. As an actor or writer he has collaborated with renowned industry professionals including; Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad), Joel Schumacher (Veronica Guerin) Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon), Karel Reisz (The French Lieutenant’s Woman) and Oliver Hirschbiegel (Five Minutes of Heaven). He has written feature screenplays for Artisan/Summit and Dreamworks and, completed rewrites for Workhorse Films, Parallel Pictures and Touchstone. Variety Magazine awarded him Screenwriter to Watch (2000) and he carries an MFA in Playwriting from The LIR academy, Trinity College. His extensive theatre CV includes work by Harold Pinter, W.B. Yeats, John Osborne, Brian Friel, Wendy Wasserstein, Samuel Beckett, Conor McPherson and Vaclav Havel and, he is a founding member of Scena Theatre, Washington DC. His next film SHAM is being produced by Deadpan/Grand (Moone Boy) and Baby Cow (Philomena), to be directed by Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty).

See more about Barry McEvoy and his work doing individual screenplay coverage in his website here: Out Come the Knives

WHAT’S NEXT?
Our beginner 6-week INTRO TO SCREENWRITING course option begins February 21st (only a few spaces left!).
Next options for EXPERIENCED SCREENWRITING course by application begins April 4th!

To express interest or receive additional information click here to    “Contact Us”

An image from our 2022 First Look below!

Filed Under: News Tagged With: #screenwriter, #screenwritingcourse, Screenwriting

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

May 18, 2022 by Kathleen Warner Yeates Leave a Comment

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

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!

 

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Adult Summer Workshops finalised!

June 13, 2018 by Flying Turtle Productions Leave a Comment

Adult Summer Workshops finalised!

The 2018 Adult Summer Workshop series is just completed! These very popular workshops are a way to explore certain techniques and improve skills, or to tryout a sampler of one of our longer courses.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: evening courses, Improvisation, on-camera acting, public speaking, Stella Adler, summer, Summer workshops

Learn English through Drama

May 9, 2018 by Flying Turtle Productions 2 Comments

Learn English through Drama

We are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new course for ESL students. With our ‘Learn English through Drama’ course you can get outside the classroom environment and stretch yourself creatively.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acting Classes, drama, drama for fun, ESL, Learn English, Miriam Stewart

Youth and Teen Summer Camps

April 26, 2018 by Flying Turtle Productions Leave a Comment

Youth and Teen Summer Camps

Check out our fantastic upcoming summer course options for Youth and Teens reserving now!  [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: summer, summer camps, Summer courses, teen acting, teen drama, The New Theatre, Youth drama, youth drama classes

Intro to screenwriting starting soon!

April 2, 2018 by Flying Turtle Productions Leave a Comment

Intro to screenwriting starting soon!

Our next Intro to Screenwriting calls is booking now! Class start April 24th.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Barry McEvoy, Screenwriting

Your voice makes you beautiful!

March 28, 2018 by Flying Turtle Productions Leave a Comment

Your voice makes you beautiful!

Each voice is the beautiful and unique expression of the individual personality.  Here are April’s options to help you find yours. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acting Class, acting for camera, Advanced Adult Scene Study, Aislinn Ní Uallacháin, Barry McEvoy, Dram for Fun, Kathleen Warner Yeates, on-camera acting, Screenwriting

Autumn 2016 – Change is in the air!

August 16, 2016 by Kathleen Warner Yeates Leave a Comment

Autumn 2016 – Change is in the air!

This Autumn 2016 change is in the air! Stay tuned here for more news in a week or two, about some major changes with Flying Turtle Productions! We have had an excellent year so far, with 5 original youth drama productions and one original adult production. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: acting for camera, corporate communication, Improvisation, performing arts, public speaking, Screenwriting, Stage Combat, teen acting, Youth drama

2016 SUMMER WORKSHOPS RESERVING NOW!

June 3, 2016 by Kathleen Warner Yeates Leave a Comment

2016 SUMMER WORKSHOPS RESERVING NOW!

Summer time, and the livin’ is easy! So we have created our short one and two evening Adult Summer Workshop Series, so you can have your holiday time and your creative exploring time as well. Mix and match the evening workshop options that suit  your schedule and level of experience. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acting Classes, acting for camera, Actor Training, Aíslinn NíUallachain, drama, evening courses, Improvisation, Laban, Michael Chekhov, Paul Brennan, public speaking, Screenwriting, Stage Combat, Stav Dvorkin, Sue Mythen, wedding speech

Spring into Creative Action !

January 28, 2016 by Kathleen Warner Yeates Leave a Comment

Spring into Creative Action !

With the Spring upon us, it may be time to make choices that will guide you to your full creative potential. Flying Turtle Productions had a dynamic year last year, with our expanded central Dublin studio, new Screenwriting and Improvisation course options and new Artist-Facilitators on the team. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: #LOVECulture, acting, Acting Classes, acting for camera, Coporate Communications, drama, evening courses, film production, Improvisation, LauraLynn Children's Hospice, Linked-In, Mad Men, public speaking, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, screenplay, Screenwriting, teen acting, Youth drama

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Kathleen Warner Yeates

Kathleen was trained in the Masters program at Villanova University for Acting and Directing and has worked in the U.S. as a professional actor and director in theatre and film for over 30 years, working in New York City and through out the U.S. Read More…

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