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Refine by Region Refine by Art Form Refine by School Level Tenderfoot Briefly tell us the story of your project – What was it about? Who was involved? How did it get started? Veronica: Tenderfoot originated, with the support of South Dublin County Council, in The Civic Theatre in Tallaght ten years ago. Bríd Dukes, the Artistic Director of The Civic, wanted to develop a programme to involve transition year students in the art of theatre. Tenderfoot @ The Civic, the parent programme, annually provides forty five students from eight different schools the opportunity to learn about theatre in a hands on way. Tenderfoot operates on a model of apprenticeship. Students learn by doing. They learn about theatre by making theatre under the guidance of working theatre professionals. Each year a number of the students, usually sixteen, write original plays for the stage. A selection of these plays are then produced and students can opt to act, do costume design, take part in the film for theatre module or they can be part of the stage management team. The final productions are seen by two distinct audiences. A general theatre audience and an audience of the students’ peers. Over the years the reaction of the peer audience to the work, work made by people their own age, has been remarkable. It has resulted in a profound level of engagement. Tenderfoot @ The Civic is entering its tenth year. Tenderfoot is a replicable model and Tenderfoot @ The Garage, championed by Niamh Smyth of CMETB, is the first reiteration. Tenderfoot @ The Garage serves schools in the Cavan/Monaghan region. Five schools participated in the inaugural year with a focus on writing. Twenty students wrote original plays for the stage. Five of those plays were publicly acknowledged in rehearsed readings in The Garage Theatre. Audience was twofold – general theatre and peer audience. Response from Sarah Doyle/Holy Family Community School Rathcoole I was lucky enough to be teaching in Rathcoole when the Tenderfoot programme was first set up. My school was one of the South Dounty Dublin schools chosen to partake. Response from Gabrielle Tuomey/Our Lady’s Secondary School Castleblayney I was delighted that our school was accepted onto the Tenderfoot programme following our application through the Garage Theatre. The project had appeal due to its emphasis on creativity, and integration with others, coupled with learning about teamwork and skills required for writing and performing outside of the school timetable. I was also excited about our students being guided, nourished and encouraged by theatre professionals and out of school drama facilitators. Veronica was encouraging and her visit to our school whetted the students’ appetite. How did the ideas develop? How did the children, artist and teacher work together? Veronica: Apprenticeship is the model upon which Tenderfoot runs. The students learn alongside experts in their field so, for instance, professional writers facilitate the students’ learning about writing for the stage. Students are provided with a structure within which they can give voice and form to their own creative ideas. Students are not censored. They can write about any topic. They can utilise any form. The guiding principle for Tenderfoot mentors is to enable students realise the best version of their work. Response from Sarah Doyle/Holy Family Community School Rathcoole Very simply, many of our students blossomed. They learned new skills, and many uncovered hidden talents in writing and acting. All of them gained confidence and a greater sense of self-assurance. They made fantastic friends and even better memories. They were a part of something special and very few will ever forget the Tenderfoot experience. Response from Gabrielle Tuomey/Our Lady’s Secondary School Castleblayney I noticed a remarkable growth in confidence and self-assurance in the five selected students who quickly adapted to the project and to the process of meeting deadlines and submitting required pieces when asked. The rehearsed readings on the day of performance were absorbing and entertaining. What aspects of the project made you smile? What aspects of the project made you feel challenged? Veronica: The young people make me smile. Their enthusiasm, their engagement and their work. The work they produce is very often surprising. It