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Innovations Theatre
School is
south-east Ireland’s premier performing arts
school, with many different classes, workshops and
performances all year round. The students study
all the facets of performance – drama, dance,
singing and general stage craft. Children aged 7
to 18 attend weekly classes in Arklow, County
Wicklow and Gorey, County Wexford. In addition to
several smaller shows throughout the year, every
Christmas and Easter large professional
productions are staged showcasing their amazing
talents.
Students are also
afforded the chance to gain valuable
behind-the-scenes experience, working backstage
with make-up, costumes, props, sets, and more,
making Innovations a 'theatre' school in every
sense of the word.
Innovations offers
more specialized tuition in the form of Street
Theatre and Realtíní
(Little
Stars) -- our school for
4 - 6 year olds, as well as the Laura Kitt
School of Irish Dancing. And classes don't
stop during the summer - every July we run a
two-week Summer Theatre School!
In addition to our
productions here in Ireland, Innovations also
tours world-wide with its own creation -- An
Croí: Irish Heart, a show celebrating the
Celtic spirit through drama, dance and song. Our
last venture abroad was to the American mid-west
in the summer of 2008.
Who's Who
Anne Shumate
Founder &
Director
Lindsey Aherne
Singing Teacher
Anne McIntyre
Dance & Drama Teacher
Laura
Kitt Dance & Drama Teacher
Erin Klatt
Realtíní
Ronan
Dooney
Musical
Director
Sarah
Morris
Drama
Teacher
Stephen
Duignan
Designer &
2006 PACE Award Winner
Nick
Yeomans
Webmaster
Award Winners
Students of the
Year, Avoca
2006 --
Peter McGann
2007 --
Shauna
Crooke
2008 --
Diewerke
de
Zwarte
2009 -- Mark McGann
2010 -- Jessica Davis
Students of the
Year, Gorey
2006 --
Sara Jane Mangan
2007 --
Caolan Kelly
2008 --
Maeve O'Keeffe
2009 -- Rosie Byrne
2010 -- Ciara Hughes
Performing Arts Certificate of
Excellence (PACE) Award
2006 --
Stephen Duignan
2007 --
Sarah
Morris
Deirdre Short Memorial Award for Most
Promising Student
2006 --
Tanis
Tonge
2007 --
Conal
O'Shiel
2008 -- Emma Foster
2009 -- Jonny Holden
2010 -- Karla Tracey
Behind the Scenes
(“Men-in-Black”) Award
2007 --
Eoin
O'Grady
2008 --
Rachel
Bothwell
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The Schools
Innovations Theatre School Arklow
Meets every Wednesday
in Bridge Christian Community Centre, Wexford Rd, Arklow from 4 pm
to 8 pm. Entry by
audition
only.
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Innovations Theatre School Gorey
Meets every
Saturday in Gorey Community School from 10
am to 2 pm. Entry by
audition
only.
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Realtíní
(Little
Stars)
Performing arts classes for 4
-6 year olds. Meets in Bridge Christian Community
Centre, Arklow at 3 pm - 4 pm on Wednesdays, and
in Gorey Community School at 11 am - 12 noon on
Saturdays. No audition
necessary
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Laura Kitt's School of Irish Dancing
Group dance
lessons open to Innovations students and
students outside of Innovations. Meets from 2:30pm
to 4pm every Saturday in Gorey Community
School.
Innovations Summer Theatre School
A two-week
course comprising of acting classes, singing
lessons, and hip-hop & jazz dance sessions
open to Innovations students and students
outside of Innovations. No audition
necessary.
International Tours
2004: Alaska, USA
In 2004, 16
senior students toured Alaska, USA with
their show An Croí: Irish Heart. The
students travelled 1,500 miles and presented
19 performances in 13 days!
2008: South Dakota, USA
This year 15
Innovations students brought An Croí
to the city of Mitchell, South Dakota,
presenting the show to enthusiastic
audiences in a wide variety of venues, from
theatres to schools to social clubs.
Imp Ink
(Improvisation Inkorporated)
Founded in
2007, Imp Ink is a comedy improvisation
group made up of 7 senior and past
Innovations students Conal O'Shiel, Emma
Wall, Jessica Jenkinson, Emma Foster,
Stephen Duignan, Sarah Morris, and Sean
Roper-Nolan. In April 2008 they presented
their debut show Sketches: A Portrait of
the Box, a sketch show that parodied all
things television and also included live,
unrehearsed improvisation and audience
interaction.
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