The Fortune Teller
A Tabletop Production
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios
Dublin, Ireland
December 2015
Co-writer/Performer
The Fortune Teller was a devised performance and installation based on a George de la Tour painting. The work made mischief out of its premise, outcome precurses misfortune. The night was akin to a silent film set in 1630, narrated by a composition created and performed by Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh, It concluded with the serving of mulled wine. It was perhaps the most ornate way we could think of to have a Christmas party.
End Direct Provision Now
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios
Dublin, Ireland
November 2015
Programmer/Compere
This afternoon of readings and sharing of stories was created in response to a frustration with the system of direct provision in Ireland and the elements of invisibility and voicelessness that it perpetrates. It was an event that created a platform for people to speak on their own behalf from a variety of contexts. It has since lead to a collaboration called Change of Address. See www.changeofaddresscollective.com for more information.
Flemish Proverbs
A Tabletop Production
Tiger Dublin Fringe
Dublin, Ireland
September 2015
Co-writer/Performer
Flemish Proverbs was a site specific theatre piece that marked the first collaboration between Isadora Epstein and I. It was devised performance based on the volatile dynamic between a cook and his assistant. It culminated in a meal of fish and pickled beetroot which was prepared throughout the play and eaten by the audience at the performance’s close. It was nominated for 'Spirit of The Fringe' and won the award for best design.
2015 Albee Fellow
The Edward Albee Foundation
Montauk, NY
July
Writer
I was awarded a month long writing residency in the 'The Barn', Montauk, NY, which was created by acclaimed playwright Edward Albee. This afforded me the opportunity to work in a focused and monastic environment, sharing work and ideas with the other fellows. http://www.albeefoundation.org
International Women’s Day
Lilliput Press
Dublin, Ireland
March 2015
Writer/Performer
I was invited to read my short story, ‘Dulling Season’ at this specially curated evening of Women's short story, poetry and essay at the long-running independent publishing house, Lilliput Press.
Meat Scandal
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios
Dublin, Ireland
May - September 2014
Programmer/Compere/Performer
Meat Scandal was a platform for experimental performance and free creative expression that existed alongside more traditional readings of poetry and prose. It was the first specially commissioned monthly event of its kind to take place in Studio Six in TBG + S as part of their Open Studio Six program.
A Simultaneous Poem by Dina Danish
The Centre for Dying on Stage #1 at Project Arts Centre
Dublin, Ireland
March 2015
Performer
Artist Dina Danish orchestrated a Dadaist press conference of which I was a part, featuring the overlapping narratives of Kurt Schwitters, Charlie Chaplin and Theo van Doesburg. This was part of a larger exhibition curated by Kate Strain based on an online archive which collects and collates instances of deaths that have occurred in a public performance setting called ‘The Centre for Dying on Stage’.
The Red Room/Strindberg Project
The Peacock Theatre
Dublin, Ireland
April 2014
Performer
The Red Room/Strindberg Project was a work-in-progress play, directed by Maeve Stone. The work takes inspiration from August Strindberg’s novel “The Red Room”, which was a satirical portrait of life and bureaucratic hypocrisy in 1870s Sweden.
Readings in the Key of
Temple Bar Gallery and Studios
Dublin, Ireland
October 2013
Programmer/Performer
Two evenings of experimental writing and performance as part of a larger installation dedicated to the commemoration of the 1913 Lockout.
Goose Comedy
Anseo + The Teacher's Club
Dublin, Ireland
February 2013 - November 2014
Performer
The Goose Comedy collective, was an improv group, comprised of five writer/actor/comedians. During our stint as a live performance group, we put on monthly shows in Dublin city, as well as appearing at corporate events. We performed two sold out shows at the Dublin Improv festival in The Teachers Club. In addition to this, we met once a week to record and broadcast a podcast for Radiomade.ie.
Mondegreen
The Perishable Theatre
Providence, RI
November 2009
Writer/Performer/Director/Puppeteer
Mondegreen was a collaboration between myself and the writer, Cauley Green. It was a performative endeavour where two stories took place alongside one another without intersecting and yet they were entirely thematically interwoven based on mishearings and misunderstandings. At the centre of the stories was a conversation that took place in total darkness between the audience and my dying mother who called in during each performance with her version of both.
Light On Light Off
West Side Community Centre
Providence, RI
October 2008
Programmer/Writer/Performer
Light On. Light Off. was a lamplit night of readings based on grief and loss that took place at twilight in an old car dealership.
Mike Eng's Cat Bang
The Perishable Theatre
Providence, RI
August 2008
Writer/Performer
M.E.C.B. was a play written as part of The Fledgling Festival by myself and Daniel DiBattista. It was a parable about human misery particular to the festering consumption of The United States. It utilised the two main characters as examples of lonely isolation. One obese and poorly kept, and the other a garbage eating roving Tom.