can be sobering. It can be eye opening. It is really interesting to see the world through their eyes. And I feel that something important is happening in that space where young people encounter the theatrical work of their peers. This is a unique space. Also, the willingness and enthusiasm of the countless teachers I deal with restores my faith in the education system. Year after year I deal with teachers who care only for the best interests of their students. The only major challenge I can think of is the ongoing battle to maintain funding. Response from Sarah Doyle/Holy Family Community School Rathcoole I love the annual January trip to see the plays created by the students. Their peers and I, always come away from the theatre impressed and awestruck about what their classmates have achieved. I don’t find any aspect of the process challenging. Response from Gabrielle Tuomey/Our Lady’s Secondary School Castleblayney I smiled at the independence of my students strolling out onstage to take their seats and perform in different roles in different plays. Yes, some themes were challenging and clearly revelatory of their needs and focus in this period of their young lives. Sex, freedom of behaviour and speech, rejection of social norms that seem to apply pressure on teenagers were among the challenging themes addressed in their short plays. What insights from the project are worth sharing? Veronica: It is really valuable for young people to have opportunities to learn in contexts outside of school and in ways different to how they learn in school. An important feature of Tenderfoot is that each group is taken from a number of schools and the work environment is a professional arts environment – The Civic Theatre in Tallaght and The Garage Theatre in Monaghan. The value of such an experience is immeasurable. It provides those students lucky enough to take part an opportunity to see themselves in a new light. Response from Sarah Doyle/Holy Family Community School Rathcoole Tenderfoot offers students a more relaxed environment to express themselves. This can sometimes contrast to the school environment where as teachers, we have to place restrictions on bad language or on adult subject matter. This can be a liberating experience for a lot of students and can help greatly in their development of self-confidence. Response from Gabrielle Tuomey/Our Lady’s Secondary School Castleblayney Overall, most worthwhile as evidenced by the close attention paid by the attentive and engrossed teenage audience who sat through one and a half hours of readings without asking for a break! Response from Robert Barrett/Participating Student Tenderfoot @ The Civic Tenderfoot was easily the highlight of transition year. There was never a dull day; they ranged from doing improvisations in the little theatre upstairs, to building a full sized guillotine. It was a unique experience to see plays, some of which were my own, go from their most conceptual stage in the writers minds, to first drafts and then go through production.” Response from Seoid Ní Laoire/Participating Student Tenderfoot @ The Civic Writing A Piece Of Me developed me as a writer, but it was watching the director shape my words into something new, something physical and outside of myself that I learnt the most. My writing’s weak points were suddenly glaringly obvious, as were its strengths. I remember peeking out from backstage and seeing the audience respond to words I had written and experiencing a connection that is impossible to achieve from a page. It is difficult for me to adequately describe the impact of my few weeks with Tenderfoot. It was one of those experiences that, when I look back on my life so far, carves out a milestone. Sarah Hannon/Participating Student Tenderfoot @ The Civic Tenderfoot made me come out of my comfort zone and most of all have confidence in my writing. It was one of the most fun and rewarding things I did throughout my secondary school experience and I’m very glad I got the opportunity to do it, and I greatly appreciate and am thankful to the people of Tenderfoot for seeing potential in me when I did not, both then and still to this day. Tenderfoot is a replicable model and Tenderfoot @ The Garage, championed by Niamh Smyth of CMETB, was the first reiteration. Tenderfoot @ The Garage served schools in the Cavan/Monaghan region in 2015. Five schools