Stewart Parker Trust Awards Short List 2016
A Sinkhole in Guatemala by Sarah Gordon
Sarah Gordon is an artist and writer from Belfast. A Sinkhole in Guatemala is her first play. It premiered at Tiger Dublin Fringe 2016 (nominated Best Performer) and was later presented at Belfast International Arts Festival. Her background is in visual art (NCAD). She has been working in film and theatre production since 2013 and is a Reveal artist with Prime Cut Productions (2016 & 2017).
Sarah Gordon is an artist and writer from Belfast. A Sinkhole in Guatemala is her first play. It premiered at Tiger Dublin Fringe 2016 (nominated Best Performer) and was later presented at Belfast International Arts Festival. Her background is in visual art (NCAD). She has been working in film and theatre production since 2013 and is a Reveal artist with Prime Cut Productions (2016 & 2017).
Hostel 16 by Fionnuala Gygax
Fionnuala Gygax is an actor/writer based in Dublin. She graduated from Drama and Theatre Studies, Trinity College Dublin, where she majored in Acting, Playwriting and Devising. In 2015, Fionnuala was awarded a FUEL residency with Druid Theatre Company with Hostel 16, a theatrical examination of Direct Provision in Ireland. This production went on to sell out in the Dublin Fringe Festival, 2016 and was nominated for Best Ensemble. Fionnuala co-wrote Homebirds with Kate Gilmore, which was produced in Smock Alley Theatre in March 2017 and will be performed again later this year. In 2015, Fionnuala devised and directed MASS, an examination of the Catholic church in Ireland, which was produced in the Samuel Beckett Theatre. Recent performance credits include Homebirds and How To Be A Superhero (Smock Alley Theatre), Toraíocht (director: Mikel Murfi), Hostel 16 (director: Raymond Keane), The Seagull and Other Birds and Cascando (director: Gavin Quinn) and Eipic (director: Louise Ní Fhiannachta, TG4).
Fionnuala Gygax is an actor/writer based in Dublin. She graduated from Drama and Theatre Studies, Trinity College Dublin, where she majored in Acting, Playwriting and Devising. In 2015, Fionnuala was awarded a FUEL residency with Druid Theatre Company with Hostel 16, a theatrical examination of Direct Provision in Ireland. This production went on to sell out in the Dublin Fringe Festival, 2016 and was nominated for Best Ensemble. Fionnuala co-wrote Homebirds with Kate Gilmore, which was produced in Smock Alley Theatre in March 2017 and will be performed again later this year. In 2015, Fionnuala devised and directed MASS, an examination of the Catholic church in Ireland, which was produced in the Samuel Beckett Theatre. Recent performance credits include Homebirds and How To Be A Superhero (Smock Alley Theatre), Toraíocht (director: Mikel Murfi), Hostel 16 (director: Raymond Keane), The Seagull and Other Birds and Cascando (director: Gavin Quinn) and Eipic (director: Louise Ní Fhiannachta, TG4).
Helen and I by Meadhbh McHugh
Meadhbh McHugh is an Irish writer from Co. Galway. Meadhbh’s debut play, Helen and I, was staged by Druid Theatre Company at the Mick Lally Theatre, Galway in September 2016, directed by Annabelle Comyn. The play then transferred to the Civic Theatre, Tallaght as part of The Dublin Theatre Festival 2016. Meadhbh’s debut radio play, April Showers, won a PJ O’Connor Award for new writing and was broadcast on RTE Radio One in 2014. She holds a first-class BA from Trinity College Dublin, an MFA in Playwriting from The Lir Academy, Dublin, and an MA in Theatre from Columbia University in New York, where she currently teaches Undergraduate Writing.
Meadhbh McHugh is an Irish writer from Co. Galway. Meadhbh’s debut play, Helen and I, was staged by Druid Theatre Company at the Mick Lally Theatre, Galway in September 2016, directed by Annabelle Comyn. The play then transferred to the Civic Theatre, Tallaght as part of The Dublin Theatre Festival 2016. Meadhbh’s debut radio play, April Showers, won a PJ O’Connor Award for new writing and was broadcast on RTE Radio One in 2014. She holds a first-class BA from Trinity College Dublin, an MFA in Playwriting from The Lir Academy, Dublin, and an MA in Theatre from Columbia University in New York, where she currently teaches Undergraduate Writing.
Alien Documentary by Una McKevitt
Una McKevitt is a writer and director living in Dublin. Original work for theatre includesAlien Documentary, Singlehood, The Big Deal, 565+ and Victor & Gord. Her most recent play Alien Documentary premiered at Dublin Theatre Festival 2016. Una is currently developing a new play Madhouse with actor/comedian PJ Gallagher.
Una McKevitt is a writer and director living in Dublin. Original work for theatre includesAlien Documentary, Singlehood, The Big Deal, 565+ and Victor & Gord. Her most recent play Alien Documentary premiered at Dublin Theatre Festival 2016. Una is currently developing a new play Madhouse with actor/comedian PJ Gallagher.
Animalia by Ian Toner
Ian Toner is a graduate of the Gaiety School of Acting. He previously co-wrote Boyz of Harcourt Street (Rocket Octopus, Smock Alley) and 'How to Build Your First Robot' (Dublin Fringe 2014, nominated Bewley's Little Gem award). In 2016, he wrote the Smock Alley Christmas show, an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, and the 2016 Fishamble New Writing Award winning Animalia (Dublin Fringe 2016, also nominated for Bewley's Little Gem Award). As an actor, Ian most recently worked on Redwater (BBC) and We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Dir. Stacie Passon). On stage he has appeared in The Vortex, Romeo & Juliet (Gate Theatre), At the Ford(Rise Productions, DTF), Wild Sky by Deirdre Kinahan (Dir. Jo Mangan), and Punk Rock(Lyric Theatre, nominated Best Supporting Actor Irish Times Theatre Awards).
Ian Toner is a graduate of the Gaiety School of Acting. He previously co-wrote Boyz of Harcourt Street (Rocket Octopus, Smock Alley) and 'How to Build Your First Robot' (Dublin Fringe 2014, nominated Bewley's Little Gem award). In 2016, he wrote the Smock Alley Christmas show, an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, and the 2016 Fishamble New Writing Award winning Animalia (Dublin Fringe 2016, also nominated for Bewley's Little Gem Award). As an actor, Ian most recently worked on Redwater (BBC) and We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Dir. Stacie Passon). On stage he has appeared in The Vortex, Romeo & Juliet (Gate Theatre), At the Ford(Rise Productions, DTF), Wild Sky by Deirdre Kinahan (Dir. Jo Mangan), and Punk Rock(Lyric Theatre, nominated Best Supporting Actor Irish Times Theatre Awards).
