TWO YEAR FULL TIME PROFESSIONAL ACTOR TRAINING PROGRAMME Proven Conservatory Training since 1986 gaietyschool.com #LoveGSA GSA_FullTime_2016_A5_FA.indd 1 07/12/2015 10:36 SOME OF THE GAIETY SCHOOL OF ACTING ALUMNI Aidan Turner Mark O’Halloran Colin O’Donoghue Aisling O Sullivan 2004 1992 2001 1991 Deirdre O’Kane Don Wycherley Colin Farrell Jane McGrath 1986 1991 1998 2009 Sarah Greene Charlie Murphy Rory Nolan Phelim Drew 2006 2008 2003 1988 Eva Birthistle Moe Dunford Lorna Quinn Kate Gilmore 1995 2009 2007 2013 GSA_FullTime_2016_A5_FA.indd 2 07/12/2015 10:37 WE TRAIN ACTORS Welcome! You have just opened this brochure which quite possibly could change your life. Just as every society needs its writers and painters, poets and playwrights, every society needs its actors to help tell the stories that define who we are as a people. They make us laugh, they make us cry and they hold up the mirror to nature, making us see ourselves and by doing so ask questions as to who we are and what we are all about. We are searching for the finest talent who are ready to take the extraordinarily rewarding journey with us, through our proven conservatory training programme into an industry that will challenge you beyond words.Your body, your imagination, your voice and your intellect will be tested in an environment that is tough, yet which prides itself on giving excellent individual support. Our staff are respected working industry professionals and our long term leadership is our guarantee of consistency. At this school you will be rewarded and challenged, inspired and empowered to make the best possible work you can make. We position you at the end of your time with us as close to the industry as is possible, while giving you the skills to make and create your own original and dynamic work. The Gaiety School of Acting is rated nationally and internationally. At home our alumni can be seen across every stage and every TV and film studio creating new work. Our international reputation is built on our proven conservatory track record and our graduates are lauded across the globe garnering Tony and Oscar nominations and numerous UK and Irish awards. Join us and become a unique part of Ireland’s premier theatre school. PATRICK SUTTON Director, The Gaiety School of Acting The National Theatre School of Ireland “I really like Patrick Sutton (Director of The Gaiety School of Acting ) and when I auditioned, I liked his attitude. The school was just for me. It was a practical course - that’s what I wanted rather than something academic” SARAH GREENE Graduate of the Full Time Actor Training Programme, Class Of 2006 & Tony Award Nominee 2014 gaietyschool.com #LoveGSA GSA_FullTime_2016_A5_FA.indd 3 07/12/2015 10:37 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW THE SCHEDULE: PRODUCTIONS: This stimulating course is physically, emotionally There is a production levy of €500 per student and intellectually challenging. Attendance at all in each of 1st and 2nd year. There is also a classes is mandatory. Most days have classes fundraising element to cover production costs scheduled from 8:30am to 6:00pm and you of the graduation plays which is a part of the will often need to complete coursework in your career development module of the course. free time also. FEES AND YOUR EXPENSES: EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS: €4,950 per year for EU students. There is a limited amount of clothing, books, €8,660 non-EU students. props and materials required for the course. There are mandatory theatre visits scheduled Students must cover these costs. each week, which students must pay for, at a cost of €350 for the year. gaietyschool.com #LoveGSA GSA_FullTime_2016_A5_FA.indd 4 07/12/2015 10:37 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW Full time students engage in an intensive regime of physical, emotional and intellectual training with grounding in core courses. Our current faculty consists of top practitioners who have trained at a myriad of prestigious international institutions. In addition to the core teaching staff, we also invite visiting professionals to host specialist workshops over the course of the two year programme. CORE COURSES Your training at The Gaiety School of Acting • Acting will take in a number of core courses in • Shakespeare addition to special projects, as detailed • Contemporary Theatre opposite. Many of these modules will culminate • Improvisation in the performance of public showcases and a • Manifesto graduation play over the course of the two years. • Voice • Singing First year consists of ‘learning the language’ • Movement: Suzuki & Viewpoints of acting: inner and outer awareness, • Stage Combat (accredited) performance principles and a full-bodied • Dance/Tap preparation for physical, intellectual and • Mime emotional growth. • Commedia Dell’Arte Second year focuses on ‘speaking and • Theatre of Clown practicing the language’: strengthening and • Theatre History tuning the actor’s instrument while maintaining • Text Analysis a strong emphasis on performance, and • Film & TV Acting