Professional Development

Come play with us!

Tall Tales Theatre Company and The Solstice Arts Centre in association with Meath County Council Arts Office present:

2010 Professional Theatre Workshops

We’re half way through our 2010 program of Professional Development Workshops. So far we’ve held courses about Lighting Design with Moyra Darcy, Playwriting with Mark OHalloran and Acting for The Stage with Donnacadh O’Brian. All of these have been hugely successful and we look forward to the second half of our program.

Directing for the Stage with Peter Sheridan
Saturday 25^th and Sunday 26^th September
Cost €80
For more information see below.

Set Design with Maree Kearns
Saturday 23^rd and Sunday 24^th October
Cost €80

Screen Writing with Eugene O’Brien
Saturday 27^th and Sunday 28^th November
Cost €80

FOR BOOKING PLEASE CONTACT SOLSTICE BOX OFFICE 046 909 3200 OR BOOK ONLINE AT www.solsticeartscentre.ie

Directing for the Stage with Peter Sheridan.
Saturday 25^th September 11am – 2pm
Sunday 26^th September 11am – 2pm
Location - Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Co. Meath

Peter Sheridan is a writer, theatre director, playwright, screen writer and film director. In 2000 he wrote and directed the film Borstal Boy, based upon Brendan Behans memoir and recently directed The Shawshank Redemption in The Gaiety Theatre.

In this directing workshop, Peter will examine:

The text, and finding the sub-text
The dramatic action of a scene
Moving or blocking the actors in a scene
How to find the core emotional truth

Peter will offer tips on how to encourage the actors to go that extra mile. He will provide a number of scenes from classic texts but participants are welcome to bring along any scenes of their own choice.

FOR BOOKING PLEASE CONTACT SOLSTICE BOX OFFICE 046 909 3200 OR BOOK ONLINE AT www.solsticeartscentre.ie

SCRIPT CLUB

Is your answer YES to two or more of the following questions?

Do you have an interest in reading?
Do you have an interest in writing?
Do you enjoy going to the theatre?
Do you enjoy meeting new people?
Do you have an imagination?
Do you like stories full of intrigue, romance, bloodlust and comedy?
Would you like to know more about different types of plays?
Do you like free stuff?

THEN WHY DON’T YOU JOIN SCRIPT CLUB???!!!!!

SCRIPT CLUB is a new venture being launched by Tall Tales Theatre Company and The Solstice Arts Centre in association with the Meath County Council Arts Office.

What is it?

SCRIPT CLUB works along the same lines as a book club. Tall Tales have picked out various different types of plays that members of SCRIPT CLUB read during the month and then everyone gets together in The Solstice for a cuppa or maybe a glass of wine to discuss the play in question. That’s it, simple! Aswell as monthly get togethers we will also be organising for the odd cheap tickets trip to the theatre to coincide with plays we are reading at the time as well as getting speakers down every now and then to give us some ‘insight’ into the plays.

How do I join and how much is it?

All you have to do email Tracy at info@talltales.ie to say you’d like to attend. Then you buy your copy of that months play in Bookwise in Navan town centre phone (046) 9027722. Read the play and come along to see what everyone else thought of it. Apart from the price of the play membership of SCRIPT CLUB is free!!

What plays will we be reading?

The following plays have been picked out by Tall Tales Artistic Director Deirdre Kinahan.

February – All My Sons by Arthur Miller
March – Topdog / Underdog by Lori Parks
April – Macbeth by William Shakespeare
May – Eden by Eugene O’Brien

Do I have to speak at the meetings and do I have to attend each one?

Absolutely not! You can come and go as you please and if your preference is to just come and listen to others wax lyrical then that’s perfectly allright.

NEXT MEETING

We will be meeting on July 24th, it’s a Saturday. And we will be discussing Eden by Eugene O’Brien.