participated and twenty students wrote original plays for the stage. Five of those plays were publicly acknowledged in rehearsed readings in The Garage Theatre. Audience was twofold – general theatre and peer audience. Response from Levana Courtney/Participating Student Tenderfoot @ The Garage Thanks a lot for the wonderful experience you’ve given me and helping me along the way. It’s been a brilliant couple of weeks and I think I speak for everyone when I say I’ve learnt a lot of new things, had so much fun and made a lot of new friends who I won’t forget. Before tenderfoot I would have never spoken in front of a crowd, so I really appreciate the confidence it has given me. Response from Caspar McCabe/Participating Student Tenderfoot @ The Garage You can really tell a lot about a person based on what they write about: their experience, their beliefs, their thoughts, their opinions, their dreams … it’s extremely insightful. When you’re writing, even if you have the clearest idea of what you’re going to say, your words take on their own mind and you can end up writing something that is totally different than what you intended to. Knowing how to accept criticism is important, but so is knowing how to accept praise. Has anything changed as a result of the project? Veronica Each year the students who take part in Tenderfoot are changed by their experience. Some find new interests. Many find new levels of confidence. In a number of cases some even find their future professions. Response from Sarah Doyle/Holy Family Community School Rathcoole Many of them grow in confidence. In terms of their education, a better understanding of drama helps with their study of drama at senior cycle. For the budding writers and actors, there is almost always a greater desire to be involved in their chosen field after completion of the Tenderfoot project. They will often go on to engage in drama or writing outside school. Response from Gabrielle Tuomey/Our Lady’s Secondary School Castleblayney I noted a growing maturity in my five participants. It was good for them to be pushed beyond their usual boundaries. Response from Caspar McCabe/Participating Student Tenderfoot @ The Garage Taking part in Tenderfoot has developed my social skills: I realised while taking part how truly complex everyone is, how everyone has their own individual thoughts and experience and beliefs and this has helped me to connect with people and make friends. Spotlight Artist(s): Veronica Coburn I have worked in theatre for over thirty years. I was a founder member of Barabbas Theatre Company and with Barabbas toured to New York, Wellington, London, France & Denmark. I now concentrate on writing. I have a long history of working with young people. I was a voluntary leader in Dublin Youth Theatre for fourteen years. I have acted as artistic director on national programmes for the National Association of Youth Drama and have been commissioned by them on a number of occasions to write plays for young adults. I believe in the transformative power of art. I believe that young people are capable of making great art. In developing Tenderfoot I have found a way to provide a space for young people to do just that. Teacher(s): Sarah Doyle My name is Sarah Doyle. I teach English to teenagers at Holy Family Community School in Rathcoole. I teach the Junior Cert English course, the Leaving Cert English course, the new JCSA English course, the English & Communications LCA course and the transition year English course. All of these courses involve the study and appreciation of drama. Tenderfoot is of huge benefit to my students and I because it is anchored in drama. Gabrielle Tuomey I teach drama to TY and to JCSP students weekly. I would like more time for drama on the timetable but it is difficult to facilitate all areas of school life given timetable constraints. I also teach English and usually run drama rehearsals after school if I have a production coming up. We produce a play most years and also extracts from plays for Open a Night and Awards Night. Hitherto we have taken part in Cooperation Ireland Film and Documentary projects with a school in Northern Ireland. Like Tenderfoot it was very worthwhile. The TY drama class researched, wrote and acted out local historical events and Cooperation Ireland filmed and edited the DVD, which was then exchanged with our partner school. Other: (Curator, agency, etc): Civic Theatre, Tallaght The Civic Theatre’s Mission is to mount an artistic and challenging programme of contemporary and classical Irish and international work in Theatre, Dance, Opera and Music for the community of South Dublin county and environs. - Read more. Cavan & Monaghan ETB CMETB is an educational authority providing a comprehensive range of full-time, part-time education, training and support services. It aims to provided education for life in an innovative, responsive, caring and flexible learning environment. Artist(s) Veronica Coburn Teacher(s) Sarah Doyle Gabrielle Tuomey Artforms School Level School/ Participant Group Multiple Schools Participants Region Age/Class Transition Year Dates September 2014 - April 2015 Weblinks Leading Agency Civic Theatre Tallaght Other Partners and/or Funders Arts Council Young Ensembles Scheme, South Dublin County Arts Office, Cavan & Monaghan Education and Training Board Key themes/ lines of enquiry Personal expression. Creativity. Creative articulation. Artistic form. Young person as artist. Curriculum Strands Cross curricular with a particular link to English. Research or relevant publications It was a unique experience to see plays, some of which were my own, go from their most conceptual stage in the writers’ minds, to first drafts and then go through production. Robert Barrett, participating student
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Caolaigh de réir réigiúin Caolaigh le Foirm Ealaíne Caolaigh le leibhéal na Scoile Tenderfoot Tabhair achoimre ghearr ar scéal do thionscadail – Céard faoi é? Cé a bhí páirteach ann? Cén chaoi ar thosaigh sé? Veronica Cuireadh tús le Tenderfoot in Amharclann The Civic i dTamhlacht naoi mbliana ó shin. Theastaigh ó Bhríd Dukes, Stiúrthóir Ealaíonta The Civic, clár a fhorbairt a thabharfadh deis do scoláirí idirbhliana páirt a ghlacadh in ealaín na hamharclannaíochta. Cuireann Tenderfoot @ The Civic, an máthairchlár, deis ar fáil gach bliain do 45 scoláire as ocht scoil dhifriúla foghlaim faoin amharclann go praiticiúil. Feidhmíonn Tenderfoot ar shamhail printíseachta. Foghlaimíonn scoláirí tríd an obair. Foghlaimíonn siad faoin amharclann faoi threoir oibrithe gairmiúla na hamharclainne. Gach bliain scríobhann grúpa scoláirí, thart ar 16 dhuine de ghnáth, drámaí bunaidh don ardán. Léirítear cuid de na drámaí sin ansin agus féadfaidh scoláirí rogha a dhéanamh dul i mbun aisteoireachta, dearadh cultacha, páirt a ghlacadh sa mhodúl scannán don amharclann, nó féadfaidh siad a bheith ag obair mar chuid den fhoireann bainistíochta ardáin. Cuirtear an léiriú deiridh i láthair do dhá lucht féachana ar leith. Lucht féachana ginearálta amharclainne agus lucht féachana de phiaraí na scoláirí. Tá freagairt lucht féachana na bpiaraí don saothar, saothar a rinne daoine ar comhaois leo, tar éis a bheith dochreidte. Bíonn leibhéal suntasach rannpháirtíochta mar thoradh air. Tá Tenderfoot @ The Civic á reáchtáil den naoú bliain anois. Is féidir samhail Tenderfoot a chruthú in áiteanna eile agus is é Tenderfoot @ The Garage, faoi stiúir Niamh Smyth ón CMETB, an chéad leagan eile de. Freastalaíonn Tenderfoot @ The Garage ar scoileanna i réigiún an Chabháin / Mhuineacháin. Ghlac cúig scoil páirt ann an chéad bhliain agus béim faoi leith ar an scríbhneoireacht. Scríobh scór scoláire drámaí bunaidh don ardán. Aithníodh cúig cinn de na drámaí sin go poiblí i sleachta cleachta in amharclann The Garage. Bhí dhá chineál lucht féachana ann – gnáthlucht féachana amharclainne agus lucht féachana piaraí. Sarah Doyle / Pobalscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa, Ráth Cúil Bhí an t-ádh liom a bheith ag obair i Ráth Cúil nuair a bunaíodh clár Tenderfoot den chéad uair. Bhí mo scoilse i measc ceann de na scoileanna i gContae Átha Cliath Theas a roghnaíodh le páirt a ghlacadh ann. Cén chaoi ar fhorbair na smaointe? Cén chaoi ar oibrigh na páistí, an t-ealaíontóir agus an múinteoir le chéile? Veronica: Ritear Tenderfoot ar shamhail printíseachta. Foghlaimíonn na scoláirí le saineolaithe ina réimse féin, mar shampla, éascaíonn scríbhneoirí gairmiúla foghlaim na scoláirí faoi scríobh don ardán. Tugtar struchtúr do na scoláirí inar féidir leo a smaointe cruthaitheacha féin a chur in iúl agus a chur i láthair. Ní dhéantar cinsireacht ar na scoláirí. Is féidir leo scríobh faoi ábhar ar bith. Féadfaidh siad leas a bhaint as