2 Week Irish Theater Intensive

The National Theatre School of Ireland – The Gaiety School of Acting is inviting international students, as well as actors and dramatists interested in further training, to Dublin this November for a 2 week Irish Theater Intensive. Drawing on the school’s proud and successful tradition of training world class actors and Ireland’s rich theatrical heritage, this course will provide students with the necessary tools to tackle the works of classic playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Sean O’ Casey, J.M Synge and Brian Friel as well as contemporary writers such as Marina Carr, Martin McDonagh and Conor McPherson.

Frequency: 5 days a week over 2 weeks, with a weekend free for travel.

Dates: Monday 20th November to Friday 1st December 2017

Price: €1850 (€1450 without accommodation)

The practical element of the course is taught by 2 different teachers, GSA Director Patrick Sutton and Playwright and Director Martin Maguire. These classes are supplemented by academic seminars designed to provide each participant with the historical, geographical and social context necessary to approach the texts studied in the acting classes. As well as classes and seminars, students will see a range of cultural attractions across Dublin such as The National Gallery, The Guinness Storehouse and the new EPIC museum. Trips to see shows at the major theaters of Dublin such as The Abbey, Smock Alley Theatre 1662, The Project Arts Centre, and the Gaiety Theatre.

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