One act drama festival starts this weekend at Kildare venue
The fastival takes place at the Moat Theater in Naas
The Moat Club, Naas, will stage a one act drama festival from 29 to 31 October.
It will feature five plays in an open competition for more experienced groups and six plays in the confined competition and the performances will be assessed by adjudicator Evelyn O’Sullivan.
The festival opens on Thursday 29 at 8pm with Lucan Drama Group in the confined section performing Reunion, followed by Skerries Theatre Group in the open section with Lingering, and Breathing Water by open group Harbour Lights, based in Wicklow.
Friday night starts One for the Road by Harold Pinter from open group Balally Players, followed by Lucy in the Sky presented by Cork group Carraig na Bhfear (confined) and Lonestar by James McLure from Celbridge-based Insight Theatre Group (open).
There is a session on Saturday afternoon starting at 1.30pm with Bualadh Bus from Oranmore (confined) with The Ripple Effect, followed by Chamber Music from North Dublin group Estuary Players (open) and Charlestown Drama group with the well-known Geraldine Aron play The Donahue Sisters.
On Saturday at 8pm the final session kicks off with The Dandy Dolls by George Fitzmaurice from open group Corn Mill, from County Leitrim. Next up is Gorey Little Theare in the confined section with This is the Play, and the competition closes with Waiting for You by Skibbereen Drama Group.
A range of awards will be presented to the winning actors, directors, and backstage crew, including an award established by the late Stan Hickey for excellence in backstage and stage-management elements.
Evelyn O’Sullivan, who is from Kilcullen, is the founder of the Drama Dynamics School of Speech and Drama. She has been a member of the professional body for drama adjudicators since 2022. Evelyn has an M.A. in Drama and Performance from UCD. She holds a diploma in Performance from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and a teaching diploma in speech and drama from the London College of Music.
Tickets are available from www.moattheatre.com or from the box office on 045 883030. €10 per session or €30 for a season ticket (plus booking fee of €1.50).
The All-Ireland one-act festival circuit is organised by the two principal amateur drama associations, the Amateur Dramatic Council of Ireland (ADCI) and the Drama League of Ireland (DLI). https://adci.ie/1-act-circuits/about/