beginning to present the work to directors, • Cabaret casting directors and agents. • Industry & Production • Breathe - positive mental health & well-being • Casting & Auditioning • Career Guidance SHOWCASES • Contemporary Theatre • Manifesto • Theatre of Clown • Cabaret • Acting & Audio • Shakespeare • End of Year Industry Showcase • Graduation Play gaietyschool.com #LoveGSA GSA_FullTime_2016_A5_FA.indd 5 07/12/2015 10:37 THE GAIETY SCHOOL OF ACTING FACULTY MAUREEN WHITE DONAL COURTNEY RONAN DEMPSEY ACTING MANIFESTO/TEXT COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE Maureen is a Teacher, Director Donal trained at the Gaiety Ronan Dempsey studied and Writer. She was a founding School of Acting and has theatre and set design at the member of Toronto’s Nightwood qualifications in Combat acclaimed Ecole Jacques Lecoq Theatre Company and is also and Directing from the British in Paris and as an actor at The Dramaturg for Rough Magic Academy of Dramatic Combat Gaiety School of Acting. He Theatre Company where she and the University of Ulster. was privileged to be trained has worked on developing new in Commedia Dell’Arte by plays with writers on commission RAYMOND KEANE Jos Houben, a tutor at Ecole and writers as part of the SEEDS Jacques Lecoq and previously Programme. THEATRE OF CLOWN a member of Theatre de Complicite. KRISTIAN MARKEN FILM & TV ACTING PAUL BRENNAN ACTING: TECHNIQUE Raymond is a founding member and Artistic Director of multi CONTEMPORARY award winning Barabbas THEATRE Theatre Company. He also lectures in Theatre of Clown on a Masters in Theatre Making at Kristian has been an actor, National University Ireland director and teacher for over Maynooth and at The Lir 25 years. A graduate of Academy of Dramatic Paul Brennan has worked in Olaf College, Minessota, the Arts Dublin. theatre in Ireland as an actor, University of Saskatchewan and director and teacher for over the University of Sussex, Kristian GENE ROONEY thirty years, and has worked has been teaching at the Gaiety through Chekhov technique in School of Acting since 2000. IMPROVISATION his productions for the past ten years. ROGER GREGG CABARET/ACTING CAOIMHE CONNOLLY & AUDIO PRODUCTION Gene has worked in film, TV and radio and has performed in nearly every theatre in the country in almost 40 productions. Gene Roger Gregg is an award has done extensive training Caoimhe has a background winning playwright, composer, in improvisation under the in performance and music audio-producer and actor. mentorship of Australian Jo and holds a degree in Film Over the past 28 years he has O’Reilly (World Theatre Sports and Television production. written plays and music for Champion and past Artistic Caoimhe has extensive industry many theatre companies such as Director of Boom Chicago, experience having worked TEAM, The American National Amsterdam). She graduated with many venues, festivals Audio Theatre Festival, Graffiti from the GSA two year full-time and companies including: The Theatre, The Razor Edge and programme in 1998 and has Abbey Theatre, Culture Night, The Gaiety School of Acting. been teaching at the school Electric Picnic, Tiger Dublin since then. Fringe, Collaborations and THISISPOPBABY. gaietyschool.com #LoveGSA GSA_FullTime_2016_A5_FA.indd 6 07/12/2015 10:37 DIANE RICHARDSON STEPHANIE COURTNEY SHARON O’DOHERTY DANCE VIEWPOINTS/SUZUKI MIME Diane Richardson holds an Producer/Artistic Director at Sharon has been working with MA in Theatre Studies having Fortune’s Fool Productions since the school since 1987. Sharon graduated from UCD with First 2011. Stephanie teaches, has trained at the Ecole Marcel Class Honours. She began Suzuki & Viewpoints, among Marceau Paris and has worked her dance training at the Irish other movement variations for professionally in theatre for National College of Dance, actors for the first and second 35 years as an actor, Blackrock and further studied year students, along with producer, director and stage in London, Amsterdam and theatre history. combat director. New York. She is also Ireland’s foremost practitioner of the art of RUSSELL SMITH HELENE MONTAGUE rhythm tap. VOICE SINGING LIAM HALLIGAN ACTING: SHAKESPEARE Russell studied at Trinity College Helene is a founder member of Dublin and The Gaiety School Rough Magic Theatre Company, of Acting. Alongside his and has worked as an actor/ experience as an actor on musician/composer/musical Liam is an established freelance stage and screen, singer and director in over 40 of their theatre director. He was musical director/composer/ productions. She is also the nominated for an Irish Times accompanist, Russell has Musical Theatre tutor in Theatre Award as Best Director engaged in training with a Inchicore College. in 2004 for two productions, range of founding-members Speaking in Tongues (Quare of the Roy Hart Theatre at the CLARE MAGUIRE International Centre for Voice Hawks) and Rashomon CASTING & AUDITION (Storytellers). He trained as an in France, and numerous actor at the Stanislavski Studio in other coaches and physical the Focus Theatre Dublin.