By Vannessa Marovatsanga This issue SIN sat down with Áine Cooney and Mary Clare Tehan to get the inside scoop on our very own Dramsoc. What is your role in the society? Áine Cooney: I am the auditor of Dramsoc, which means I run the society with the Vice-Auditor, Mark Fitzgerald. We oversee everything that the society does, make all the decisions for the society … [Read more...] about Society Spotlight: Dramsoc
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Dramsoc play Carthaginians picked to perform at Irish Student Drama Awards
The Drama Society’s production of Carthaginians has been selected to represent NUI Galway at the Irish Student Drama Awards (ISDA) in April. The event which is being held at UCC this year features plays from across Irish college campuses that are then judged based on categories such as Best Play, Best Director, Best Actress and so on. The plays are selected by three … [Read more...] about Dramsoc play Carthaginians picked to perform at Irish Student Drama Awards
Directing the dream: Robbie Walsh speaks about his upcoming production of The Lonesome West
Robbie Walsh arrives an hour before his rehearsal is scheduled in Áras na Mac Léinn’s Art Room, a secluded calm contrasting to the foyer’s graduate-brimming storm. He awaits his actors, cool and composed, a seasoned director for NUI Galway’s Dramsoc. This Semester, Walsh is assuming the director’s chair again for his favourite play, The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh; a … [Read more...] about Directing the dream: Robbie Walsh speaks about his upcoming production of The Lonesome West