The Holycross County Tipperary Open Drama Festival committee are proud to announce that they have acquired the services, as ‘Adjudicator’, of Ms Irene O’Meara (B.Ed. LLSM, MA Drama & Theatre Studies) for the 2025, eight day, prestigious festival, which begins on Friday March 21st next and ends on Saturday March 29th.
Ms O’Meara holds a Masters in Drama and Theatre Studies, which has enabled her to work in many theatre related areas, namely the Drama Department of Mary Immaculate College and as a tutor with Hibernia College, in Drama, Literacy, and Integrated Arts. She is also involved in designs while facilitating courses in Process Drama for teachers and educators.
Her other work involves facilitating workshops in acting, ensemble work and other aspects of theatre, including the improvement of basic stagecraft.
Ms O’Meara has acted and directed in many plays with Nenagh Players, Aisteoirí an Aonaigh, DramsocNUIG and other drama groups over the years; as well as working on Lighting, Sound, Wardrobe, Stage Management. She has been involved in various committees and greatly appreciates all of the work and talent that goes on behind the scenes, thus enabling on-stage matters to run smoothly.
Ms O’Meara has a keen interest in dance and has also worked as choreographer with ‘Kids On Stage’, latter a Musical Theatre school in Tipperary.
Her latest venture has been working in the area of harmonic singing, where the process of collaboratively creating and enjoying harmonies works as a healing, relaxing and grounding agent for the singers.
Finally, Ms O’Meara enjoys adjudicating at festivals and is looking forward to viewing the variety of this year’s productions at the County Tipperary Open Drama Festival in Holycross, Thurles and meeting with both the talented Drama Groups and the various audiences, each night.
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