foirm ar bith. Is é prionsabal treoraithe mheantóirí Tenderfoot a chur ar chumas na scoláirí an leagan is fearr dá saothar a bhaint amach. Sarah Doyle / Pobalscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa, Ráth Cúil: Go simplí, bhláthaigh go leor dár scoláirí. D’fhoghlaim siad go leor scileanna nua agus aimsíodh go leor buanna nach bhfacthas cheana sa scríbhneoireacht agus san aisteoireacht. D’éirigh siad ar fad níos muiníne agus tá iontaoibh níos mó acu astu féin. Rinne siad cairde iontacha agus cuimhní den scoth. Ba chuid de rud speisialta iad agus is beag duine díobh a dhéanfaidh dearmad ar a dtaithí le Tenderfoot. Cé na gnéithe den tionscadal a chur meangadh gáire ar d’aghaidh? Cé na gnéithe den tionscadal a thug do dhúshlán? Veronica: Chuir na daoine óga meangadh gáire ar m’aghaidh. A ndíograis, a rannpháirteachas agus a gcuid oibre. Féadann an obair a léiríonn siad geit a bhaint asainn go minic. Baintear siar asainn uaireanta. Nochtar fírinne dúinn uaireanta. Bíonn sé an-spéisiúil an domhan a fheiceáil trína súile siúd. Agus airím go bhfuil rud éigin tábhachtach ag tarlú sa spás sin ina dtéann daoine óga i ngleic le hobair a bpiaraí. Spás uathúil is ea seo. Chomh maith leis sin, d’athneartaigh toilteanas agus díograis na múinteoirí ar fad lena mbím ag plé mo mhuinín sa chóras oideachais. Bliain i ndiaidh bliana bím ag plé le múinteoirí a dhíríonn ar leas a scoláirí go hiomlán. Is é an t-aon dúshlán mór a bhfuil mé in ann cuimhneamh air ná an troid leanúnach chun maoiniú a choinneáil. Sarah Doyle / Pobalscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa, Ráth Cúil Is breá liom an turas bliantúil gach mí Eanáir chun na drámaí a chruthaigh na scoláirí a fheiceáil. Nuair a fhágaimse agus a bpiaraí an amharclann, bíonn an méid a bhain a gcomhscoláirí amach tar éis dul i bhfeidhm go mór orainn i gcónaí. Níor cheap mé go raibh gné ar bith den phróiseas dúshlánach. Cé na léargais ón tionscadal ar fiú a roinnt? (D’fhéadfadh cuma fhánach a bheith orthu, ach go bhfuil siad suntasach dar leatsa) Veronica: Is fiú go mór do dhaoine óga deis a fháil a bheith ag foghlaim i gcomhthéacsanna lasmuigh den scoil agus i mbealaí atá difriúil ón gcaoi a bhfoghlaimíonn siad ar scoil. Gné thábhachtach de Tenderfoot is ea go dtagann gach grúpa ó scoileanna difriúla agus go bhfuil an timpeallacht oibre lonnaithe i dtimpeallacht ghairmiúil ealaíne – amharclann The Civic i dTamhlacht agus amharclann The Garage i Muineachán. Bíonn luach na taithí sin gan chuimse. Tugann sé deis do na scoláirí sin a bhfuil sé d’ádh orthu páirt a ghlacadh ann léargas nua a fháil orthu féin. Sarah Doyle / Pobalscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa, Ráth Cúil: Cuireann Tenderfoot timpeallacht níos scaoilte ar fáil do na scoláirí chun iad féin a chur in iúl. Uaireanta bíonn codarsnacht mhór idir sin agus timpeallacht na scoile mar go gcaithfimidne, mar mhúinteoirí, srian a chur ar eascaine nó ar ábhar do dhaoine fásta. Cruthaíonn an taithí sin saoirse agus fuascailt do go leor scoláirí agus cabhraíonn sé go mór le forbairt a bhféinmhuiníne uaireanta. Levana Courtney / Scoláire Rannpháirteach i Tenderfoot @ The Garage Go raibh míle maith agaibh as an taithí iontach a thug sibh dom agus as cabhrú liom lena linn. Bhí an cúpla seachtain seo iontach agus ceapaim go n-aontóidh gach duine liom nuair a deirim gur fhoghlaim mé go leor rudaí nua, go raibh an-chuid spraoi agam agus go ndearna mé cairdeas le go leor daoine nua nach ndéanfaidh mé dearmad go brách orthu. Roimh Tenderfoot ní bheadh sé de mhuinín agam labhairt os comhair slua, mar sin táim an-bhuíoch as an muinín a thug sé dom. Robert Barrett / Scoláire Rannpháirteach i Tenderfoot @ The Civic Ba é Tenderfoot buaicphointe na hidirbhliana cinnte. Ní raibh leadrán orm lá ar bith; bhí go leor i gceist, ó thobchumadóireacht san amharclann bheag thuas staighre go gilitín lánmhéide a thógáil. Ba thaithí ann féin é drámaí a fheiceáil ag dul ón gcéim thosaigh choincheapúil in intinn na scríbhneoirí, go dtí na chéad-dréachtaí agus ansin ar aghaidh go dtí léiriú na ndrámaí, cuid díobh ar dhrámaí liom féin iad. Seoid Ní Laoire / Scoláire Rannpháirteach i Tenderfoot @ The Civic Forbraíodh mé mar scríbhneoir nuair a scríobh mé A Piece Of Me, ach d’fhoghlaim mé an méid is mó ag breathnú ar an stiúrthóir ag múnlú mo chuid focal ina rud nua, a bhí fisiciúil beagnach agus taobh amuigh díom féin. Bhí laigí