Inchicore College of Further Education
 

Technical Theatre Graduates

Lisa Krugel - Graduated 2011

While studying at ICFE, Lisa was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to design the set for Orphans for Smashing Times/Playleft Productions at the Focus Theatre, as well as A Midsummer Night's Dream at the college.

Since then she continues to work as a freelance Stage Designer.

Recent credits include The Watchman – The New Theatre, Airswimming - Idir Mná, La Traviata - Glasthule Opera Festival (Directed by ICFE's Helene Montague), Love In Dublin - Fire and Ice Theatre Co./Focus Theatre, and Reunion - The New Theatre.

Images of these can be seen on http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisakrugel/sets/

Lisa also continues to work as Lighting Designer/Technician (on such productions as Amour – PlayActing Theatre Productions, Seekers – 50% Male Experimental Theatre, and I ♥ Alice ♥ I (at Absolut Dublin Fringe Festival 2010) – HotForTheatre) and as Stage Manager with companies such as Classic Stage Ireland, Rose Upon The Rood, Dancemasters, The New Theatre, The Abbey School of Music and Drama, Bluepatch, Idir Mná, and Marsha Hunt.

She greatly enjoys her work and is grateful for the opportunities, inspiration and encouragement she has gained from her tutors and colleagues at ICFE.

Paul Doran - Graduated 2011

Since I left Inchicore I've been pretty much working at Steppenwolf Theatre but here are the specifics:

  • June 2011- September 2011: Electrics Intern Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago
     
  • September 2011- November 2011: Run Crew "Clyborne Park", Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago
     
  • December 2011: Overhire Electrician on "Penelope" Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago
     
  • January 2012- April 2012: Master Electrician and Run Technician for Steppenwolf Garage Repertory Series, Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago.

Nicola Ahern - Graduated 2011

WORK EXPERIENCE RECORD:

  • December 12 - 24th 2011 Aladdin @ The Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline
    General crew and operation follow spot for all of the shows.
     
  • November 22 - 8th 2011 Carnival Chaos Productions, Edinburgh
    Minimal rigging, painting, going out on site and helping out when and where required. Position: Internship
     
  • November 1 - 18th 2011 Finix Productions, Edinburgh
    Minimal rigging, running shows, helping out when and where required.
    Position: Internship
     
  • October 11 - 29th 2011 Tron Theatre, Glasgow
    Assisted Lighting Designer, operated lighting desk for the show and helped out when and where required.
    Position: Internship
     
  • April 2009 – July 2011 Vicar Street Venue, Dublin
    Follow spot operator, rigging, working desk, and helping out where and when required.
    Position: Internship
     
  • March 2011 Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin
    Shadowing house technical staff, moving scenery (on fly bars & castors) and helping out where and when required.
    Position: Internship
     
  • April 13 – 16th 2011 One for Sorrow / Bad Sunday
    Performed at The New Theatre, Temple Bar, Dublin 1.
    Position: Lighting Designer
     
  • January 27 – February 1st 2011 Mid Summer Nights Dream
    Performed at Inchicore College of Further Education, Dublin 8.
    Position: Assistant Lighting Designer

David Tiernan - Graduated 2005

David Tiernan

David works in Production Management, Site/Venue Management/ electrics and as a Re-Light /Chief Electrician. He has worked for most Irish theatre companies/theatres and has toured internationally as Production Manager with Brokentalkers Theatre Company to New York, France, Dublin, Finland and New Zealand.

He has also worked for International Arts Festivals including Ten Days on The Island (Tasmania), Galway Arts Festival, Dublin Fringe Festival, Dublin Theatre Festival, Kilkenny Arts Festival, Kilkenny Cat Laughs, and Dublin International Dance Festival.

Re-Light credits include Irish tours with Ouroborus Theatre Company, Barabbas, Upstate, Yew Tree, Red Kettle, Everyman Palace, Ten.42 and City Theatre. After working in Australia as a lighting technician for a year, David currently lives in New Zealand and has worked as Assistant Site Manager for a large site for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Paul Donnelly - Graduated 2010

Since I left college:

Currently lighting tech at small 2 venue theatre co. rakastajat teatteri www.rakastajat.com.

Designer on Tiernapojat (The Star Boys), Lumienkeleita (Snow Angels) and Karen Egan, Love Me or Leave Me.
Last summer worked for a touring rock and roll touring company Orjatori - www.orjatori.com

Richard Collins - Graduated 2010

Since leaving Inchicore I have been working both freelance and in Garter Lane Theatre as a lighting technician. I am also resident lighting designer for Waterford Youth Arts and technical manager for Waterford Image Arts Festival, running a theatre space throughout the festival. And in recent months, alongside some friends of mine, have set up a theatre company.

Shane Burke - Graduated 2008

I did three more years of Study at Rose Bruford college where I received a 2.1 for B A in lighting design. I have done a number of small lighting designs in a number of British Theatre's and I am currently Head of Lighting at the Unicorn Theatre London where I am designing a story teller show and am assistant designer for two Greek Tragedies later this year. My other duties at the theatre include been a general lighting technician.

Eilish Murphy - Graduated 2008

After finishing Inchicore in 2008 I went onto the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and gained a Ba Hons degree in Theater and Performance Technology. After graduating in July 2011 I began working for Celebrity Cruise lines in September 2011 as an Apprentice Lighting Technician.

