Hello,
everyone!
Recently, Laura and I met in our
favourite haunt, the Arklow Bay
Hotel, where we hovered over Laura’s
laptop to have a good long look at
our website. We realised we need to
do a lot of updating, and with Steve
Duignan’s input for a new look, we
hope to present you with a fresh,
contemporary new site.
One of
the features is to be a letter from
me, keeping everyone up to date on
what is happening in the schools.
So here goes . . . Letter No. 1.
AVOCA
The
Avoca school is deep into rehearsals
for “The Wizard of Oz”, and I cannot
recall ever having such a happy and
enthusiastic cast. The positive
vibes are absolutely infectious!
This is going to be a fantastic
show.
Dorothy is played by 11-year-old
Emily Davis, and she will steal your
hearts. Jonny Holden is the
joint-squeaking, tap-dancing Tin
Man, Shauna Crooke is the
heart-warming and hilarious
Scarecrow, and Sean Roper-Nolan is
out on his own as the Cowardly
Lion. AND! We have the most
animated, exciting, lovable Toto in
the capable hands (sorry, that
should be paws) of 9-year-old Niamh
McBride. The speed at which she
scoots around the stage on all fours
is truly impressive. She must have
knees of steel!
The
show will be presented in the Gorey
Little Theatre, 22nd – 24th January
at 7.30 p.m. Ticket prices at the
door are €12 for children up to 11
years and €15 for adults. BUT!! If
bought in advance, we are offering a
33% discount: €8 for children and
€10 for adults. Note that discount
prices are only for tickets bought
in advance. Outlets where tickets
may be purchased in advance will be
announced shortly. In the meantime,
you may buy them from me during any
normal class times: 4 to 6 p.m. on
Wednesdays in Avoca, and 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. on Saturdays in Gorey.
GOREY
Yes!
At last we have the show . . .
“Oliver”! It will take place in the
Gorey Little Theatre 23rd – 25th
April next. This greatly-loved and
classic musical will really feature
our younger children, giving them
the chance to shine. Casting has
yet to take place, but all of the
teachers have been keeping a keen
eye and ear out during our regular
Saturday classes.
Avoca
students are grateful to our Gorey
seniors for their invaluable help
with “The Wizard of Oz”. Current
Student-of-the-Year Maeve O’Keeffe,
and Rosie Byrne will be joint Stage
Managers, and members of the
Scaramouche and Domino Classes will
be the stage crew and front-of-house
personnel.
GENERAL NEWS
Teaching staff
As
most of you know, Anne McIntyre is
expecting a baby in March.
Therefore, we have some temporary
changes in our teaching staff. As
of January, Laura will be teaching
dance in Avoca, and Dorothy Brennan
will join us as drama teacher. I
will take on the drama classes in
Gorey, with the assistance of past
pupil Sarah Morris. Sarah will also
be assisting me in the directing of
“Oliver”.
STUDENT NEWS
We
want to include lots more about you,
our students, past pupils and
Innovations’ “fans” . . . including
loads of photos and general gossip.
For instance, Orla Hughes had her
16th Birthday party Saturday night,
23rd November. Obviously it was a
great night, because the following
morning she actually fell asleep in
church!
On
stage, you guys are doing great
things. The Gorey production of
“Les Miserables” was star-studded
with our students – Sarah Jane
Mangan and Laura Carroll playing
lead roles. Maria Forrest also
played the lead in her recent school
show. Past pupils Conal O’Shiel and
Stephen Duignan starred in
Masquerade Theatre Company’s recent
productions; Jonny Holden featured
in RTE The Den’s “JAM, the
Musical”. Coming up, David
Mulrooney and Laura Carroll will
play the juvenile leads in the Gorey
pantomime “Aladdin”; and Sarah
Morris will play Clytemnestra, a
leading role in Euripides “Electra”
with the professional Bull Alley
Theatre School in Dublin.
So as
you can see, our ITS students are a
busy lot! But from now on, all
student news and information should
be given to our new Roving
Reporters: Diewerke de Zwarte and
Kathleen Holden (Avoca) and Orla and
Ciara Hughes and Fauve Byrne
(Gorey). They will have their own
blogs on the site!
And
that’s all the news from me. Until
the next up-date!
Cheers!
Anne
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