mo chuid scríbhneoireachta thar a bheith soiléir go tobann, mar aon lena láidreachtaí. Is cuimhin liom spléachadh a thabhairt ar an lucht féachana agus mé sa chúlstáitse agus iad a fheiceáil ag freagairt do na focail a scríobh mise agus ag mothú naisc nach bhféadtaí a fháil ó leathanach. Tá sé deacair cur síos sách láidir a dhéanamh ar an tionchar a bhí ag mo chúpla seachtain le Tenderfoot. Ba thaithí é a bhfuil tábhacht saoil ag baint leis nuair a bhreathnaím siar ar mo shaol go dtí seo. Sarah Hannon / Scoláire Rannpháirteach i Tenderfoot @ The Civic Thug Tenderfoot mo dhúshlán agus níos mó fós chothaigh sé muinín i mo chuid scríbhneoireachta. Bhí sé ar cheann de na rudaí ba mhó spraoi agus tairbhe a rinne mé agus mé ar an meánscoil agus táim thar a bheith sásta go raibh an deis sin agam, agus thar a bheith buíoch de mhuintir Tenderfoot as an gcumas a bhí ionam a fheiceáil nuair nach raibh mé féin in ann é a fheiceáil, an t-am sin agus fós go dtí an lá atá inniu ann. Ar athraigh aon cheo mar gheall ar an tionscadal? Veronica: Gach bliain, athraíonn a dtaithí le Tenderfoot na scoláirí a ghlacann páirt ann. Tagann roinnt díobh ar shuim nua. Éiríonn go leor díobh i bhfad níos muiníne. I roinnt cásanna aimsíonn roinnt díobh an ghairm a bheidh acu amach anseo. I gcás na n-ábhar scríbhneora agus aisteora, bíonn dúil níos mó acu i gcónaí beagnach a bheith páirteach lena réimse roghnaithe i ndiaidh dóibh tionscadal Tenderfoot a chur i gcrích. Glacfaidh siad páirt i ndrámaíocht nó i scríbhneoireacht lasmuigh den scoil ina dhiaidh go minic. Spotsolas Ealaíontóir(í): Veronica Coburn Táimse ag obair san amharclann le breis agus tríocha bliain anuas. Bhí mé i mo bhunaitheoir de Barabbas Theatre Company agus chuaigh mé ar chamchuairteanna go Nua-Eabhrac, Wellington, Londain, an Fhrainc agus an Danmhairg le Barabbas. Dírím ar an scríbhneoireacht anois. Táim ag obair le fada an lá le daoine óga. Bhí mé i mo cheannaire deonach ar Dublin Youth Theatre ar feadh 14 bliana. Bhí mé i mo stiúrthóir ealaíonta ar chláir náisiúnta don National Association of Youth Drama agus rinne siad coimisiúnú orm cúpla uair chun drámaí a scríobh do dhaoine fásta óga. Creidim i gcumhacht mhór athraithe na healaíne. Creidim go bhfuil sé de chumas ag daoine óga ealaín den scoth a dhéanamh. Trí Tenderfoot a fhorbairt tháinig mé ar bhealach le spás a chur ar fáil do dhaoine óga chun sin a dhéanamh. Múinteoir(í): Sarah Doyle Is mise Sarah Doyle. Múinim Béarla do dhéagóirí i bPobalscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa i Ráth Cúil. Múinim cúrsa Béarla an Teastais Shóisearaigh, cúrsa Béarla na hArdteistiméireachta, cúrsa nua Béarla GSSS, cúrsa Béarla & Cumarsáide na hArdteistiméireachta Feidhmí agus cúrsa Béarla na hIdirbhliana. Baineann staidéar ar an drámaíocht agus léirthuiscint di leis na cúrsaí sin ar fad. Baineann mo chuid scoláirí an-tairbhe go deo as Tenderfoot toisc go bhfuil sé bunaithe go hiomlán ar an drámaíocht. Eile: (Coimeádaí, gníomhaireacht): Civic Theatre, Tallaght The Civic Theatre’s Mission is to mount an artistic and challenging programme of contemporary and classical Irish and international work in Theatre, Dance, Opera and Music for the community of South Dublin county and environs. - Read more. Cavan & Monaghan ETB CMETB is an educational authority providing a comprehensive range of full-time, part-time education, training and support services. It aims to provided education for life in an innovative, responsive, caring and flexible learning environment. Ealaíontóir(í) Veronica Coburn Múinteoir(í) Sarah Doyle Gabrielle Tuomey Foirmeacha Ealaíne Leibhéal Scoil/Grúpa Multiple Schools Rannpháirtithe Réigiún Aois/Rang Scoláirí na hIdirbhliana Dátaí Meán Fómhair 2014 go Feabhra 2015 Naisc Ceannaireacht Ghníomhaireacht Civic Theatre Tallaght Comhpháirtithe eile Arts Council Young Ensembles Scheme, South Dublin County Arts Office, Cavan & Monaghan Education and Training Board Príomhthéamaí / línte fiosrúcháin Cur in iúl pearsanta. Cruthaitheacht. Urlabhraíocht chruthaitheach. Foirm ealaíonta. An duine óg mar ealaíontóir. Snáitheanna Curaclaim Traschuraclaim agus nasc faoi leith leis an mBéarla. Taighde nó foilseacháin ábhartha It was a unique experience to see plays, some of which were my own, go from their most conceptual stage in the writers’ minds, to first drafts and then go through production.Robert Barrett, participating student