Cloda O'Loughlin - Graduated 2008

Career wise she dabbled in several aspects that the course covered including; wig maintenance, stage management, set design, audio and event management. However, Cloda chose to follow a career in lighting.

Cloda worked as house lighting technician for the Olympia theatre from 2007-2011.

As a freelance lighting technician Cloda has worked on events such as Oxegen, Vivid, Electric Picnic, Bondi Winter Festival, City to Surf, Sydney Festival and Arthurs Day.

Cloda currently lives in Sydney, Australia where she has worked in several venues including Sydney Opera House, Sydney entertainment Center, The Seymour Center and Sydney Theatre.

Emma O Donnell - Graduated 2007

After completing the Technical Theatre course at Inchicore I went to IADT to study a BA in Production Design and Art Direction. Since graduating I have worked in film and television art departments. The jobs have been interesting and diverse: George Gently, a 1960’s English Police Drama for BBC. Earthbound, a modern day science fiction film set in Dublin. The Rafters and Love Eternal, two films that are twisted love stories. I’ve even worked on a few Rubberbandits videos. My roles can range from graphic artist to on-set stand by, set dresser, model maker, painter, prop maker, photographer or department co-ordinator; such is the life of an Assistant Art Director.

Padraig O Suilleabhain - Graduated 2006

Lighting Designer

Originally from Ireland, Padraig moved to Australia in 2008. His Irish credits include Technical Manager for City Theatre Dublin before moving to Ireland’s national theatre, The Abbey Theatre as a Lighting Technician. Productions he worked on include The Matchmaker and Vagina Monologues for City Theatre Dublin, Romeo and Juliet, An Ideal Husband, 3 Sisters, Kicking a Dead Horse, and Julius Caesar for The Abbey Theatre.

His other Irish carer highlights comprise of Technical Management for the 2008 International Puppet Festival, a Polish tour of Townlands of Brazil for Axis Arts Centre as the Relight Technician, Riverdance, Castle Ward Opera, Celtic Nights Summer Cabaret, West Side Story for Jim Molloy Productions, Cyrano for Barabbas, I Keano for Little Lane Productions.

Since working in Australia, Padraig’s credits include: Let the sun shine, Duets, Little dog Laughed, Cow Jumped Over The Moon, for Ensemble, Sydney Regional Dance, Breast Wishes, Inside Out and Thursday’s Child for The Seymour Theatre Centre, touring Electrician for Steel Magnolias, Six Characters for Sydney Festival and The Sapphires for Black Swan and Belvoir St Theatre.

Joining Bangarra in 2010, Padraig has worked as Head Electrician on of earth & sky, Mathinna, Spirit and Belong. Stephen Page’s new work Warumuk – in the dark night will be Padraig’s Australian lighting design debut.

Cormac Veale - Graduated 2004

Cormac moved from Inchicore to become Technical Manager at the O Reilly Theatre for 3 years. Production Manager at City Theatre, Dublin for one year. In 2008 Cormac Moved to Stage Lighting Centre Irelands Leading theatre lighting company for 2 years working in Sales area from consumables to installations and Technical support on hire equipment used by clients. In 2010 Cormac left SLC to become Relight on the Riverdance Corrib tour. Since then he is now Head of lighting for The Moy Company (Riverdance) which tours extensively around the world.

Kevin Hynes - Graduated 2003

Kevin first became involved in theatre working on school plays and in his local amateur theatre as a lighting and sound technician. He then went on to study Sound and Lighting at Inchicore from 2000-2003 while working professionally on productions for Opera Ireland such as Tosca and Carmen as well as college productions that included Godspell, Twelfth Night and As you like it. After graduating with distinction he spent a year touring Ireland and Denmark as a freelance lighting and sound engineer before accepting a job with RTÉ. While working for RTÉ Kevin trained in TV lighting programming and vision control, working on a vast number of shows including, the world’s longest running chat show, The Late Late Show, The Late Late Toy Show, The Republic of Telly, Prime Time, Fair City and RTÉ News. Kevin is an innovator, introducing the latest lighting technology to the broadcast industry in Ireland. Using media servers to provide graphics for TV and Live performance, Kevin has worked as a programmer on productions such as The All Ireland Talent Show and O2 Smart Sounds featuring Westlife, Pixi Lott and Royseven at the O2 Dublin. He is also one of Ireland’s leading trainers in a wide range of lighting consoles including Compulite Vector lighting desk and Hippotizer Media Servers.

Sarah Kivlehan - Graduated 2003

Sarah KivlehanDuring her time studying Technical Theatre at Inchicore College, Sarah was an enthusiastic member of the production team for various College performances. She also worked as a freelance theatre technician around Dublin.

After graduating from Inchicore she worked as a Lighting Technician in the Olympia Theatre. Whilst there she gained valuable experience working on a broad range of show types, from Theatrical shows to Musicals, Panto to Live Gigs.

Sarah continued to work as a freelance technician throughout her time in the Olympia and has worked in most theatres around Ireland.

After leaving the Olympia Sarah started to work with Riverdance. She worked as a re-lighter for a number of Riverdance productions including tours in the UK, Ireland, Europe, and Asia.

She has since returned to college to study business management and now works as Estimator in EventServ.